Common use of Employee’s Death Clause in Contracts

Employee’s Death. ▪ In the event of the employee's death, the employer pays a one-off death benefit to the employee’s surviving relatives to be divided among them. By way of derogation from Article 7:674 of the Dutch Civil Code, this benefit will be equal to the fixed agreed wage or salary of the employee for the period from the day of death to the end of that month and the two months thereafter. ▪ Accidental death: see clause 7.6 ▪ Construction site employee: if the construction site employee dies while commuting or while at work, the employer pays for the transportation of the remains to the place of residence. Exceptions: this does not apply if the place of residence is outside the Netherlands or if the costs are reimbursed under a statutory regulation.