Ruben Houweling appointed as crown member SER
On Friday 17 June 2022, the Council of Ministers has approved the appointment of Ruben Houweling, Professor of Labour Law at Erasmus School of Law, as new crown member of the Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER). Crown members are independent experts. Besides these independent experts the SER embodies employers' representatives and union representatives. The SER is the main body to submit solicited (and unsolicited) advice to the Dutch government and the parliament on national and international social and economic policy. Harriėt Schelhaas, Dean of Erasmus School of Law, is very pleased with the appointment: 'With his expertise, Ruben Houweling is the ideal crown member. He has a broad interest and a large substantive knowledge of labour law. Ruben has the ability to connect theory with practice and social developments.


