[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:work\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2011\u002Fnetherlands-minister-rejects-part-time-unemployment-scheme-november-29-2011":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"short_title":7,"intro_text":7,"meta_description":8,"seo_title":8,"path":9,"content_type":10,"locale":11,"go_live_at":7,"first_published_at":12,"page_created_at":13,"published_at":12,"edit_url":14,"breadcrumbs":15,"seo":28,"body_blocks":36,"call_to_action":42,"categories":49,"labels":50,"owner":7,"authors":51,"related_pages":52,"related_sites":53,"in_subsite":54,"contact_page_url":55,"banner_message":56},18616,"netherlands-minister-rejects-part-time-unemployment-scheme-november-29-2011","Netherlands -Minister rejects part-time unemployment scheme -November 29, 2011",null,"","\u002Fwork\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2011\u002Fnetherlands-minister-rejects-part-time-unemployment-scheme-november-29-2011","pages.newspage","en","1969-12-30T23:00:00+00:00","2025-12-15T15:46:55.600493+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F18616\u002Fedit\u002F",[16,19,22,25,27],{"title":17,"slug":18},"World of Work","work",{"title":20,"slug":21},"Collective Bargaining Agreement","collective-bargaining-agreement",{"title":23,"slug":24},"Collective Bargaining Updates","updates",{"title":26,"slug":26},"2011",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":29,"canonical":30,"robots":31,"og_type":32,"twitter_card":33,"locale":11,"created_at":34,"last_modified_at":35},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwork\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2011\u002Fnetherlands-minister-rejects-part-time-unemployment-scheme-november-29-2011\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","1969-12-31T00:00:00+01:00","2025-12-26T20:58:11.672010+01:00",[37],{"type":38,"data":39},"raw_html_block",{"content":40,"variant":41},"\n\u003Cp class=\"CM4\">The\r\nMinister of Social Affairs and Employment, Henk Kamp, has rejected the\r\nre-introduction of the state part-time unemployment scheme for the time being,\r\nas a means to avoid a steep rise of unemployment through topping up the wages\r\nof workers working reduced hours. The former part-time unemployment scheme was\r\nin operation for just over two years and faded out by July 2011. According to\r\nKamp, the scheme is only relevant in a real crisis, which would not actually be\r\nthe case in the Netherlands. Moreover, a spokeswoman of the minister suggested\r\nthat other schemes might be more appropriate. In the course of November the\r\nminister has become under pressure of the two large employers’ associations, a\r\nnumber of single employers, and the largest trade union confederation, FNV, all\r\narguing in favour of the re-introduction of the scheme. FNV chairwoman Agnes\r\nJongerius said that in particular in the metal and construction industries it\r\nis highly important to keep skilled and experienced workers on board, and\r\npointed at the positive experience with the scheme during the 2009-2010 crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"CM5\">Dutch : \u003Cem>De Volkskrant\u003C\u002Fem>, 24 and 29 November 2011; \u003Cbr\u002F>\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fnos.nl\u002Fartikel\u002F315954-kamp-nog-geen-deeltijdww.html\">http:\u002F\u002Fnos.nl\u002Fartikel\u002F315954-kamp-nog-geen-deeltijdww.html\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"CM5\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp class=\"discreet\">\u003Cem>This\r\narticle was published in the Collective Bargaining Newsletter. It aims\r\nto facilitate information exchange between trade unions and to support\r\nthe work of ETUC's collective bargaining committee. For more \r\ninformation, please contact the editor Maarten van Klaveren, Amsterdam \r\nInstitute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) \u003Ca href=\"mailto:M.vanKlaveren@uva.nl\">M.vanKlaveren@uva.nl\u003C\u002Fa>. or the communications officer of the ETUI, Mariya Nikolova \u003Ca href=\"mailto:mnikolova@etui.org\">mnikolova@etui.org\u003C\u002Fa>. You may \r\nfind further information on the ETUI at \u003Ca class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">www.etui.org\u003C\u002Fa>,\r\n and on the AIAS at \u003Ca class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.uva-aias.net\u002F39\" target=\"_blank\">www.uva-aias.net\u003C\u002Fa>.\r\n © ETUI aisbl, Brussels 2011.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n","light",{"text":43,"link":44},"Contact us",{"title":43,"url":45,"description":43,"rel":46,"type":47,"id":48},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[],[],[],[],[],false,"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. Same organisation, same information, new look!\u003C\u002Fp>"]