ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2018:5749 ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2018:5749 AI generated

Court allows unpaid secondary wages and vacation pay but rejects statutory interest increase due to long delay.

Case Number ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2018:5749

Court / Authority Rechtbank Amsterdam

Jurisdiction

Netherlands (NL)

Decision Date 2018-06-26

Outcome Partially Allowed

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Legislator summary

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The court ordered the employer to pay outstanding secondary wage components, including vacation and holiday pay, to the employee. While the claim for statutory interest increase was dismissed because the delay was too long to serve as an effective incentive, the claim for legal interest was upheld. The judgment also awarded costs and required the employer to provide payment details.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 7:625 lid 1 BW; Art. 7:625 lid 2 BW: The statutory interest increase is intended to incentivize timely payment; if the delay is excessive, the incentive function is lost, and the increase may be rejected despite the underlying debt being valid.