Civil Servants Law
Civil servants law is a special area of law. It is true that the
relationship between civil servants and government institutions can
be compared to the relationship between employers and employees,
but civil servants law has a completely different legal framework.
As opposed to employment law, which is governed by the Dutch
Civil Code, civil service law as a rule confers specific legal
status regulations on civil servants.
Another characteristic of civil servants law is that a measure
relating to a legal position is usually a decision of an
administrative authority that is governed by administrative law.
The administrative authority must prepare such a decision
carefully. A civil servant who does not agree to such a decision
will have to file an objection or an appeal in time.
The differences between civil servants law and employment law imply
that specific professional knowledge is required in disputes
between government institutions and civil servants about, for
instance, employment conditions, dismissal, reorganization or
disciplinary measures. The civil servants law team of Kennedy Van
der Laan has this knowledge. The team consists of attorneys from
the employment law group and the administrative law group who have
specialized in civil servants law. The combination of these areas
of expertise entails that all kinds of civil servants law issues
can be addressed quickly and effectively.
The members of the civil servants law team act on behalf of civil
servants, including especially judges and public prosecutors, as
well as on behalf of administrative authorities. They are
specifically experienced in the following legal status
regulations:
- The Judicial Officers Legal Status Act and the
corresponding Judicial Officers Legal Status Decree
- The New Legal Status Regulations of the Municipality of
Amsterdam
- The General Civil Service Regulations
- The CAR/UWO (covering most municipalities)
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