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Legislation & Politics

Want to know more about all the legislative & political changes around topics such as self-employment and hiring? Read it here!

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Talent Monitor: Rate development professionals 2024

We are balancing between economic contraction and growth. After nine months of decline, we saw a modest rebound in our economy in the fourth quarter of 2023. Despite once again challenging market conditions such as inflation and "higher" market interest rates, we ventured another forecast for 2024 with this Talent Monitor.

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Labor market movements: the men versus the women

It is no surprise that there is (unconscious) bias among recruiters, clients or employers when it comes to attracting male and female workers. At least a few times a year the newspapers headline the huge salary gap between the two genders. However, as far as professionals are concerned, the difference in hourly rates has become very small and - more importantly - no longer statistically explainable by gender. Other factors, such as work experience and education level, now explain the difference. These and several surprising insights are presented in this Talent Monitor.

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Hiring Manual

Book tip: 'Professional hiring of outside labor'

'Professional hiring of external labor' is the only handbook that covers all aspects of the Dutch flex market and - where possible - substantiated with CBS figures. A practical reference work with a solid theoretical foundation, with which everyone can get to work immediately. An indispensable handbook for line managers, executives, HR professionals and buyers.

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