Wage Growth in the Netherlands Slows to 5.3% in Q2 2025 by Laura De Troia Aug 29, 2025 Q: Why does it feel like my boss keeps saying wages are going up, but I don’t really see that much extra on my payslip? " Because the “raise” is only part of the story. Yes, your hourly wage went up a... AUDIO ES HR IT Laura De Troia NL Read more
Payroll Is Not Just Excel: It’s About Trust, Choices, and People by Laura De Troia Aug 27, 2025 Q: Why does my payslip always feel so confusing? " Because most payslips are made for rules and tax offices, not for people. But the payslip is really your story: it shows what your boss promises you,... AUDIO ES HR IT Laura De Troia NL WOO RULING Read more
Workplace Aggression: The Numbers Shock, but the Real Story Runs Deeper. by Laura De Troia Aug 25, 2025 Q: Okay… but what does “workplace aggression” really mean for me? Is it just about someone throwing punches, or also when people shout or talk nasty? " It’s not only physical violence. Aggression can ... AUDIO ES HR IT Laura De Troia NL WOO RULING Read more
Vbar Bill: What It Means for Small Entrepreneurs in the Netherlands by Laura De Troia Aug 12, 2025 The Clarifying the Assessment of Employment Relationships and Legal Presumptions Bill (Vbar) is making its way through the House of Representatives. It might sound like another layer of legal jargon, ... AUDIO ES HR IT Laura De Troia NL Read more
Stop Guessing, Start Paying Fair: The Law’s Coming for Your Payroll by Laura De Troia Jul 8, 2025 What’s Going On? The Dutch government has proposed a new law that will make pay transparency mandatory for all companies, including micro and small ones, by June 2026. This law is part of a European r... ES HR IT Laura De Troia NL Read more
Why Filing Your Annual Account Late Says More About You Than Your Numbers Do by Laura De Troia Jun 2, 2025 Laura interviews Paolo Maria Pavan, Head of Global GRC at ZENTRIQ™ After Linda's straight-talking piece on the legal obligation for Dutch BVs to file their annual accounts digitally, I sat down with P... Laura De Troia WISE Read more
From Obligation to Strategy — Why ZENTRIQ™ Is Elevating Compliance from KYC to CDD by Laura De Troia May 4, 2025 Compliance is no longer a formality. In a rapidly shifting regulatory landscape, where financial misconduct evolves faster than policies can catch up, companies must choose: adapt or fall behind. At X... Laura De Troia WISE Read more
FROM KYC TO CDD: XTROVERSO REDEFINES COMPLIANCE by Laura De Troia Feb 20, 2025 At Xtroverso, we don’t just follow the rules—we set them. Compliance has never been about bureaucracy for us. It’s about building a business environment where trust isn’t assumed—it’s proven over time... Laura De Troia WISE Read more
Intellectual Laziness: The Hidden Cost of Instant Answers by Laura De Troia Jan 3, 2025 The other day, while sipping coffee, I had a thought that hit me harder than expected—are we quietly becoming intellectually lazy ? Not just the “I’ll do it later” kind of laziness, but something deep... Laura De Troia WISE Read more
Freelancing Without Borders: How to Thrive in a New Country by Laura De Troia Jan 2, 2025 Stepping into the world of freelancing is a bold move, one that requires resilience, creativity, and a touch of audacity. But when you add the dimension of living in a foreign country, the stakes—and ... Laura De Troia WISE Read more
Why the Back-to-Office Debate Proves Freelancing is the Future by Laura De Troia Dec 31, 2024 The push to bring employees back to the office, often with little room for hybrid models, has become a recurring headline. Yet, beneath the surface of this debate lies a less-discussed, yet revealing ... Laura De Troia WISE Read more
Why Knowing Isn’t Enough: Education’s Shift from Facts to Critical Skills by Laura De Troia Dec 17, 2024 For years now, the education system—schools, curricula, the very way we learn—has been under fire, not just from Millennials like myself but from Gen X and Boomers, too. A perennial debate, often mark... Laura De Troia WISE Read more