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30% rule in case of dismissal

Ronald Vereijken - Arbeidsjurist in Eindhoven
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30% rule in case of dismissal
What are the consequences for the 30% rule when getting unemployed? You can read more about it in this article.

We regularly receive questions about the 30% ruling and what one should pay attention to when dismissing or changing employers. In this article, we explain what the possible consequences may be when you are faced with dismissal and how this affects the 30% ruling. 

30% rule applicable to severance pay?

No. By law, a severance payment belongs to 'wages from previous employment' and you cannot therefore apply the 30% rule to this payment. The 30% ruling may only be applied to 'wages from current employment'. According to established case law, reimbursements that are not directly related to work qualify as wages from previous employment. As the severance payment is not matched by any directly identifiable employment of the (former) employee, the 30% ruling may not be applied.

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30% rule apply to holiday pay, vacation days and bonuses?

Yes, as long as the allowances relate to past employment, such as holiday pay, vacation days and accrued bonuses, the 30% rule may be applied to them. It is therefore important to split these allowances so that it is clear which payment refers to wages from past employment (the severance payment) and to wages from present employment.

Application of 30% rule in case of work exemption

Veelvuldig wordt een ontslag geregeld met een Settlement agreement. De werknemers met een 30% regeling moeten dan letten op een eventuele periode van vrijstelling. De 30%-regeling eindigt op de laatste dag van het loontijdvak na het tijdvak waarin de laatste werkdag valt. Als bijvoorbeeld de laatste werkdag 15 februari  is, dan mag de werkgever bij een loontijdvak van 1 maand de 30%-regeling toepassen tot en met 31 maart. Voor non-actiefstelling geldt hetzelfde.

Application deadline for 30% rule with new employer

The 30% ruling is detailed in the Payroll Tax Act 1964 and the Implementation Decree based on it. Under section 10ed of the Wage Tax Implementing Decree 1965, you have 3 months (not calendar months) to activate the 30% rule with a new employer. On 29 January 2016, the Supreme Court ruled that the three-month period is a hard and non-smooth period. Suppose you stop working on 15 May, then the three-month period starts to run on 16 May.

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