On 2 December, the Dutch House of Representatives approved a motion put forward by a Socialist Party MP, urging the Conservative government to introduce a mandatory statutory internship allowance for all students. The measure has long been advocated by the CNV Youth Union, which is pressing the parties that won the recent general election to incorporate it into the coalition agreement.
The motion tabled by Socialist Party MP Sandra Beckerman, calling on the government to “make appropriate internship remuneration mandatory for all levels of education”, was approved by a large majority of Dutch MPs on 2 December. Although some companies already offer internship allowances, there is no legal obligation to do so. As a result, employers – and in some cases company-level agreements – set the amount, leading to wide disparities between sectors. A study carried out at the end of 202
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Nathalie Tran
Editor-in-Chief Mind HR