Resources and Support for Suspected Professional Misconduct

If you believe that your employer is behaving unprofessionally, or just want to better understand your labor rights, here are the rules for employer conduct in the Netherlands and regulations regarding withheld wages from the Dutch national government.

If you cannot find the answer to your specific questions, or if your employer continues to break the law, you can contact the Juridisch Loket (the Legal Desk), which is an independent legal service provider subsidized by the government to help answer your legal questions for free.

Article 1 of the Dutch constitution prohibits discrimination, and explicitly mentions nationality as a grounds upon which someone could be discriminated against. Employers treating international employees differently than their Dutch colleagues based on their nationality is discrimination, and therefore illegal.

In Groningen, if you suspect your workplace has treated you differently based on where you are from, you can also contact the following organisations:

• Discriminatie Meldpunt Groningen (Discrimination Hotline Groningen)
• Tumba (Leeuwarden) In Leeuwarden
• Discriminatie Meldpunt Drenthe

(all of the above sites are in Dutch, but you can typically find an English speaker for further help once you contact them).