The federation of Dutch unions (FNV) is congratulating itself on a "historical" verdict, rendered on June 18, 2007 by the Supreme Court. A 23-kilogram limit was indeed set by the country's highest judicial body for the maximum weight Dutch employees will now be allowed to lift. (Ref. 070543)
Beyond this limit, employers will be held responsible for their employees’ back problems. In the case in favour of which the Supreme Court spoke out, a man employed in a restaurant won his case. He –- as well as three other employees – had been asked to fix a 200-kg stove. Hit by a slipped disc, this employee had undergone several surgical operations and suffered for ten years, before he was declared 100% disabled. His employer, who refused to pay his compensations, had won in appeal after a fi
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