Dutch railway boss forced to quit may get bonus after all

Conductor getting in a train ready to start in The Hague, the NetherlandsFormer Dutch railway boss Timo Huges, who was forced out after giving an ‘incorrect and incomplete’ statement about his role in a tender process, may be given a bonus after all, the Telegraaf says on Friday.

Huges left the company after it emerged he had lied about his involvement in passing on confidential information to an NS subsidiary during the tender process in Limburg.

At the time, NS said Huges, who had worked for the state-owned railway company since October 2013, would not be given a golden handshake.

However, the Telegraaf says the NS supervisory board is now considering a pay-out of up to €86,000 because the company met its targets on punctuality and passenger satisfaction last year.

Under the terms of his contract, Huges is entitled to a bonus of 20% of his salary.

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