By decision of 23 September 2021, the Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment has declared that the Collective agreement for the transport of professional goods becomes applicable for the remuneration of foreign transport companies’ drivers posted to the Netherlands. As a result, the minimum wage rates mentioned in the collective labour agreement apply to all foreign employers whose activities fall within the scope of the collective labour agreement.
Hourly minimum wage in the Netherlands as of 1 January 2022
Gross minimum wage applicable to all drivers carrying out cabotage or international transport operations in the Netherlands will reach the following rates starting 1st January 2022. Salary groups applying to international drivers are groups C, D and E, where the figure attached refers to the n. of years of experience in the job:

You can find below the list of positions under each of the group:
Class C consists of:
01.03 Confection driver, long-distance regular transport
01.04 Driver general cargo and parties, regional irregular transport
01.05 Dairy products driver, long-distance regular transport
01.06 Beverage transport driver, national irregular transport
01.07 Driver roll container transport, regional regular transport
01.08 Driver container transport, regional irregular transport (limited cross-border NL-BE)
01.09 Refrigerated and frozen transport driver, regional regular transport
01.10 Driver for paper transport, regional regular transport
Class D consists of:
01.11 Driver of refrigerated and frozen transport, national occasional transport
01.12 Driver/order, regional occasional transport
01.13 Driver container transport, international occasional transport
01.14 General cargo driver, consignments, bundles, international occasional transport
01.15 Driver (kitchen) furniture transport, national irregular transport
01.16 Ferry trailer transport driver, international occasional transport
01.17 Driver distribution of pallet goods, international irregular transport
01.18 Cheese/pallet goods driver, international occasional transport
Class E consists of:
01.19 Driver general cargo, consignments, machines, international occasional transport
01.20 Air freight truck driver, international occasional transport
01.21 Driver refrigerated/freezer transport, international occasional transport
01.22 Refrigerator/freezer transport driver, international occasional transport
01.23 Driver container transport, international occasional transport
01.24 Driver ADR tank container transport, international occasional transport
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