{"id":3800,"date":"2011-12-14T05:21:50","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T05:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridge-global.com\/blog\/\/en\/?p=3800"},"modified":"2019-09-23T10:43:06","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T10:43:06","slug":"dutch-government-offshoring-is-no-ground-for-collective-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridge-global.com\/blog\/dutch-government-offshoring-is-no-ground-for-collective-firing\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch government: offshoring is no ground for collective firingDutch government: offshoring is no ground for collective firingHoll\u00e4ndska regeringen: Offshoring \u00e4r ingen giltig grund f\u00f6r kollektiv upps\u00e4gningNiederl\u00e4ndische Regierung: Offshoring ist keine Begr\u00fcndung f\u00fcr kollektive Entlassungen "},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"The Dutch political party <\/strong>PvdA<\/strong> (Labor Party) will propose a bill to ban collective firing on the grounds of offshoring. The party declared so on its\u00a0blog.<\/p>\n

I think that this way of thinking does not fit with our day and age and that there are also inaccuracies that might be overlooked. We are living in a time of globalization, which means that work is done in places where it can be done best and\/or cheapest. I think government should not interfere with this.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>De PVDA<\/strong> gaat bij de nieuwe begrotingsbehandeling een voorstel indienen om offshoring als grond voor collectief ontslag te verbieden. Dit werd aangekondigd op het blog<\/a> van de pvda:<\/p>\n

Ik denk dat deze redenering niet past bij deze tijd en dat er ook onjuistheden aan ten grondslag liggen. We leven in een tijd van globalisering, waarin werk gedaan wordt op plaatsen waar dit het beste en\/of het goedkoopste gedaan kan worden. Volgens mij is het niet de rol van de overheid om dit tegen te gaan.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Det holl\u00e4ndska partiet PvdA (Arbetarpartiet) kommer att l\u00e4mna in ett lagf\u00f6rslag som f\u00f6rbjuder kollektiv upps\u00e4gning p\u00e5 grund av offshoring. Det uppger partiet i sin blogg<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jag tycker att detta s\u00e4tt att t\u00e4nka inte passar sig i v\u00e5r tid och att det ocks\u00e5 finns felaktigheter som kan f\u00f6rbises. Vi lever i en tid av globalisering, vilket inneb\u00e4r att arbete g\u00f6rs p\u00e5 den plats d\u00e4r det kan genomf\u00f6ras b\u00e4st och\/eller billigast. Jag tycker inte att regeringen b\u00f6r l\u00e4gga sig i detta.<\/p>\n

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F\u00f6r att kunna vara internationellt konkurrenskraftiga, b\u00f6r holl\u00e4ndska f\u00f6retag ges alla de m\u00f6jligheter som finns f\u00f6r att locka kompetens och talang. Oavsett om denna kompetens finns i Holland eller p\u00e5 andra sidan jorden. Kompetens s\u00e4krar tillv\u00e4xt och skapar v\u00e4rde som i slut\u00e4ndan leder till v\u00e4lf\u00e4rd och mer statliga inkomster.<\/h2>\n

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Die niederl\u00e4ndische politische Partei PvdA (Arbeiterpartei) wird einen Gesetzesentwurf vorstellen, um kollektive Entlassungen auf Grund von Offshoring zu stoppen. Dies gab die Partei in ihrem Blog bekannt.<\/p>\n

Ich denke, dass diese Denkweise nicht zeitgem\u00e4\u00df ist und dass ebenso viele Ungenauigkeiten \u00fcbersehen werden k\u00f6nnten. Wir leben im Zeitalter der Globalisierung, was bedeutet, dass die Arbeit an jenen Orten erledigt wird, an denen sie am besten oder am g\u00fcnstigsten erledigt werden kann. Ich denke, dass sich die Regierung dort nicht einmischen sollte.<\/p>\n

In order to be internationally competitive, Dutch companies should have all the opportunities that are available to attract talent. Whether this talent is in The Netherlands or overseas should not matter. Talent ensures growth and creates value and it ultimately also leads to an increase of wealth and extra governmental income.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As stated before, I think there are inaccuracies in the party\u2019s proposal. These two are:<\/p>\n

1. It is said that jobs will be lost and \u2018employment rates will decrease\u2019. Most research reveals that offshoring creates jobs (in the long term). Companies increase their profits and they can grow + innovate because they can attract talent. This ultimately leads to more jobs in The Netherlands (at a higher level) and overseas as well. I wonder why the PVDA concludes that jobs will be lost.<\/p>\n

2. The PVDA assumes that there are \u2018generally speaking enough employees available on the Dutch labor market\u2019. However, I frequently read about a shortage of skilled IT people in the news. And I often speak to IT companies in The Netherlands who feel the same way. Companies cannot increase their growth if they cannot fill their vacant jobs (quickly). By banning firing on the basis of offshoring, many companies will not be able to grow further.<\/p>\n

A positive starting point is stimulating the responsibility of employers to invest in alternative functions and education. I do not think we mean to fire people on a massive scale and replace them all with people from India. If people are let go by multinationals this is covered in detail by the press, but I think the MKB (Dutch organization for small to middle sized companies) paints a different picture. MKB companies mostly use offshoring to complement the current employees, not to replace them. A ban like the one suggested above is therefore not the right political response in my opinion.<\/p>\n

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