Home » Legal developments » National legislation » Netherlands: new health measures making employers more responsible in combatting Covid-19 Netherlands: new health measures making employers more responsible in combatting Covid-19 Through . Published on 29 September 2020 Ă 13h16 - Update on 29 September 2020 Ă 13h16 Resources Starting at 18:00 CET on 29 September, new national measures will be in operation to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The Dutch government is explicitly calling on employers to cooperate in limiting the spread of the virus, with working at home is becoming the norm. More and more people are going to work one or two days a week “and this has to stop now,” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte asserted on 28 September, as he presented the new health measures to combat the spread Covid-19. No direct coercive measures are being planned apart from the warning that if a workplace is found to be contaminated then it can be closed for 14 days. Managing the fallout of Covid-19 Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialitĂ©.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels