Employment Law Glossary
Explanation of commonly used employment law terms
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4 termsSchadebeperkingsplicht
Duty to mitigate damage
The victim's duty to take reasonable measures to keep their damage as limited as possible, even though another is liable for causing it.
Schadevergoeding
Compensation for damages
Compensation for damages is the financial compensation an injured party receives from the liable party for harm suffered through injury or death.
Shockschade
Shock damage (shockschade)
Shock damage is the harm someone suffers from witnessing or being confronted with a serious accident involving a loved one, resulting in a recognised psychiatric injury.
Smartengeld
damages for pain and suffering (smartengeld)
Compensation for non-pecuniary damage — pain, grief and loss of enjoyment of life — in cases of injury.
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