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    Your employment contract

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    The situation

    Ahmed has found a job in a warehouse. He gets a contract to sign.

    The lesson

    An employment contract sets out the rights and duties of you and your employer. For example your working hours, your salary, leave and what happens when you are ill.

    In many sectors there is a (cao). It contains agreements for all employees in that sector. Besides that, you may negotiate your own conditions with your employer.

    There are different kinds of contracts: a permanent contract, a temporary contract and a contract through an . Working , so fewer hours than a full week, is very common in the Netherlands.

    Your employer may assess how you work. There is often an appraisal interview for this. You can prepare for it.

    Remember

    Read your contract before you sign: it contains your rights and duties. Also check whether there is a for your sector.

    Test

    Five questions about this lesson. With 7 out of 10 (two stars) the next lesson opens.

    1. Question 1

      What is in an employment contract?

    2. Question 2

      What is a cao?

    3. Question 3

      There is a cao in your sector. May you still negotiate with your employer yourself?

    4. Question 4

      Which kind of contract exists in the Netherlands?

    5. Question 5

      What is very common in the Netherlands?

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