Fired? Discover your rights!

Questioner

I was dismissed by mutual consent. because the company is in sharp decline. Unfortunately I signed this, actually under pressure my colleague and I think. One moment dismissal and the next moment an agreement under your nose. This is the first time I got fired and I actually had no idea how or what. Can we still do something about this? And can it be like this? because we now also read about a severance payment... And that it should have been arranged through the court or UWV.. hope you can help me...

Lawyer

I think you have a good chance of doing something about it. According to case law, an employer must convince himself that: • You understand that your consent to the termination of the employment contract is requested. •you understand the consequences of the termination of the employment contract. •you understand that you are not obligated to cooperate with such termination. I doubt whether these conditions, and in particular the condition that you understand the consequences of the termination of the employment contract, have been met. The question is when you signed. If it wasn't that long ago, I would definitely take further action. I would like to assist you further. In this way, we can also exchange some more information that is important for a good assessment.