Signing a termination contract?

Questioner

UWV has given my employer permission to dismiss me within the 2 year contract because my employer claimed that they have economic problems, but this is not true. They were eventually able to convince UWV that I should be dismissed even though I know that they are lying about everything. UWV has told them that if they need someone for my position within 26 weeks after the dismissal they must consider hiring me again otherwise I have the right to ask for my compensation or ask the court to overturn the dismissal. UWV made this decision on February 8, 2024 and my employer sent me a dismissal letter to sign on February 29, 2024 but on February 28, 2024 I saw an internal email of open vacancies in the company and my position was also advertised. Do I still have to sign the dismissal letter that my employer sent me after I saw that they ignored the UWV rules by advertising my positions after only 3 weeks of the UWV dismissal decision? What should I do? I have the termination contract they sent me but I haven't signed it yet.

Lawyer

If your employer has obtained a dismissal permit from the UWV, he can terminate the employment contract without you having to sign for it. The dismissal procedure via the UWV is as follows: Your employer submits a dismissal request to the UWV. The UWV will send you a copy of the request. You will then have 2 weeks to defend yourself against the request. The UWV may then decide to hold a second round in which the employer can respond to the defense and the employee can then respond to the employer's response. The UWV will then make a decision. Does the UWV give permission for dismissal? Then the employer receives a dismissal permit and has 4 weeks to do so. If he does not do this, the dismissal permit expires. If you do not agree with the dismissal, you can ask the subdistrict court to reinstate the employment contract or request compensation within 2 months after the end of the employment contract. If you decide to turn to the subdistrict court, it is important that you can demonstrate that your employer is not struggling with business economic problems. Try to collect as much evidence as possible.