The Netherlands

Narcis

Database of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) with information about Dutch current scientific research projects, scientists and research institutes. The site is for a large part available in English.

Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment

Various information to the public on the issue of employment and social security. Specific topics aimed at foreigners include: contracts, pregnancy and maternity leave, wages, dismissal. Information in English, French. Polish, Portuguese and some other EU-languages.

Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS)

Official Dutch statistics agency. Information on display includes data on the working population, employment and unemployment, numbers of jobs available, and numbers of students. Publications can be ordered online.

Flexmarkt.nl

News, trends and background information about the employment market such as: news on business economics, unemployment statistics, records on job boards and information on new players on the recruitment and employment market.

Werk.nl

The menu 'CWI en cijfers' offers labourmarket key figures for cities and districts, including analyses and forecasts. On a special employer’s page information can be found on Dutch legislation and also job vacancies can be posted online. In the lower right corner a link is present to information in foreign languages.

Arbeidsvoorwaarden (web guide)

Topics such as human resource management, recruitment agencies, employee benefits, outsourcing, reintegration.