According to the latest report carried out on behalf of the municipality of Amsterdam, 55% of city workers have experienced bullying, humiliation and/or exclusion over the past 12 months. “At the same time, managers bear a responsibility in this regard to bring about change,” wrote deputy major Hester van Buren in a letter to city council members earlier this week, …
The City of Amsterdam will take a stronger stance to demand that the number of flight movements at Schiphol Airport fall from 500,000 to 440,000 per year. With right-wing political parties currently wrangling in The Hague to see if they can agree on enough policy initiatives to form a new national coalition government, Van Buren said the capital will no …
Amsterdam is significantly increasing taxes on tourists and cruise ship passengers to raise money in its budget for more shelter places, poverty reduction measures, and healthcare organizations, among other things. The tourist tax rate is increasing from 7 percent over the room charge and 3 euros per person per night to a flat 12.5 percent over the room fee. Cruise …
Amsterdam attracted almost €200 million more than it spent last year, partly due to the tourism recovery in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the city’s 2022 accounts. Some €18 million of the unexpected surplus was down to tourist taxes, which generated nearly €140 million for the city’s coffers. In addition, some cash was left over because the …
Municipal officials in Amsterdam will go on strike for one week starting on Monday. The trade unions announced the Amsterdam strike during their national day of action in Utrecht, demonstrating for a better collective bargaining agreement. The civil servant strike is expected to cause a great deal of inconvenience for people in the city, said Hester van Buren, the alderman …