Tax department and UWV

As an employee, a number of things are handled for you automatically. Examples are the payment of tax and social insurance benefits contributions to cover unemployment and long-term incapacity for work. The premiums are partly paid by your employer and partly deducted from your salary.

Income tax declaration
Before you start work, your employer must register you with the Tax Department. Your employer will ask you to complete an income tax declaration for this purpose. Your employer will then deduct tax from your salary and transfer it to the Tax Department. The amount of tax will depend on your salary and the tax credits for which you qualify. For more information, visit www.belastingdienst.nl.

Employee insurance
As an employee, you are compulsorily insured for employee schemes under:

      • the Care Insurance Act (ZVW)
      • the Unemployment Insurance Act (WW)
      • the Work and Income according to Labour Capacity Act (WIA).

    These schemes entitle you to benefits or provision in case of illness or unemployment. The employer pays both the employee and employer contributions directly to the Tax Department.

    For more information about these schemes, visit www.uwv.nl.
    More information
    For more information, you can contact our NMT Members Service (NMT-Ledenservice) by telephone on +31 (0)30 - 6076 380.