* Employer/HR Employment of foreign employees: the disadvantages By: Together Abroad 12-02-2014 11:09 AM -- [togeth_139219987752fb48c58fd4e.jpg] Employing foreigners does not only bring benefits, there are also some disadvantages. An example is unfair competition for Dutch workers or the fact that foreign workers sometimes face abuse. Unjust Competition and Repression Foreign employees are often less expensive to employ than Dutch workers. This may lead to competition distortion. Dutch workers could therefore lose their jobs. In the rule, foreign self-employed workers will also work for a lower rate than their Dutch colleagues. Foreign Employee Abuse Some employers abuse foreign employees. Examples of this abuse are: * Paying foreign workers less than the legal minimum wage; * Ignoring the Collective Labour Agreements; * Not paying employee insurance premiums. Relatively speaking, there are many foreign workers employed in the agricultural, building and service sectors. This was made clear by investigations performed by the Social Affairs and Employment Inspection. Battling Illegal labour -- the battle against illegal labour are: * Higher fines A private person hiring an illegal foreign worker, risks receiving a € 4000 fine. A business hiring illegal foreign staff, risks a fine of € 8000. If the Labour Inspection ascertains another violation within 24 months, then the fine is increased by 50 -- 23897 views No reactions React Print -- Your website: http://_____________ Subject:* ____________________ Send further reactions to my e-mail [ ] Please enter the security code exactly as shown: CAPTCHA Image Reload captcha Play captcha -- ______________________________ ______________________________ Submit reaction More Services * OUT-PLACEMENT * CV & LINKEDIN SUPPORT * JOB INTERVIEW TRAINING * WORKSHOPS * CAREER COACHES * CV TEMPLATES -- Check all the MBA programs at Nyenrode Business University CHECK OUR WORKSHOPS -- Tanya Pelser Thank you for a great workshop this morning, it was refreshing to hear some really basic ideas for the Dutch employment search which I'm sure will help start everyone off on a new career path! I will definitely be using the services of Together Abroad and one of my first actions is to revise my CV and submit this for a review.