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The Active Population in Figures

	2018	2019	2020
Labour Force	9,228,664	9,374,012	9,387,604

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database

	2017	2018	2019
Total activity rate	79.79%	80.31%	80.94%
Men activity rate	84.24%	84.78%	85.18%
Women activity rate	75.24%	75.75%	76.61%

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database

Working Conditions

Legal Weekly Duration: Depends on the industry, but usually no more than 9.5 hours per day
Retirement Age: 65 years
Working Contracts: Regulated by legal clauses and to a lesser degree by collective agreements and individual negotiations. The terms of employment contracts cannot be changed, the conditions for hiring and the grounds for dismissal are rather rigid.
Labour Laws: Consult Doing Business Website, to obtain a summary of the labour regulations that apply to local entreprises.

Cost of Labour

Minimum Wage

Gross minimum wage as of 1 July 2022 : EUR 1,756.20 per month (source: Government.nl, latest available data).

Average Wage

The average annual wage is USD 61,734 (OECD, 2021).

Social Contributions

Social Security Contributions Paid By Employers:

The Dutch social security system consists of the National Insurance, the Employee Insurance. In total, the employer's share of national insurance contributions amounts approximately 18.19 or 23.19% of employee's gross wages. The schemes are the following:

Unemployment Insurance Act: 2.94% or 7.94% (depending on the duration of the contract)
Disability Act: 8.55% the maximum will be EUR 4,893.24.
Health Insurance Act: 6.7% maximum EUR 4,200.00.

Social Security Contributions Paid By Employees:

The Dutch social security system consists of the National Insurance, the Employee Insurance. In total, the employee's share of insurance contributions amounts approximately 27.65% of employee's gross wages. The schemes are the following:

National Survivor Benefits Act: 0.1 percent, maximum EUR 34.71
General Old Age Pensions Act: 17.9 percent, maximum EUR 6,213.45
Long-term Care Act: 9.65 percent, maximum EUR 3,349.71
General Child Benefit Act

Social Partners

Social Dialogue and Involvement of Social Partners: The main trade unions are the FNV (Dutch trade union center) and the CNV (Christian trade union center).
Labour Unions: FNV
CNV
Unionisation Rate: 28%.
Labour Regulation Bodies: Ministry for Social Affairs & Employment
Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW)

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