Your unemployment benefit is at risk
One wrong phrase about who initiated the termination, and the UWV can refuse your benefit. That's months of income gone.
Your employer's first offer is almost never their best one. Send us your agreement and we'll tell you within an hour what's off, then negotiate a better deal. You pay nothing.
Your employer drafts the proposal. It's written in their favour. That's just how it works. These are the mistakes we see most often.
One wrong phrase about who initiated the termination, and the UWV can refuse your benefit. That's months of income gone.
The statutory transition payment is a legal minimum, not a final offer. Without pushback, you're almost always leaving money on the table.
A non-compete or non-solicitation clause left standing can keep you out of your own field for months. It can often be negotiated away.
If your statutory notice period isn't calculated correctly, you can end up weeks without income before benefits kick in.
Full and final discharge means you can't come back to it later. Outstanding bonus, unused leave, overtime: gone.
"This offer stands until Friday" isn't real. By Dutch law you have a 14-day reflection period, and no employer can take that away.
No three-page intake form. No days of waiting. Send the document and we do the rest.
Via WhatsApp or email, as a photo or PDF. A short note on your situation is all we need to get started.
Within an hour you'll know where you stand: is the payout right, is your benefit safe, which clauses remain, and what can be improved.
If it's a fair offer, we'll tell you honestly. If there's more on the table, we handle the negotiation with your employer.
Every agreement goes through the same review. Not because we have to, but because almost every settlement agreement has something worth improving.
Get my agreement checkedIn the Netherlands it's standard practice for employers to cover the cost of legal guidance on a settlement agreement. We make sure that reimbursement is included in your agreement. You keep your full severance payment.
If your employer won't cover it, you'll know beforehand, and you decide what happens next. Never a surprise bill.
Your agreement is read personally, and you have direct contact with whoever handles your case. No queue, no anonymous file number.
You get a reply within the hour from the person who actually reads your agreement, not an automated system.
No hidden costs, no fine print: you'll know upfront exactly what your employer covers, in writing.
Backed by an affiliated Dutch employment lawyer for anything that needs to go to court. You're never on your own.
The check itself is free for you. If we move on to negotiating, we make sure the fee for our guidance is included in your settlement agreement. Your employer pays that. If your employer won't, you'll hear that upfront and decide whether to continue.
Within an hour of sending your agreement, evenings and weekends included. Your reflection period keeps running while you wait. The sooner we look, the more room there is to negotiate.
By Dutch law, at least fourteen days after you agree, and no employer can take that away, even if they say the offer "only stands this week." If the reflection period isn't mentioned in the agreement at all, it extends to three weeks.
Almost never. Employers expect employees to seek advice. It actually works in their favour, since someone who signed with proper advice can't dispute it later. That's exactly why many employers already budget for legal costs.
Then we'll tell you that. We don't invent objections to justify our work. If it's a reasonable offer, you'll hear that you can sign, and why.
Yes, significantly. Your residence permit is tied to your employment, so timing matters more than usual. You may have a limited window to find a new employer or change status. Ending the 30% ruling can also depend on a seamless transition between jobs. We flag these issues and involve an immigration lawyer or tax advisor where needed.
Yes, considerably. There's a legal ban on dismissal during illness, and signing can affect your sick pay or disability benefit rights. Never let a settlement agreement go unchecked while you're ill. This is exactly where people lose the most money.
Your agreement is only used to advise you, stored encrypted, and deleted on request. We share nothing with your employer without your permission.
Send us your agreement before you sign anything. Within an hour you'll know where you stand, and whether that number was really the best they could do.