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Booking.com Takes Amsterdam Works Council to Court Over Return-to-Office Rules

Booking.com has started legal proceedings against its Amsterdam works council over hybrid working arrangements and mandatory office attendance, putting a prominent Dutch corporate labor dispute before the district court.
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