Article 7:617 Dutch Civil Code, Book 7

Paragraph 1

Wages may not be fixed in any form other than:

1. money;

2. if that form of wages is customary or desirable because of the nature of the employer's business: things suitable for the personal use of the employee and his or her housemates, with the exception of alcoholic beverages and other stimulants harmful to health;

3. the use of a dwelling, as well as its lighting and heating;

4. services, facilities and work to be performed by or at the expense of the employer, including instruction, board and lodging;

5. securities, claims, other entitlements and documents evidencing them, and vouchers.

Paragraph 2

No higher value may be attributed to the things, services and facilities referred to in paragraph 1(b), (c) and (d) than that which corresponds to their actual value.