As of July 1st, 2020, the entitlement age to old age pension (AOV pension) has been increased from 62 years to 65 years. That prompted me to think again about the end of an employment agreement when reaching this age.
“Never let a good crisis go to waste!” This quote from Winston Churchill has never been more applicable, than in our current situation. It is also applicable to our personal relationships.
In recent months, there have been a substantial amount of court cases regarding alleged salary in arrears. To survive the crisis the covid-pandemic has caused, many employers needed to reduce costs by decreasing the salaries of their employees.
Countries all over the world have announced unprecedented measures to mitigate the effects of the corona virus for businesses, its citizens and the economy as a whole.
Every election we receive questions from employers with regards to giving employees time off to vote. There are many misconceptions surrounding this issue. The law stipulates the following.
After years of being plagued by the mental, physical and health hazards of the St. Maarten landfill dumpsite, the residents of St. Maarten are finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel.
Sint Maarten is unique in the sense that two countries share a relatively small island, with an open border. Because of this almost every inhabitant regularly enters the French side. There is, however, an invisible legal reality that governs these border crossings.
Typically, we do not use our weblog for pending court cases. However, in this specific matter regarding the Dump, we have decided to make an exception.
