The WagwEU

The WagwEU obliges companies to comply with the most important terms and conditions of employment that apply in the Netherlands. For example, the law ensures that equal work in the same place is rewarded with equal pay. The WagwEU has a number of administrative obligations, including the notification obligation. These make it easier to check whether companies are also adhering to this.

The WagwEU applies to employers from an EEA country or Switzerland who are going to work temporarily in the Netherlands. These are:

• employers from an EEA country or Switzerland who will work with their own staff in the Netherlands;
• multinational companies that second employees to their own location in the Netherlands;
• employment agencies from an EEA country or Switzerland that make temporary workers available in the Netherlands.

The Inspectorate SZW supervises the WagwEU.