Salary & Pay Slip

Employees in the Netherlands receive their pay slips on a monthly basis. Pay slips provide information about your salary which includes details about the calculations used to determine your pay as well as the amounts deducted. When you receive your first salary, the employer is required to give you this information. Every time your salary changes these adjustments must also be visible on the next pay slip . You will get a pay slip submitted to you either by mail or email depending on how the company’s preferred method of correspondence. The majority of firms offer online pay slip information so that you can view and download your pay slip at any time.

Pay slips are divided usually to 3 sections:

Top section: The pay slip begins with certain fundamental details. On the left, you can find the name and address of the employee in addition to the BSN number and sometimes phone number as well. On the right, you can find the name and address of the employer. Additionally, you will also find information about the salary period of the pay slip.

Middle section: In this section of the pay slip, you will find how your salary was calculated. You will find information about your gross salary, deductibles like employee insurance (if applicable) and payroll tax, and finally your net salary

Bottom section: In this section you will find the holiday allowance calculation, holiday hours accumulated and other cumulative figures of the year.

The Dutch tax office considers a corporate car that is owned by your employer or your business but provided to an employee as a part of your income since you (may) also profit from it in your personal life. An employee who has a corporate car at their disposal is charged wage tax since it is considered a pay top-up (bijtelling in Dutch). Therefore, having a company will show up in your pay slip as an addition in the taxable wage section. To learn about how the company car salary top up is added to your pay slip, please visit this link.The Dutch tax office considers a corporate car that is owned by your employer or your business but provided to an employee as a part of your income since you (may) also profit from it in your personal life. An employee who has a corporate car at their disposal is charged wage tax since it is considered a pay top-up (bijtelling in Dutch). Therefore, having a company will show up in your pay slip as an addition in the taxable wage section. To learn about how the company car salary top up is added to your pay slip, please visit this link about private use of company car.

Sometimes it can happen that you get an error in the calculation of your salary, or typo in the information provided in the pay slip. If this happens, make sure to contact your employer about possible misunderstandings or typos. Additionally, you can also contact labor lawyers for more in depth information.

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