Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht

What Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht does

Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht (VvA) is a Dutch non-profit professional association (vereniging) headquartered at Burgemeester Damsstraat 68, 5037 NS Tilburg, founded on 25 May 1946. It functions as a central meeting point for professionals engaged with Dutch labour law in its broadest sense — including individual and collective labour law, social security law, civil-servant law, and co-determination law. Members comprise lawyers, legal advisors, judges, academics, HR professionals, trade-union staff, and employer-association staff. The association operates a horizontal segmentation across personas rather than verticals.

Core activities consist of three product lines: (i) a core membership that delivers 3-4 quarterly in-person meetings per year in venues such as Bar Beton Utrecht, with hybrid online attendance and post-event networking borrels; (ii) a publications library hosting 287+ documents on labour law topics; and (iii) the VvA Jong sub-brand, launched around 2023-2024, dedicated to professionals and students up to age 35 at reduced subscription tiers. There is no proprietary technology stack; the offering is community, content, and events delivered through a website (verenigingvoorarbeidsrecht.nl) and membership portal (vva.banster.nl).

Revenue is generated exclusively through recurring annual membership subscriptions: €55.01 per calendar year for regular members, €15 per year for students (HBO and university), and €15 in the first year rising to €45 thereafter for VvA Jong members. Auto-renewal applies absent cancellation. The association holds no subsidiaries, has no parent company or external ownership, and receives administrative support from Mr. in Opleidingen. It participates in the LabourLaw United (LLU) umbrella alongside VAAN and VJAA, granting members access to joint events. Governance is handled by a volunteer board chaired since 5 March 2026 by Prof. mr. dr. Yvonne Erkens.

Name

Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht

Legal name

Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht

Website

https://verenigingvoorarbeidsrecht.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht is a Dutch non-profit professional association founded in 1946 that serves labour law professionals across legal practice, judiciary, academia, and HR. It delivers quarterly meetings, a 287+ document publications library, and the VvA Jong youth division, funded by annual membership subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services (Labour Law)

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (813920), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Labour law events
• Membership networking
• Legal publications library
• Professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Tilburg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The primary revenue stream consists of annual membership fees. Regular membership costs €55.01 per calendar year (including VAT), with discounted rates for young professionals (€15 first year, then €45 annually) and students (€15 per year including VAT). Membership provides access to all association events, publications library, and participation in working groups.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht operates a paid professional membership association for Dutch labour law practitioners, delivering quarterly in-person and online meetings, access to a publications library of 287+ legal documents, and the VvA Jong youth network for professionals and students up to 35. Members also gain access to joint LabourLaw United (LLU) events covering individual and collective labour law, social security law, civil servant law, and co-determination law.

Product overview

Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht is a professional membership association for Dutch labor law professionals, not a technology product company. The organization offers membership services with three main components: the core VvA membership providing quarterly meetings and networking, the VvA Jong sub-brand for young professionals under 35, and a publications library containing presentations, articles, and books on labor law topics. Additionally, the association organizes working groups for special projects such as the 80th anniversary lustrum publication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VvA Jong: A division of the Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht specifically for young professionals and students up to age 35 who are active in labor law. Provides networking opportunities, knowledge sharing, and specialized meetings.

Products and services

• VvA (Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht) Membership Annual professional membership for Dutch labour law professionals, including lawyers, judges, academics, HR specialists, and trade union jurists, granting access to quarterly in-person and online meetings, the publications library, working groups, and LabourLaw United joint events.
• VvA Jong Membership Discounted annual membership for young professionals and students up to age 35 active in Dutch labour law, including access to VvA Jong meetings, regular VvA meetings, networking, and knowledge development activities.
• Publications Library

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LabourLaw United (LLU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLabourLaw United is an overarching collaborative umbrella organization comprising three labour law associations: VAAN (Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht Advocaten Nederland), VvA (Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht), and VJAA (Vereniging voor Jonge Arbeidsrecht Advocaten). LLU regularly organizes large-scale joint meetings and events. VvA members gain access to LLU activities through their membership.
• Mr. in OpleidingenminorOthersMr. in Opleidingen provides support to the VvA organization, as indicated by their logo appearing on the VvA website as a supporting organization.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• International Bar Association (IBA): Global legal professional association. Overlapping role as a multi-segment convening body for lawyers, though at international scale and with broader subject coverage than VvA.
• Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten (NOvA): The Dutch national bar association. Much broader and larger incumbent covering all legal practice areas; VvA operates as a specialty complement rather than a competitor within the same niche.

Regional players

• European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA): European association for employment lawyers. Comparable in subject focus (labour/employment law) and association-based membership model, but operating at a wider European geography rather than Dutch-only.
• The Law Society (England and Wales): Professional body for solicitors in England and Wales. Comparable membership-association model for legal professionals, but operates in a different jurisdiction with broader regulatory responsibilities than VvA.

Direct peers

• Koninklijke Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten - Jonge Balie: Dutch association for young advocates at local bars. Comparable structural role as a sub-community for early-career lawyers, paralleling the function of VvA Jong within the broader Dutch legal profession.
• Vereniging Arbeidsrecht Advocaten Nederland (VAAN): Dutch association for labour law attorneys. Direct peer to VvA under the LabourLaw United umbrella, serving a closely overlapping professional audience with a more litigation/advocacy focus.
• Vereniging voor Jonge Arbeidsrecht Advocaten (VJAA): Dutch association for young labour law advocates (under ~35). Direct peer and LLU sibling, structurally similar to VvA Jong but explicitly for practicing advocates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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