Dutch Legislation

Chapter II

in force

Minimum wage

Minimum Wage and Minimum Holiday Allowance Act (WML) (Wet minimumloon en minimumvakantiebijslag) · Articles: 12

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Minimum wage

7 Article 7

The employee who has reached the age of 21 shall be entitled, for the work performed by him in an employment relationship, to a wage from the…

7a Article 7a

In deviation from Article 620 of Book 7 of the Civil Code, the payment of the minimum wage due shall be effected by non-cash payment in accordance…

8 Article 8

The minimum wage amounts to:

9 Article 9

The payment of wages to employees whose employment relationship is not based on an employment contract shall, as far as the amount of the minimum…

10 Article 10

Our Minister may, at the petition (application) of an employer or of an organisation of employers or employees possessing legal personality, set the…

11 Article 11

If, with respect to an employee, on the basis of a collective labour agreement, a public law regulation, or a written employment contract, there is a…

12 Article 12 repealed
12a Article 12a

By ministerial regulation, at the petition of the Labour Foundation (Stichting van de Arbeid), specific activities within a branch of industry may be…

12b Article 12b

If the employer agrees in writing with the employee to perform specific activities designated on the basis of Article 12a, paragraph 1, then, in…

13 Article 13

The minimum wage is not subject to withholding or set-off by the employer, with the corresponding application of Article 631 and Article 632…

13a Article 13a

If the actual working hours of the employee within a payment period exceed the agreed working hours, these additional working hours shall be paid no…

14 Article 14

The amount referred to in Article 8, paragraph 1, under (b), shall be revised by Our Minister as of 1 January of each year in accordance with: