ZSP has been receiving information about abuses made by Stuwadoorsbedrijf van Rooij B.V. According to the Court Registry, the Polish branch of the firm in Gliwice is being liquidated, but it is still working, recruiting people to go to work in Holland (using a portal with another name, Want 2 Work.nl).

Besides the traditional problems of temporary work agencies, like not paying all benefits or making people work unpaid overtime, the intermediary is trying to get workers to sign documents that are not in their favour.

For example, one woman there worked for 5 months. She was supposed to have a 6-month contract. The agency then gave her a letter to sign which claimed that she quit the job, which would mean she'd have no right to unemployment benefits in Holland.

Of course it is the agency's problem to find work for this woman. She has a six month contract, but the agency tries to force her to sign that she quit. Furthermore, they threaten that if she doesn't sign, she can always be fired for disciplinary reasons.

ZSP warns all workers that they should NEVER sign such statements in such situations. An employer cannot coerce you to do that. By doing so, you can lose your benefits and the right to sue for money owed to you by the agency, for example, for the sixth month of work which the company did not give.

ZSP warns against this agency and its branch in Poland and will take action against abuse we learn of!