Xtroverso Knowledge: Dutch Tax & Compliance Insights

Suspending an Employee: What It Really Means for a Small Business

by Laura De Troia

Feb 6, 2026 LAURA DE TROIA

For a small business owner, nothing disrupts the rhythm faster than a problem with an employee. Work stops, questions pile up, and meanwhile salaries, invoices, and deadlines keep moving. In that mome...

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by Laura De Troia

Feb 5, 2026 LAURA DE TROIA

For a small business, staff issues don’t stay theoretical for long. They show up in late invoices, disrupted planning, client complaints, and hours of admin you didn’t budget for. When an employee sta...

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When a Volunteer Becomes a Risk

by Laura De Troia

Feb 4, 2026 LAURA DE TROIA

For many small organisations, volunteers feel like common sense. Someone helps out, you offer a modest compensation, and everyone moves on. No payroll, no invoices, no fuss. But the volunteer scheme i...

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by Laura De Troia

Feb 3, 2026 LAURA DE TROIA

When the news mentions the transitievergoeding , it often sounds abstract. For a small business, it is anything but. It shows up as a real invoice on the day a contract ends, right next to rent, VAT, ...

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by Laura De Troia

Feb 2, 2026 LAURA DE TROIA

On 27 January 2026, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled that Uber drivers are not automatically employees, but can be genuine independent entrepreneurs. For many small business owners, this may sound ...

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by Laura De Troia

Jan 30, 2026 LAURA DE TROIA

For many small employers, long-term sickness is not an abstract HR topic but a very real cash-flow problem. Two years of continued salary, replacement costs, and then, if dismissal follows, a transiti...

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by Laura De Troia

Jan 29, 2026 LAURA DE TROIA

Sooner or later, most small business owners pause over a payslip that looks slightly off. The salary seems fine, the contract is clear, yet the number of hours does not match what your intuition expec...

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Minimum Wage, Maximum Risk

by Laura De Troia

Jan 28, 2026 LAURA DE TROIA

When the minimum wage changes, most small business owners don’t panic. They update a number, run payroll, and move on. Yet the real risk rarely sits in the headline figure. It shows up later, in cash ...

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by Laura De Troia

Jan 27, 2026 LAURA DE TROIA

For a small business owner, employment starts practically: someone shows up, work gets done, wages get paid. But the law looks at employment from the other end. Before cash flow, before contracts, bef...

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by Laura De Troia

Jan 26, 2026 LAURA DE TROIA

In a small business, people leave the way they arrived: informally. A WhatsApp message, a short email, a verbal “I think it’s better if I stop.” It feels clear enough, and in the rush of daily work, c...

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When the Hours Don’t Match the Payslip

by Laura De Troia

Jan 23, 2026 LAURA DE TROIA

For many small businesses, hours are money in their most concrete form. They drive payroll, cash flow, client invoices, and internal planning. Yet those hours often pass through multiple systems: a ti...

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When “No” Really Means No at Work

by Laura De Troia

Jan 22, 2026 LAURA DE TROIA

Cash flow, planning, and trust all come together in one fragile place: the work schedule. A single absence can mean missed contracts, extra overtime, or a promise to a client you can’t keep. A recent ...

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