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Outplacement: what it is, what it costs and your rights

Everything about outplacement in one place: what it is, what it costs, your rights on dismissal and the settlement agreement. Practical answers for employees and employers alike.

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Amount of transition payment 2026: formula, example and maximum
Outplacement

Amount of transition payment 2026: formula, example and maximum

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
An outplacement programme in the third track during long-term illness
Outplacement

An outplacement programme in the third track during long-term illness

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Annual contract notice period: what are your rights in the event of dismissal?
Outplacement

Annual contract notice period: your rights when it ends

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Changing to Another Position Within Your Company With a Permanent Contract: Rights and Outplacement Options
Outplacement

Another position with a permanent contract: your rights and options

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
Applying for Unemployment Benefits after a Settlement Agreement
Outplacement

Applying for Unemployment Benefits after a Settlement Agreement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Are outplacement costs tax-deductible in the Netherlands?
Outplacement

Are outplacement costs tax-deductible in the Netherlands?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Being made redundant: what am I entitled to? Your rights
Outplacement

Being made redundant: what am I entitled to? Your rights

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw8 minutes
How to Calculate the Transition Payment with a Settlement Agreement (VSO)?
Outplacement

Calculating the transition payment in a settlement agreement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Can an employee refuse a suitable role during a reorganisation?
Outplacement

Can an employee refuse a suitable role during a reorganisation?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Can I dismiss permanent employees due to a reorganisation?
Outplacement

Can I dismiss permanent employees due to a reorganisation?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Can you be dismissed with a permanent contract in the Netherlands?
Outplacement

Can you be dismissed with a permanent contract in the Netherlands?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Check the settlement agreement: what should you pay attention to?
Outplacement

Check the settlement agreement: what should you pay attention to?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Collective redundancy and outplacement in the Netherlands
Outplacement

Collective redundancy and outplacement in the Netherlands

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
Declared redundant? What now?
Outplacement

Declared redundant? What now?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Designing an Outplacement Programme After Burnout with Care
Outplacement

Designing an Outplacement Programme After Burnout with Care

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Disadvantages of a Dutch Settlement Agreement (VSO)
Outplacement

Disadvantages of a Dutch Settlement Agreement (VSO)

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw8 minutes
Dismissal and Transition Payment: Explanation and Guidance in Outplacement
Outplacement

Dismissal and the transition payment: what to expect

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Dismissal by Mutual Consent and Your Next Career Step
Outplacement

Dismissal by Mutual Consent and Your Next Career Step

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Dismissal by Settlement Agreement: Steps, Rights and Outplacement Perspective
Outplacement

Dismissal by settlement agreement: steps and your rights

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Dismissal Due to Reorganisation: What Does It Mean and What Next?
Outplacement

Dismissal Due to Reorganisation: What Does It Mean and What Next?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw8 minutes
Dismissal Due to Sickness and Your Next Career Step
Outplacement

Dismissal Due to Sickness and Your Next Career Step

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Dismissal procedure for employees: how it works and your rights
Outplacement

Dismissal procedure for employees: how it works and your rights

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Dismissal through the Dutch cantonal court: what it means for outplacement
Outplacement

Dismissal through the cantonal court: what it means for you

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
Dismissal via a Settlement Agreement Properly Arranged
Outplacement

Dismissal via a Settlement Agreement Properly Arranged

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Dismissal via UWV or a settlement agreement: which route fits you?
Outplacement

Dismissal via UWV or a settlement agreement: which route fits you?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw8 minutes
Dismissal via UWV: what it means for outplacement
Outplacement

Dismissal via UWV: what it means for outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw8 minutes
Dismissal with a VSO: agreements, rights and outplacement
Outplacement

Dismissal with a VSO: agreements, rights and outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Resignation: complete guide for employees (rights, steps and opportunities)
Outplacement

Dismissal: a complete guide for employees

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
Employee Rights During Reorganisation: Rights, Obligations and Outplacement
Outplacement

Employee rights in a reorganisation: what you can expect

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Employer dismissal procedure: what it means for outplacement
Outplacement

Employer dismissal procedure: what it means for outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
Entitlement to unemployment benefit: when do you qualify?
Outplacement

Entitlement to unemployment benefit: when do you qualify?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
Fictitious Notice Period in a Dutch Settlement Agreement
Outplacement

Fictitious Notice Period in a Dutch Settlement Agreement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Final settlement in case of dismissal or departure - here's what you need to know
Outplacement

Final settlement after dismissal: what you need to check

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Group outplacement: moving to new jobs together
Outplacement

Group outplacement: moving to new jobs together

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw8 minutes
Help with dismissal: legal, career and financial
Outplacement

Help with dismissal: legal, career and financial

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Hiring an Older Employee After Outplacement
Outplacement

Hiring an Older Employee After Outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
How do I communicate a reorganisation to employees?
Outplacement

How do I communicate a reorganisation to employees?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
How do I raise the topic of outplacement?
Outplacement

How do I raise the topic of outplacement?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw4 minutes
How does an outplacement process work
Outplacement

How does an outplacement process work

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
How long does an outplacement process take?
Outplacement

How long does an outplacement process take?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw4 minutes
How to Arrange a Bonus in Your Settlement Agreement
Outplacement

How to Arrange a Bonus in Your Settlement Agreement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
How to Arrange Holiday Days in a Settlement Agreement
Outplacement

How to Arrange Holiday Days in a Settlement Agreement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
How to Choose the Right Outplacement Agencies
Outplacement

How to Choose the Right Outplacement Agencies

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw4 minutes
How to Use an Addendum to a Settlement Agreement in Outplacement
Outplacement

How to Use an Addendum to a Settlement Agreement in Outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Internal Job Change Within the Same Company and Salary
Outplacement

Internal Job Change Within the Same Company and Salary

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Internal Job Change in Outplacement: Opportunities, Rights and Challenges
Outplacement

Internal job change: opportunities, rights and pitfalls

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Interview training: boost your chances of a new job
Outplacement

Interview training: boost your chances of a new job

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Is Outplacement Mandatory in the Netherlands?
Outplacement

Is Outplacement Mandatory in the Netherlands?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw8 minutes
Is outplacement required by law?
Outplacement

Is outplacement required by law?

Rolf van der Mije4 minutes
Made redundant, what now? Your first steps explained
Outplacement

Made redundant, what now? Your first steps explained

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
Negotiating a settlement agreement smartly when you are dismissed
Outplacement

Negotiating a settlement agreement smartly when you are dismissed

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Negotiating Your VSO in the Netherlands
Outplacement

Negotiating Your VSO in the Netherlands

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw3 minutes
No entitlement to unemployment benefit: what to do next
Outplacement

No entitlement to unemployment benefit: what to do next

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
Non-compete clauses in settlement agreements and outplacement
Outplacement

Non-compete clauses in settlement agreements and outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Optimising Your LinkedIn Profile: Get Found and Find Work
Outplacement

Optimising Your LinkedIn Profile: Get Found and Find Work

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw8 minutes
Outplacement after burnout
Outplacement

Outplacement after burnout

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Outplacement at 50+
Outplacement

Outplacement at 50+

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Outplacement coaching: what is it and what does it deliver?
Outplacement

Outplacement coaching: what is it and what does it deliver?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Outplacement Compensation in Dutch Dismissal Situations
Outplacement

Outplacement Compensation in Dutch Dismissal Situations

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw8 minutes
Outplacement Costs for Employers Clearly Explained
Outplacement

Outplacement Costs for Employers Clearly Explained

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Outplacement costs: what does an outplacement process cost?
Outplacement

Outplacement costs: what does an outplacement process cost?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Outplacement employer: obligations, costs and benefits explained
Outplacement

Outplacement employer: obligations, costs and benefits explained

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Outplacement guidance: what does a coach do?
Outplacement

Outplacement guidance: what does a coach do?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Outplacement if you do not return to your old position
Outplacement

Outplacement if you do not return to your old position

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw4 minutes
Outplacement during reorganization: this is how you help employees get started
Outplacement

Outplacement in a reorganisation: helping employees move on

Rolf van der Mije5 minutes
Outplacement in case of dismissal
Outplacement

Outplacement in case of dismissal

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Outplacement in case of illness: what is allowed and what is not?
Outplacement

Outplacement in case of illness: what is allowed and what is not?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Outplacement or career guidance?
Outplacement

Outplacement or career guidance?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minuten
Outplacement: what is it and when do you choose it?
Outplacement

Outplacement: what is it and when do you choose it?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw4 minutes
Overtallig or Boventallig: What Does It Mean for Your Career?
Outplacement

Overtallig or Boventallig: What Does It Mean for Your Career?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Permanent contract notice period
Outplacement

Permanent contract notice period

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw4 minutes
Personal Outplacement Support After Dismissal
Outplacement

Personal Outplacement Support After Dismissal

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Position eliminated in a reorganisation: what happens now?
Outplacement

Position eliminated in a reorganisation: what happens now?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Position Redundant with Permanent Contract: Rights and Outplacement Support
Outplacement

Position redundant with a permanent contract: rights and support

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
Preparing for a job interview: tips for success
Outplacement

Preparing for a job interview: tips for success

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Processing dismissal with the support of outplacement
Outplacement

Processing dismissal with the support of outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
Redundant While on Sick Leave: Rights, Duties and Outplacement
Outplacement

Redundant While on Sick Leave: Rights, Duties and Outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Reference letter with a settlement agreement and outplacement
Outplacement

Reference letter with a settlement agreement and outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Reflection period in a settlement agreement after dismissal
Outplacement

Reflection period in a settlement agreement after dismissal

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Reorganisation Dismissal: Insight, Rights and Outplacement
Outplacement

Reorganisation Dismissal: Insight, Rights and Outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
Reorganisation plan: what to include and how it supports outplacement
Outplacement

Reorganisation plan: what to include and how it supports outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Reorganisation step-by-step plan with outplacement
Outplacement

Reorganisation step-by-step plan with outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Reorganization employees: impact, uncertainty and effective support
Outplacement

Reorganization employees: impact, uncertainty and effective support

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Resigning during illness: risks, rights and alternatives
Outplacement

Resigning during illness: risks, rights and alternatives

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Resigning with a Settlement Agreement and Outplacement
Outplacement

Resigning with a Settlement Agreement and Outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw4 minutes
Restructuring and outplacement: a complete guide
Outplacement

Restructuring and outplacement: a complete guide

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Settlement agreement
Outplacement

Settlement agreement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Settlement Agreement and Safeguarding Unemployment Benefits: Essential Insights
Outplacement

Settlement agreement and your unemployment benefit rights

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Settlement agreement at the employee's initiative: is it possible?
Outplacement

Settlement agreement at the employee's initiative: is it possible?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Settlement Agreement Compensation: What Can You Expect With Outplacement?
Outplacement

Settlement agreement compensation: what can you expect?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Settlement agreement during sickness and outplacement
Outplacement

Settlement agreement during sickness and outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw4 minutes
Settlement Agreement for Economic Reasons and Outplacement
Outplacement

Settlement Agreement for Economic Reasons and Outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Settlement Agreement Termination: how does it work with outplacement?
Outplacement

Settlement Agreement Termination: how does it work with outplacement?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Settlement Agreement with Resolutive Condition and Outplacement
Outplacement

Settlement Agreement with Resolutive Condition and Outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Signing a settlement agreement under pressure: what now?
Outplacement

Signing a settlement agreement under pressure: what now?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
Social plan in a reorganisation: outplacement agreements
Outplacement

Social plan in a reorganisation: outplacement agreements

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
Starting out as a self-employed professional through outplacement
Outplacement

Starting out as a self-employed professional through outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw4 minutes
Summary guide: step-by-step plan after summary dismissal
Outplacement

Summary guide: step-by-step plan after summary dismissal

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Tax transition payment - what can you keep and how do you use it smartly?
Outplacement

Tax on the transition payment: what you get to keep

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
The Dutch ‘afspiegelingsbeginsel’ in reorganisations and outplacement
Outplacement

The Dutch ‘afspiegelingsbeginsel’ in reorganisations and outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
The Outplacement Process with a Settlement Agreement (VSO)
Outplacement

The Outplacement Process with a Settlement Agreement (VSO)

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
The Works Council’s role in a reorganisation
Outplacement

The Works Council’s role in a reorganisation

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
Transition payment
Outplacement

Transition payment

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Transition payment during a reorganisation: what it means for your next step
Outplacement

Transition payment in a reorganisation: what it means for you

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
Unemployment benefit (WW) after dismissal: what it means next
Outplacement

Unemployment benefit (WW) after dismissal: what it means next

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw8 minutes
VSO in a business-economic dismissal
Outplacement

VSO in a Business-Economic Dismissal

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
VSO Notice Period in the Netherlands Explained
Outplacement

VSO Notice Period in the Netherlands Explained

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
What a Dutch Settlement Agreement (VSO) Really Means
Outplacement

What a Dutch Settlement Agreement (VSO) Really Means

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw4 minutes
What are the benefits of outplacement for employees?
Outplacement

What are the benefits of outplacement for employees?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
What are the benefits of outplacement for employers?
Outplacement

What are the benefits of outplacement for employers?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw4 minutes
What are the disadvantages of outplacement?
Outplacement

What are the disadvantages of outplacement?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw3 minutes
What if your position becomes redundant? Rights & steps
Outplacement

What if your position becomes redundant? Rights & steps

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
What Is a Dutch VSO in Dismissal and Outplacement?
Outplacement

What Is a Dutch VSO in Dismissal and Outplacement?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
What is a reorganisation in the context of outplacement?
Outplacement

What is a reorganisation in the context of outplacement?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
What is an outplacement process?
Outplacement

What is an outplacement process?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw4 minutes
When are you entitled to a transition payment? The 2026 rules
Outplacement

When are you entitled to a transition payment? The 2026 rules

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
When Does a Reorganization Occur? Understanding the Impact on Outplacement
Outplacement

When is it a reorganisation? Definition and consequences

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw7 minutes
When not signing a Dutch settlement agreement is wiser
Outplacement

When not signing a Dutch settlement agreement is wiser

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
When reorganisation happens: impact on outplacement and career
Outplacement

When reorganisation happens: impact on outplacement and career

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw6 minutes
When to offer outplacement
Outplacement

When to offer outplacement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
When your employer breaches the settlement agreement
Outplacement

When your employer breaches the settlement agreement

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Who is entitled to outplacement?
Outplacement

Who is entitled to outplacement?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes
Who is outplacement for?
Outplacement

Who is outplacement for?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw3 minutes
Who pays outplacement?
Outplacement

Who pays outplacement?

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw4 minutes
Why You Should Always Have Your Settlement Agreement Checked
Outplacement

Why You Should Always Have Your Settlement Agreement Checked

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Working while redundant: your rights and options
Outplacement

Working while redundant: your rights and options

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw9 minutes
Writing a CV after redundancy: build a strong CV
Outplacement

Writing a CV after redundancy: build a strong CV

Meta Marzguioui - de Zeeuw5 minutes

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