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Re:Taking stock of startup innovation in the Netherlands by teddythetwig on Monday July 06, 2015 @06:21AM (#9838024)
I think this specifically is a reason why it is so hard for Dutch startups to hire non-EU citizens. The minimum salary for the Highly Skilled Migrant Worker visa is something like 35k a year. This is waay more than a small company can afford, and it doesn't even include the registration costs for hosting a Highly Skilled Migrant Worker.
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Re:Taking stock of startup innovation in the Netherlands by tijs on Monday July 06, 2015 @07:19AM (#9838235)
It's €42k/year for workers under 30 and €51k/year if over 30. Which to be honest for a skilled developer is not out of the ordinary in NL (which is the point of those minimums).
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Re:Taking stock of startup innovation in the Netherlands by jsumrall on Monday July 06, 2015 @07:11AM (#9838202)
If you can't afford to pay someone with the skills to qualify as a Highly Skilled Migrant, then I think the small business needs to reconsider their hiring needs.
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Re:Taking stock of startup innovation in the Netherlands by makeitsuckless on Monday July 06, 2015 @08:01AM (#9838440)
Unfortunately, a lot of software development jobs in the Netherlands pay less than that.
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Re:Taking stock of startup innovation in the Netherlands by century19 on Monday July 06, 2015 @06:26AM (#9838042)
Interesting. The same applies to the 30% ruling I see (http://www.expatax.nl/30ruling.php). You need a high salary to qualify for it.
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