Originally Posted by
ayroplain
Could you possibly list or link to the 8 grounds as I haven't been able to find them online? The use of the word "firing" is confusing the issue here even if you genuinely believe they are being fired ("dismissed")
In researching more info on the NL laws it is necessary to find definitive rules that distinguish between "dismissal" of an employee and "redundancy" brought about by a company deciding to close its business.
This link is a summary of the redundancy payments situation in NL:
On the face of it, it would be a ludicrous law that dictates that if an International company opens a branch in a NL town and then decides at some future point that it was not a good business decision to do so and wishes to close down it is obliged to comply with a law that says "the employees will have to stay based in the NL town and get their salary".
I couldn't find any law that states that and it is very hard to see how a higher court would agree with that decision.
During research I came across this Dutch case from earlier this year in which Ryanair's "dismissal" of an employee in Eindhoven was upheld in the courts. In this case Irish Law appears to have prevailed and the employee got no compensation.
Sorry, I am not allowed to post links yet as I don’t have a minimum of 10 posts. But you are looking for Art 7:669 lid 3 Burgerlijk Wetboek.
Thing is, you could probably lay people off or force them to move if you close a base for business reasons. But thing is, the judge has already ruled it a misuse of power by Ryanair and thus told them to keep paying them and keep them current, irregardless of the closure. So I wish Ryanair a lot of luck laying these pilots off...