Dutch labour market opens registration for new worker-placement licensing regime - Osborne Clarke

Staffing companies have until year-end to register or risk losing the right to operate when enforcement begins in 2028 The Netherlands' new Act on the Authorisation for the Provision of Workers takes effect from January 2027, reshaping the Dutch staffing market A transitional arrangement is open for registration until 31 December, offering qualifying companies a window to keep operating after January 2028. Hiring companies are also affected: engaging workers from an unlicensed provider will itself become a breach of the new rules.