Economy
Employees Misbehaving at Demonstrations Rarely Fired: 'The Bar is High'
Dutch labor law experts state that employers rarely fire employees for misconduct during demonstrations because such actions occur in the private sphere, where employers have no authority. Pascal Besselink of DAS notes that immediate dismissal is generally impossible unless the employee represents the company publicly or wears branded clothing, though even then, it is difficult. Ruud Schepers of Kennedy Van der Laan agrees that freedom of demonstration protects workers, with exceptions only for roles like police officers where behavior conflicts with duties. Historical cases, including a Transavia pilot involved in a fatal street race who was not fired, illustrate that the threshold for termination remains high despite visible misconduct.
Ozetta summarises; the reporting is the newsroom's