About NVJ
The Nederlandse Vereniging van Journalisten (NVJ) is a Dutch professional association and trade union for journalists and media workers. Founded in 1884, it represents employees, freelancers and other media professionals, negotiates collective agreements and advocates fair rates and working conditions.
Summary written with AI from public sources, checked 9 Nov 2026. Sources: nvj.nl, en.wikipedia.org, linkedin.com
What they publish
Dutch presumption-of-employment hourly threshold, 2026 · Statutory minimumIn force · 2Dutch publishing collective agreement, daily newspaper journalists salary scales 2025-2027 · Collective agreementIn force1 Oct 2025 · 5NVJ freelance rate calculator (current) · Rate calculatorIn force · 0NVJ labour market monitor 2025: freelance earnings per billable hour and junior staff pay · SurveyIn force · 5Dutch photojournalists' strike over falling photo rates, Jan 2019 · Union demandIn talks · 3
Their latest figures
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6 3.489,48 5.282,85DocumentDutch publishing collective agreement, daily newspaper journalists salary scales 2025-2027 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
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3 2.790,99 3.552,02DocumentDutch publishing collective agreement, daily newspaper journalists salary scales 2025-2027 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
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8 5.115,64 7.060,20DocumentDutch publishing collective agreement, daily newspaper journalists salary scales 2025-2027 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
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Het rechtsvermoedentarief bedroeg op 1 januari 2026 €38 per uur.DocumentDutch presumption-of-employment hourly threshold, 2026 · Statutory minimum StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
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Journalisten met minder dan vijf jaar werkervaring – juniors – verdienden begin 2025 per maand gemiddeld 3400 euro brutoDocumentNVJ labour market monitor 2025: freelance earnings per billable hour and junior staff pay · Survey StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2025
Its federation
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