While developing a proposal together with colleague Maxime Verhagen (Economic Affairs) for more flexibility and more possibilities to have employees work long-term on a temporary contract , Kamp is also still looking into alternative ways of improving the labour market.
This was put forward by Kamp during a debate in the Lower Chamber. He is looking forward to the hearing on flexibility and security in the labour market being held this spring in the Chamber. Kamp announced that the cabinet will display ‘our opinion on flexible labour’, so that he will be able to discuss the matter further before summer.
When government party CDA asked for advice from employers and unions on the growing demands from employers on temporary contract workers, agency staff and self-employed persons, Kamp was reluctant to comply. He does not expect social partners to be able to give a collective advice on the new balance between flexibility and security on the labour market any time soon.
The minister does, however, hope that employers and unions will be ‘encouraged’ to sit around the table when they realize politicians are discussing the matter. Eddy van Hijum (CDA) is concerned the divide on the labour market will become wider- “Flexible is too flexible and set is too set”- and that social partners only criticize other people’s ideas in the meantime.
This is how the proposal for more long term temporary contracts was shot down by the trade unions. According to the CDA member, the FNV then got ‘a rise’ out of the employers by pleading for higher WW premiums (unemployment insurance premiums) to be paid by companies employing temporary staff.
For that matter, a parliamentary majority has doubts about the cabinet’s proposal for more long term contracts. Besides the opposition, government party CDA and support party PVV also see problems ahead because it is not clear what it will resolve and it may lead to even more uncertainty.
Source: (c) ANP
Minister Henk Kamp (Social Affairs) is looking for more debate on flexible labour.
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