{"id":1615,"date":"2025-07-03T14:38:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/uncategorized\/ontslag-bij-overname-let-op-deze-nieuwe-uwv-regels\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:34:56","slug":"dismissal-on-takeover-watch-out-for-these-new-uwv-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/ontslag-bij-overname-let-op-deze-nieuwe-uwv-regels\/","title":{"rendered":"Dismissal on takeover? Pay attention to these new UWV rules!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your company is merging or you are selling (part of) your organisation. Then you might think of reorganisation and thus dismissal. But is that allowed in a <strong>transfer of an undertaking<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until recently, this was a grey area. The UWV had no concrete guideline for this, which often led to confusion and uncertainty among employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since <strong>23 June 2025<\/strong>\u00a0has changed that: the UWV has included in the new version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwv.nl\/nl\/ontslag\/uitvoeringsregels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Implementing rules on dismissal for economic reasons<\/a>\u00a0a completely new <strong>chapter 6<\/strong>\u00a0added, specifically on dismissal in case of transfer of undertaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">As an employer, what should you provide?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When making a redundancy request in the context of a transfer of undertaking, you must substantiate the following as a minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When and whether there is a transfer of undertaking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who the parties involved are (transferor and\/or transferee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whether it concerns the whole company or a component<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why dismissal remains necessary, even with transferee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why reassignment to the transferee is not possible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What data and documents support that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the new Chapter 6 carefully before submitting a resignation request. This will help you avoid delays, rejection or unnecessary costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our lawyer <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvwg.nl%2Fwerknemers%2Fgert-jan-brinkman%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crweren%40vwg.nl%7C4d03d60dfcd142d7ee3b08ddba2b75cb%7C763f1137a34a4f0c91272dd70d1a6c00%7C0%7C0%7C638871418029687734%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LCpPpwl7f5DWO2WcVf1oCFxVSfwoUXYCih%2B6vjd%2FA8Y%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr Gert-Jan Brinkman<\/a>\u00a0is ready to help you with this. He knows the rules in detail and makes sure your application is well-founded and submitted correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feel free to contact us - we will look at your situation together.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Je bedrijf fuseert of je verkoopt (een onderdeel van) je organisatie. Dan denk je misschien aan een reorganisatie en dus aan ontslag. Maar mag dat zomaar bij een overgang van een onderneming? Tot voor kort was dat een grijs gebied. Het UWV had hier geen concrete richtlijn voor, wat vaak leidde tot verwarring en onzekerheid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1615"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3627,"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615\/revisions\/3627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}