<p>Temporary employment agencies operate as private businesses and can assist you in recruiting employees for a limited period of time.</p>

<h2 class="h2 h2__text">Pre-arranged fee per hour</h2>

<p>Many agencies specialise in a particular sector. You pay the agency an pre-arranged fee per hour of labour and they will see to all compulsory insurances, payment of wage tax and payment of salaries.&nbsp;Addresses of temporary employment agencies can be found in <a href="https://www.detelefoongids.nl">the telephone directory</a> (heading 'Uitzendbureau') or at <a href="https://www.uitzendbureau.nl">uitzendbureau.nl</a>.</p>

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<h2 class="h2 h2__text">Employment office/UWV</h2><p>The&nbsp;UWV can assist you in finding new employees by publicizing the positions in question (free of charge). This is done on <a href="https://www.werk.nl/nl">Werk.nl</a> (Dutch only) and on 'vacancy billboards'. If you wish to advertise for multiple vacancies, the employment office can assist you with a team of consultants. On top of this, the employment office can be of help in the recruitment and first selection of suitable candidates.</p><p>In matters of human resource management, the&nbsp;UWV is available as an impartial advisor. You can address the employment office for information concerning:</p><h2 class="h2 h2__text">More information</h2><p>Further information can be obtained from the employment office in your area. Addresses can be found at the <a href="https://www.uwv.nl/">UWV website</a> (only in Dutch). You can also send an e-mail: <a href="mailto:werk.nl@cwinet.nl">werk.nl@cwinet.nl</a>. The employment offices are open Monday through Friday, from 8.30 until 16.30.</p><h2 class="h2 h2__text">Recruiting foreign staff</h2><p>No specific restrictions apply for the recruitment of staff from most European countries. For recruiting employees from other countries you have to comply with certain rules regarding work and residence permits.</p><h2 class="h2 h2__text">Recruitment within the European Union (outside the Netherlands)</h2><p>There are no restrictions on the recruitment of employees with the nationality of a EU member state; Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland. Bulgaria and Romania are excluded of this stipulation. These restrictions may be mitigated in the near future. The <a href="https://www.werk.nl/nl/personeel-zoeken">UWV Werkbedrijf</a> can advise you regarding these matters. Along with similar organizations in other European countries,&nbsp;UWV is member of EURES (European Employment Services). The EURES organization enables access to a European network of job market experts.</p><h2 class="h2 h2__text">Recruitment outside the European Union</h2><p>If you wish to recruit persons from other countries, you must apply for a work permit. Such a permit is only obtainable if you can prove that there are no suitable employees available within the European Union for this position. A work permit must be applied for at the CWI. Your application will be assessed based on the national and European job market. Sometimes a work permit is issued with a limited validity; in other cases the permit may include specific conditions.</p>

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<p>Please contact the UWV-office in <a href="https://www.uwv.nl/particulieren/klantenservice/contact/uwv-kantoren.aspx">your region</a> or UWV, Legal department<br>
Schiekade 830<br>
3032 AL Rotterdam&nbsp;<br>
010 850 22 40</p>

<p>Visit <a href="https://www.ind.nl">ind.nl</a> for more information about the procedure and conditions.</p>

To recruit staff, use the services of temporary employment agencies or the Centre for Work and Income ('CWI').

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