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When a business is transferred, employees benefit from strong protection under Dutch employment law. But does that mean dismissal is no longer an option?<\/p>\n

In this episode of Littler Explains, we discuss a recent Dutch Supreme Court judgment that provides important guidance on dismissal after a TUPE transfer, and the role of ETO reasons (economic, technical or organisational grounds).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When a business is transferred, employees benefit from strong protection under Dutch employment law. But does that mean dismissal is no longer an option? In this episode of Littler Explains, we discuss a recent Dutch Supreme Court judgment that provides important guidance on dismissal after a TUPE transfer, and the role of ETO reasons (economic, … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,61],"tags":[],"blog_type":[15],"class_list":["post-1038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-insights","category-dismissal-termination-of-employment","blog_type-podcast"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDismissal After a TUPE Transfer, Explained! - Littler<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When is dismissal after a TUPE transfer possible? 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