For investors who care about sustainability, investing in green funds for years offered not only a social benefit, but also a tax advantage. However, that tax incentive is being phased out, with major consequences.
The non-compete clause was always such a handy clause to prevent an employee from joining a competitor after leaving, or at least to be able to negotiate about it. But, the rules are about to change considerably. And that could have major consequences for the validity of your employment contracts.
Solar panels are a smart and sustainable investment, but also carry risks. To manage these risks and reduce damage, there is the SCIOS Scope 12 certification scheme.
• Growth forecast 2025 1.9% • German economy: growth forecast 2025 0% • Energy prices fall • Unemployment April 2025 3.8%
For 15 years, politicians have been trying to reform the pension system. So there must be something wrong with the current system. Fixing what is wrong is apparently very complex. I heard the chairman of the pension funds' umbrella organisation say that we have the best pension system in the world. So why should it be different? In my memory, the criticism of the system once came from the left and had everything to do with the fact that the young were co-paying for the old.
You know the drill: you open your investment app and see red numbers. Another drop. Your stomach turns and you wonder: should I act now? This reaction is quite normal - our brain is simply programmed to react to danger. But just as you shouldn't panic when you see the value of your home temporarily drop, it is important to keep a cool head when investing.
Every day, employees are on the road for their employer. This could be commuting, an employee getting lunch for their colleagues, or even a staff outing. Supreme Court rulings have increasingly tightened employers' liability for employees on the road. Case law has determined that employer liability goes beyond the obligation to provide a safe workplace and safe tools.
The position of self-employed workers in the Netherlands has been the subject of debate for years, and the 2024 court rulings caused another stir. Both the Deliveroo judgment by the Supreme Court and the Uber judgment by the Court of Justice of the EU confirm that some working relationships have been wrongly classified as “self-employed collaboration”, while in practice there is an employer-employee relationship and therefore employment.