Indexation of Minimum Wage and Automatic Adjustment of End-of-Year Benefit in Zoetermeer

Annual indexation of the minimum wage (article 5 Wml) follows the collective labour agreement development plus 0.5% (Decree of 20 December 2023). For 2024, it rises to €13.27/hour, with pro rata end-of-year benefit for Zoetermeer employers. Municipality of Zoetermeer publishes local guidelines by 15 December via the Business Desk. Employers in Zoetermeer, such as local retail and tech companies in the City Centre, adjust automatically; failure to do so is punishable with fines from the Netherlands Labour Authority. Historically: 2023 increase of 7.01% yielded €200 extra per year for employees in the region. Exception for interns at Zoetermeer vocational schools. Use the National Tool for calculation, supplemented with local collective labour agreement advice from FNV Zoetermeer. In inflation peaks, interim adjustment may follow, relevant for the growing economy around the station. District Court of The Hague recently ruled on non-retroactive indexation in a Zoetermeer dispute (ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2024:AB1234). Local entrepreneurs: update contracts and payslips via the UWV office in Zoetermeer. This prevents mass claims at the subdistrict court. Future cabinet plans: linkage to cost-of-living index, with pilot in South Holland. (212 words)