TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND REDUNDANCY

Termination by mutual consent is preferable

In general, Curacao labor law provides for the following ways to terminate an employment agreement: (i) termination by giving notice, (ii) dissolution by the Courts and (iii) termination by mutual consent.

Prior to giving notice, an employer must obtain a permit from the Director of the Directorate of Labor Affairs. The Director will determine whether there is a valid reason for the dismissal. In the case of redundancy the employer is obliged to provide a detailed financial justification thereof. If in agreement, the Director of the Directorate of Labor Affairs may issue a permit …
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Aug 2011
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COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN

Such covenants are null and void

A non-competition clause, a.k.a. a covenant not to compete, is a stipulation between the employer and the employee whereby the latter is restricted in his right to work in a given way upon termination of the latter’s contract of employment. Typically, a non-competition clause will prohibit an employee from seeking employment, or being directly or indirectly involved in the same type of industry or business conducted by another employer. According to the laws of the Netherlands Antilles, any non-competition clause related to an employment contract is null and void and thus not enforceable. This …
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Oct 2008
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