Problems due to staff shortages in the healthcare transport sector
The corona crisis has taken a heavy toll on the healthcare transport sector. One of the consequences of this was that staff (sometimes forced to) leave the sector, because many journeys were canceled for a longer period of time.…
Bertho Eckhardt chairman KNV in the coming years
Bertho Eckhardt was reappointed by the members as chairman of the trade association Royal Dutch Transport. After two terms, he still has a warm heart for the mobility industry. For his…
Social Fund Mobility will soon be watching digitally
KNV Taxi and Healthcare Transport, FNV Taxi and CNV Vakmensen have made agreements about the Taxi and Healthcare Transport Collective Labor Agreement and SFT Collective Labor Agreement that will apply from January 1, 2021. When everything goes on…
Half of carriers submit application for extended continuity contribution
Only half of the carriers have submitted an application for the extended continuity contribution. In 2020, Corona had a financial impact on taxi companies that transport patients to and from the hospital, for example...
New healthcare transport protocols taxi sector
Relaxations were also announced for healthcare transport last week. From September 25, 2021, the capacity of a healthcare transport vehicle may be fully used again. KNV Zorgtransport en Taxi…
Aftermath of the corona crisis causes problems in healthcare transport
The trade organization KNV is sounding the alarm and indicates that the aftermath of the corona crisis is causing a large number of unfilled vacancies in healthcare transport. The…
Cry for help for the preservation of tourist and conference infrastructure
“We understand that you will be considering how to proceed from the end of Q3 in the Council of Ministers on Friday. What we ask of you and your cabinet is understanding of our situation and, above all...
Date of application for final calculation of NOW support is approaching
The KNV is raising the alarm with its members to prevent employers from risking having to repay the support they have received. The deadline for the…
Discrimination and homophobia targets taxi company Uber
Kostas Kharlamov, as drag queen Sletlana is known in everyday life, was refused twice by a taxi in Amsterdam during the last Pride. The accusations of discrimination and homophobia…
Bus transport in the Netherlands happy with relaxation
From June 26, the time has come and the applicable guidelines in primary education will be relaxed. An important part of the relaxation is that groups are mixed again. This allows schools…
FNV Taxi is going for an hourly wage of 14 euros…
The Taxi Transport Collective Labor Agreement expires on December 31. Healthcare transport & taxi drivers want a minimum wage of 14 euros in their new collective labor agreement. To reinforce this demand,…
Busy schedule for KNV director Carlo Cahn
No farewell reception or shaking hands for Hubert Andela, because that is not possible due to the corona measures. Last week, Andela digitally said goodbye to…