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Salary
Where pay is heading, what labour costs an employer and how professionals negotiate an offer.
The salary conversation of 2027: pay up, purchasing power flat
Dutch collective wages still rise by 4%, but the pace is slowing and purchasing power stalls in 2027. A candidate who switches jobs looks…
Soon you name the salary before the interview, and stop asking about the old one
The Dutch pay transparency bill is before parliament. Every employer will have to name the starting salary or range before negotiating, and may no…
How you ask for a salary decides what you get
Research on new hires shows which ways of negotiating pay off. The comfortable middle is not one of them.
A higher offer rarely fills the vacancy
Labour got much more expensive, yet salary is rarely what keeps a vacancy open. Too few applicants and missing skills come first.
Pay rises slow, the package counts more
The catch-up in Dutch agreed wages is over. With the inflation argument gone, employers stand out on hours, security and conditions more than on…