The COVID-19 outbreak is a major shock for the global economy.  Many countries have already adopted or are adopting measures to increase the capacity of their health systems and provide relief to those citizens and sectors that are particularly impacted

On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, Royal Decree-Law 8/2020 has been published, on extraordinary urgent measures to face the economic and social impact of COVID-19, which, obviously, also regulates different labor aspects.

The current Coronavirus emergency calls for immediate consideration of possible remedies available to contractual parties who, in bilateral relationships, find it impossible or extremely difficult to perform.

In The Netherlands, employers are obliged to act as a ‘good employer’. Since 2015, the legislator has also translated this requirement of being a good employer into the legislation governing the dismissal of the employee.

The CEOE, has included in its contributions to the National Reform Program of 2019 a proposal to establish compensation for dismissal of a single amount for all cases, 20 days per year with the cap of an annuity.