Hire employees in
the Netherlands, hassle-free
Hire employees in the Netherlands, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in the Netherlands. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.
The average onboarding time frame in the Netherlands is 1 day with Deel.
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Currency
Euro (EUR)

Capital
Amsterdam
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Official Language
Dutch
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Payroll Cycle
Monthly
Hire employees in the Netherlands. No entity needed.
Usually, to hire in the Netherlands, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.
the Netherlands also treats contractors differently than full-time employees, so misclassifying a contractor could lead to fines. Deel lets you hire employees in the Netherlands quickly, easily, and compliantly. We even automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more.
All the necessary benefits for the Netherlands
built right in
Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in the Netherlands within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard.
- Pension
- Public Health Care
- Social Security
- Unemployment Insurance
- Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
Our quickstart guide to hiring in the Netherlands
Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in the Netherlands
Minimum Wage Requirements
Individual Income Tax
The individual income tax ranges from 37.07% to 49.50%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates. Multiple additional factors may impact overall rates such as the household status and the number of children.
Gross Annual Income | Applicable tax rate |
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Up to EUR 69,397 | 37.07 % |
Over EUR 69,398 | 49.50 % |
Employer Cost
- Holiday Allowance - 8.0%
- Unemployment tax - 2.70%-7.7%
- WGA and ZW - Disability and Sickness social security - 1.52%
- ZVW - Healthcare contribution - 6.75%
- Disability - 7.05%
- Child care - 0.50%
- Severance - 1.5%
- Contract Labour Service - EUR 15.00
- Worker Insurance - EUR 112.00
Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours
Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard workweek is from Monday to Friday.
Maternity Leave
The employee can extend leave an additional four days at 100% pay if they have multiple births.
Paternity Leave
The employee can extend leave an additional five weeks at 70% pay.
Parental Leave
Sick Leave
Termination Requirements
Compliant terminations include:
- Voluntarily by the employee
- By mutual agreement
- Unilaterally by the employer based on:
Probation period
Objective grounds (economic reasons, unable to work for more than two years, etc.)
Disciplinary dismissal - By the expiration of the contract
Terminating an employee for underperformance is complex:
- Underperformance does not automatically/immediately qualify as a justified reason for termination;
- Underperformance needs to be adequately addressed by the employer, meaning that there should be a proper performance file in place;
- An appropriate file of performance means a substantiated file in which (among other things) the underperformance is made clear to the employee. Suitable measures need to have been taken by the employer to make it possible for the employee to be a better performer, proper support needs to have been given by the employer, etc.
Notice Period
The minimum notice period is one month and will be increased according to the length of the employment.
- Up to 5 years of employment - 1 month notice
- 5 - 10 years of employment - 2 months notice
- 10 - 15 years of employment - 3 months notice
- 15+ years of employment - 4 months notice
Severance for Employees
- 0-2 years relationship - 1 month severance
- 2 to 4-year relationship - 2 months severance
- more than 4 years - will depend on other parameters
Paid Time Off
Public Holidays
The Netherlands celebrates 11 national and many regional holidays based on the location of the employee.
National public holidays include:
- New Year’s Day
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- Easter Monday
- King’s Day
- Liberation Day
- Ascension Day
- Whit Sunday
- Whit Monday
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
Onboarding
Employment Contract Details
Contracts must be in Dutch and can be bilingual. They must be in writing and signed by both parties. Fixed contract can only be for three years.
A contract must include:
- Name
- Start date
- Length of the employment
- Job description
- Termination conditions
Probation Period
Employees hired using Deel have a probation period of 30 days, which you can extend up to 180 days for managerial positions and specialized technical roles. As of January 2022, it's Deel company policy to include probation periods in all employment contracts moving forward.
Probation periods help an employer and the employee ensure they're a hiring match, allowing a company to quickly decide if it's a fit and the employee to see if the job aligns with their career goals.
Hiring in the Netherlands, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in the Netherlands. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing
international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.
599 USD
Management fee
25-35%
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*of employee salary
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