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Verkiezingsdag Curaçao: wat u als werkgever moet weten

Op 21 maart 2025 vinden de verkiezingen plaats, een cruciaal moment voor de democratie op Curaçao. Als werkgever dient u uw werknemers in de gelegenheid te stellen om hun stem – ook onder werktijd – uit te brengen. Wettelijke verplichtingen voor werkgevers Aanstaande vrijdag kunnen alle stemgerechtigden op Curaçao naar de stembus van 8:00 – 19:00 uur. Ons Kiesreglement (artikel 43) bepaalt […]

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Legitimate Trust and the Powers of the Broker: Critical Lessons for Real Estate Investors

In real estate transactions, the real estate agent often plays a key role as an intermediary. But what happens when a real estate agent acts outside his authority? A recent case in Bonaire offers real estate investors valuable insights into the importance of clear agreements and legal guidance in real estate transactions. In this case, a misunderstanding between buyer, seller and real estate agent led to a conflict

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Labor Law and Leadership: Why Good Leadership Also Has Labor Law Consequences.

Labor law regulates the rights and obligations of employees and employers. A recent court case shows how important it is to make clear agreements and show good leadership. This also applies to changes in a function or improvement processes. In this case, an employee did not agree with the start of the improvement process,

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The termination of an employment contract due to changing circumstances

Termination of an employment contract due to changes at work is common, but not at the initiative of the employee. In this article, we will discuss a recent example from our practice and explain what this can mean for you as an employer. What does termination due to changing circumstances mean? Termination of an employment contract due to changed […]

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Understanding Real estate law in Curacao

Investing in Curacao has many advantages, but also has its pitfalls. Local building regulations, different types of land such as ownership, leasehold and rental land and rights and obligations when buying and selling. It always involves considerable investments, where you are wise to make a well-informed purchase or sale decision. The purchase or sale decision is then […]

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Daniëlle: A driven Master student in the final phase of her studies

Master student Daniëlle van Voorst has been doing an internship at our office for a few weeks now. Her academic journey began with a four-year HBO law degree, after which she decided to continue her law studies at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. Daniëlle is currently completing her master's degree in Private Law there (the same master's degree that mr. Wildeman followed at the time, also […]

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Fair compensation for seriously reprehensible conduct by the employer

On January 18, 2024, the Court of Appeal in 's-Hertogenbosch ruled on the wrongful termination of the employment contract as a result of the employer's seriously reprehensible conduct. Unfortunately, we still see these types of situations too often and the employer is presented with the bill. The case concerns the substantive request of a construction company to

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Looking back on the masterclass Performance Management & Reorganization

Last month, our colleague, Mr. Didi Wildeman, provided a multi-day masterclass on Performance Management & Reorganization to HR managers and executives. She provided this masterclass together with HR consultant Edmina Strickx. The program was positively received by the participants, partly due to the enthusiasm of the trainers and the interactive approach. One of the aspects that […]

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What legal consequences can an interim price increase have for you as an entrepreneur?

Circumstances – that you did not anticipate – can lead to you as an entrepreneur being confronted with higher costs that exceed the agreed price agreement that you have made. As an entrepreneur, these sudden cost increases can have various legal consequences, depending on the specific circumstances and the agreements that you have made with […]

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