Netherlands: bill on the right to flexiwork and telework

and telework by 2013 is the target of a bill introduced on September 12th in Parliament and which has the support of a majority of MPs. (Ref. 110537)

Since 2009, the Christian Democratic Party
(CDA, center right) and the Green Party (Groenlinks) have been working on a
text introducing, in 2013, a
right to “flextime” and telework. This
practice is already widespread among large businesses, notably Philips and
banks, which see this as a way to increase their staff’s loyalty. However, lawmake