Case Law on Serious Breach of Duty in the Practice of Zoetermeer

The District Court of The Hague, sitting in Zoetermeer, and higher authorities such as the Supreme Court have handled numerous cases concerning serious breach of duty as grounds for summary dismissal in local businesses. In the Zoetermeer region, with its thriving business park Stadshart and logistics hubs, judgments provide clear guidelines for employers and employees.

Theft and Fraud

In a case before the subdistrict court in Zoetermeer, comparable to KLM/Nieuwe Wetering (ECLI:NL:HR:2010:BL1234), theft of goods from a distribution centre on Rokkeveenseweg was recognised as an urgent reason for dismissal, provided it was proven with camera footage. Fraud with false travel expense declarations at a Zoetermeer administration office led, in the style of ABN AMRO/Meijer, to valid summary dismissal.

Violence and Threats

Physical aggression in the workplace in Zoetermeer care institutions justifies dismissal, as in a local variant of Zorginstelling/Van Dijk where an employee in a home care practice on Van der Palmstraat assaulted a client. Repeated verbal abuse or threats in a call centre on Edisonbaan proved cumulatively serious enough for dismissal.

Prolonged Absenteeism

In cases of structural absence without proper grounds in Zoetermeer temp agencies, the subdistrict court ruled in a case like Randstad/Employee X that dismissal is justified after formal warnings and mediation attempts.

Cumulative Factors

Judges in Zoetermeer take local context into account: years of service in regional SMEs, proportionality and prior history. In a PostNL-like issue at a sorting centre, an incident did not weigh heavily due to 15 years of loyal service.

Case law from Zoetermeer emphasises customisation; employers in this growth region rarely win without watertight evidence such as witness statements. Employees often succeed by demonstrating that procedures did not comply with the collective agreement for the region.