Social insurance
If you have been posted to work in another country by your employer, it is important for you to know which country’s social insurance schemes will apply to you. This can affect how much AOW pension you build up, and your rights to child benefit or insurance against incapacity for work or unemployment.
If you are an employer, it is important to know which country you need to pay social insurance contributions to for an employee.
Working outside the Netherlands for a fixed period
We determine the country where a person is insured by looking at whether they are working outside the Netherlands temporarily or for an indefinite period.
Under Dutch law, a posting can last up to 24 months. This period can be extended to 5 years, but only if this is agreed with the country where you are going to work.