Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities

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as proof of pregnancy;
d during the period in which the employee is on maternity leave as intended in Article 3.1
paragraph 3 of the Work and Care Act and during a period of six weeks after resuming
work or a period of incapacity for work as a result of the birth or the preceding
pregnancy following maternity leave.
2 The employer cannot terminate an employee's employment contract due to:
a the employee exercising his right to parental leave;
b marriage or partner registration of the employee;
c the fact that the employee takes leave to attend meetings as part of the fulfilment of
a public-law position, with the exception of an employee who, as a member, attends
meetings of the House of Representatives of the States General or its committees or
who has accepted an appointment as Minister or State Secretary;
d placement on a list of candidates for the employee participation body as referred to
in Article 1.1 sub o;
e the performance of tasks flowing from his membership in the employee participation
body as referred to in Article 1.1, or because of this membership for a period of two
years after its termination;
f membership of a standing committee of the body stated under e;
g membership of the Occupational Health and Safety Committee and for a period of
two years following termination of that membership;
h being an expert employee as referred to in Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Working
Conditions Act;
i being the official secretary of the employee participation body stated under e;
j the employee having requested modification of the working hours, judicially or
extra-judicially.
3 The employer is not permitted to terminate an employee's employment contract because of
membership of a trade union or because he performs or participates in trade union activities,
unless those activities are performed during working hours without permission.
4 The termination prohibitions listed in this Article do not apply if the employee agrees to his
dismissal in writing.
5 Paragraph 1 does not apply if the dismissal is the result of activities of the organisational unit
in which the employee was mainly or exclusively working being discontinued.
Article 8.8 Dismissal during illness
1 Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 8.7, paragraph 1, sub a, an employee who is unable
to work in connection with incapacity due to illness may be dismissed if without reasonable grounds
he refuses to:
Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities, 1 September 2007 to 1 March 2010