Rural Households at Risk of Paying Hundreds More in Taxes for Liquid Gas: Alarm Raised by Liquid Gas Association

Rural Households at Risk of Paying Hundreds More in Taxes for Liquid Gas: Alarm Raised by Liquid Gas Association

Households in rural areas are at risk of paying hundreds of euros more in taxes for liquid gas. “This is ridiculous. The countryside is being forgotten again by the Randstad!” says Hendrik van Heijst (63), who lives in the Zundert polder. The Liquid Gas Association is sounding the alarm on Thursday. An excise tax increase … Read more

Belgian Van Hool will largely be owned by competitor VDL

Belgian Van Hool will largely be owned by competitor VDL

The Belgian bus builder Van Hool was declared bankrupt on Monday and is now largely owned by the Eindhoven-based VDL. Together with the German Schmitz Cargobull, they are putting approximately 200 million euros on the table to take over the competitor. The Enterprise Chamber in Mechelen ruled on bankruptcy on Monday morning. In a press … Read more

Catering Manager Sues Oostappen Group for Unpaid Overtime: Boss Accuses Him of Lying and Cheating

Catering Manager Sues Oostappen Group for Unpaid Overtime: Boss Accuses Him of Lying and Cheating

Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. So often, catering manager Samir would have to be ready for his boss Peter Gillis. But his overtime at Prinsenmeer Park was not paid, so he went to court and demanded 180,000 euros from the Oostappen Group. Oostappen boss Gillis does not agree with this. He accuses … Read more

Jumbo Supermarket Takes Extra Measures to Combat Shoplifting, Including AI Surveillance and Stricter Checks – 2021 Update

Jumbo Supermarket Takes Extra Measures to Combat Shoplifting, Including AI Surveillance and Stricter Checks – 2021 Update

Jumbo will take additional measures in the coming weeks to tackle shoplifting. For example, there will be more and clearly visible camera surveillance and there will be more and smarter random checks at self-checkouts. There will also be striking signs in all stores stating that customers must pay for all groceries and that there will … Read more

Tax Authorities Cracking Down on Second-Hand Sales: What You Need to Know

Tax Authorities Cracking Down on Second-Hand Sales: What You Need to Know

Daphne Kern from Steenbergen sells second-hand sneakers online that she gives a contemporary look. She gives them a lick of paint, provides them with colorful laces and does something creative with the famous Nike swoosh. The sneakers are popular, she sells two pairs every week. Is it an innocent pocket change, or is it professional … Read more

Signify is cutting a thousand jobs, almost half of which are in the Netherlands

Signify is cutting a thousand jobs, almost half of which are in the Netherlands

The Eindhoven lighting company Signify will cut a thousand jobs, almost half of which will be in the Netherlands. CEO Eric Rondolat said this in an explanation of the annual and quarterly figures. Philips’ former lighting division is struggling with ‘challenging market conditions’. The job losses are part of a previously announced reorganization that should … Read more

RIVM bans artificial nails for childcare workers: Employees and nail stylists outraged

RIVM bans artificial nails for childcare workers: Employees and nail stylists outraged

Having to give up your artificial nails because you work with children. Since last summer, this has been the rule for employees of crèches, after-school care centers and playgroups. It makes the employees themselves angry, but many nail stylists also do not understand the ban. “I sometimes see the hands of people without artificial nails … Read more

The Prosperity of the Catering Industry in Veldhoven-Dorp: ASML’s Impact and Entrepreneurial Success

The Prosperity of the Catering Industry in Veldhoven-Dorp: ASML’s Impact and Entrepreneurial Success

From sandwich shop to chic restaurant and brown café, the entire catering industry in Veldhoven-Dorp is prospering at chip machine manufacturer ASML. “It’s not normal,” says pub owner Leon in den Kleef of café De Locht. “35 years ago you only had the Greek and Java Jive. Those were the only two restaurants. Now there … Read more