Open-ended (permanent) employment contract with the written particulars required by article 7:655 BW, including probation, notice periods, and an optional non-compete clause.
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PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT (Arbeidsovereenkomst voor onbepaalde tijd — article 7:655 Burgerlijk Wetboek, Book 7 "BW")
Between: (KvK ), , the "Employer", and: , the "Employee".
1. POSITION AND PLACE OF WORK 1.1. The Employee is hired for the position of "", starting , for an indefinite period. 1.2. Place of work: .
2. PROBATIONARY PERIOD 2.1. .
3. HOURS AND WAGE 3.1. Hours: hours per week. 3.2. Gross wage: , not lower than the statutory minimum wage (WML) or the applicable CAO scale.
4. PENSION 4.1.
5. NOTICE PERIODS AND TERMINATION 5.1. Employer's notice period: . Employee's notice period: . 5.2. Termination by the Employer requires either UWV permission (economic reasons / long-term incapacity) or a court ruling (other grounds), or a mutually signed settlement agreement.
6. TRANSITION PAYMENT (TRANSITIEVERGOEDING) 6.1. If the Employer terminates or does not renew the employment (including during the proeftijd), the Employee is entitled to a statutory transition payment from day one of service: ⅓ of the monthly salary per year of service (pro rata per day), capped at €102,000 (2026) or one year's salary if higher.
7. NON-COMPETE / CONCURRENTIEBEDING 7.1. 7.2. ⚠️ A legislative proposal to modernise the concurrentiebeding (maximum duration of 1 year, mandatory financial compensation, and a defined geographic scope) was referred to the Raad van State on 29 June 2026 and had NOT yet entered into force at the time this template was written — draft this clause narrowly and re-check its validity against the law in force on the date of use.
8. LANGUAGE 8.1. This contract is issued in English for the Employee's understanding; a parallel Dutch version is recommended and prevails in case of conflict.
SIGNATURES Employer ______________ / on behalf of / Employee ______________ / /
This is a boilerplate template, not legal advice. Dutch employment, consumer-protection, data-protection, and health & safety law (Burgerlijk Wetboek Boek 7, Arbowet, AVG/GDPR) is detailed and actively changing through 2026–2028 (Wet meer zekerheid flexwerkers, modernisering van het concurrentiebeding, renewal of CAO Horeca after 31 December 2026) — have this document reviewed and adapted by a Dutch employment/legal advisor (jurist/advocaat) before use. Where a Dutch-language version of this document is also used, the Dutch-language version prevails in case of any conflict.
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