TOGETHER ABROAD JOB BOARD NEWS WEEK 18, 2012
CAREER SWITCH DUE TO CRISIS
More than half (55 percent) of all employees are trying to make a career switch due to the economical crisis.
About a third (30 percent) of all employees declare that they are considering a career switch should the opportunity occur. However, for 15 percent of employees, the economical crisis has no influence on their career. Differences between countries
The results show that employees in Europe, North America and Asia largely agree with one and other. More than half of all respondents in these countries say that they would want to change their career due to the unstable economical climate. In the United States for instance, that number is 56 percent.
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EMPLOYER HAS NO RIGHT TO VIEW EMPLOYEE’S MEDICAL FILE
Employers do not have the right to view an employee’s medical file should he or she be off sick. They can however ask a judge to have an independent doctor to view the file.
The magazine Medisch Contact wrote this in an article after it was pronounced by the European Court of Human Rights. The French company Eternit had instituted legal proceedings against the French government. Eternit lodged a complaint with the ECHR because it had not been allowed to view the medical file of an employee suffering from lung cancer.
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‘REPLACE PENSION FUND WITH SAVINGS ACCOUNT’
Traditional collective pension funds should be replaced by compulsory individual savings accounts. The current system is far too unclear. So stated by Lex Hoogduin, professor in monetary economics and former central banker with the Nederlandsche Bank, in an interview for NRC Handelsblad. According to Lex Hoogduin the current pension agreement should be replaced with a better alternative. According to the professor’s plans, all Dutch people will have a savings account holding all savings aimed at for instance their pension or housing.
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‘IN 2013 EACH HOUSEHOLD WILL SPEND FIFTEEN EURO EXTRA ON BTW (VAT)’
Next year, the agreed rise of the high btw (VAT) tariff will cost each household approximately 15 euro each month. The following year this amount will increase to approximately 27.50 euro. An economist working for the ING bank confirmed the news last Saturday in Het Parool. Comprehensive financial service ING has, at the request of this newspaper, calculated the consequences of this raised btw tariff (this tariff will be levied on most products and services). “Because most people will not be receiving a rise in pay in the coming years, almost everyone will be effected the higher prices”, according to the ING.
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INTERVIEW WITH MAUREEN ADAM –ADAM’S MULTILINGUAL RECRUITMENT
The Netherlands ranks high as a proper place where to start a company. What do you find are the advantages of setting a business here? When I came to the Netherlands, in 1991, there was a time of recession. So I did not set up a business because it was easy to do so, but because I saw a gap in the market, which was for international recruitment companies. I had always worked in recruitment, and I noticed Holland was not very international back then. It was not easy to set the company, as Holland has a lot of rules and regulations, and you may often need advice to get through the paperwork.
Over the last twenty years that I have been in the Netherlands things have changed a lot, especially with regard to international community. The main advantage of setting up a business here is that many of services that government bodies offer are in English and there are a lot of companies that specialize in offering help to expats wanting to set up a business. ..Read more
NYENRODE BUSINESS UNIVERSITEIT: MSC IN MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE
Win one of three partial-tuition revolving scholarships for n MSc in Management at one of the world’s most entrepreneurial business schools, Nyenrode Business Universiteit. The partial-tuition scholarship is worth 10,000 euros!
You can join the competition from April 16 to May 27, 2012, with the Final Round consisting of 100 remarkable participants taking place on June 7, 2012 in an interactive and unique online multi-user platform requiring only an internet connection and a webcam.
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Open Day - a free trial lesson at Koentact Language Scool
We would like to give you the opportunity to see who we are and how we work. The Open Day gives you a chance to get to know us and our teachers, will tell you about the unique ‘out-of-the-classroom’ teaching method. During the Open Day there is a free trial lesson, for which you can register here.
If you are interested in one of our intermediate or advanced courses you can take a free language proficiency test to determine which one of our courses best fits your needs.
Of course, you will also be able to officially enrol in the language course of your choice at the Open Day!
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Financial Services for Expats & Internationals
Due to our partnership with Together Abroad, and as a financial group that specialises in looking after expats, foreign nationals and knowledge migrants working in The Netherlands or even if you hold a passport from your native country, we offer a free no obligation discussion on any of the below mentioned topics for your benefit. Please note that this is a benefit to you because of our arrangement with together abroad so please feel free to take full advantage from it.
I would like to receive advice on the following:
- Long term investments (tax efficient)
- Long or short term savings structures (i.e. high returns than the current interest rate)
- Tax efficient Pension plans
- International Wills
- Wealth protection
- Portable Retirement planning
- Frozen pensions (UK based) QROPSFinancial planning is often a subject that people "mean to get around to". This can be especially true for expatriates who may need to overcome additional challenges such as language barriers and confusing choices when addressing important issues whilst away from their home country.
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DO YOU KEEP GETTING REJECTED FOR THE JOBS? 4 WAYS TO BREAK YOUR DRY SPELL.
How many interviews have you had till now? Still no job offer? Do you feel that it gets worse with each meeting? Well, you might be right. Interview gets old after a while and without even realizing you might be sabotaging yourself. It’s high time to change your approach. The interviewer doesn’t know how many interviews you have been on. All they care about is the conversation you are involved in at the moment. The recruiters are often forced to sit across from someone tired and worn out from knocking on doors. If the recruiter suspects that you may be.
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We started with just posting our jobs on their job board, and throughout the years our cooperation has grown into a valuable partnership.
Since last year Together Abroad present their workshop “How to find a job in The Netherlands” also at the 4 Undutchables offices to our candidates. We are happy to be able to provide such great and reliable service to our candidates.
And we look forward to continue our fruitful cooperation in the future.
Kirsten Jansen - van den Broek Undutchables
We have worked with Together Abroad as advertisers since their inception in 2009.
During this time, we have found them to be very responsive to our needs and very pleasant people to work with.
I would certainly recommend them as reliable and responsive business partners with an eye to the market and having their fingers on the pulse of the Dutch employment sector.
Ray Paker - Madison Parker International
I have known Linda since the inception of Together Abroad and have always been impressed by her passion for the world of internationals and the energy and drive they have invested in their business.
She have built an important portal for the international community in the Netherlands providing information, trainings and job opportunities to this group.
The job board is an important resource to Adams and gives us greater exposure to the jobs we advertise and an additional source of candidates.