Nearly half of workers in the Netherlands (45 percent) say they can’t keep working until retirement age. But early retirement is financially unattainable for most, trade union CNV found in a survey among 2,700 members over age 45. If the retirement age increases to 70, two-thirds of workers fear they won’t make it that far.
Employers and the government’s rigid demands for diplomas are sidelining tens of thousands of unemployed people, according to trade union CNV. They don’t qualify for jobs because they don't have the required education level, but they often have more than enough experience to do the job, the trade union said. The situation is incredibly senseless, given the widespread staff shortages increasingly bringing the country to a standstill.
Four out of ten employers do not give grieving employees enough space to cope with their loss. More than a quarter receive no understanding at all from their employer. This was reported by the CNV trade union based on its own survey of 1,900 employees who have had to deal with bereavement in the last ten years. The CNV is therefore once again calling for two weeks of statutory bereavement leave.