Employment Law
Advice for employers and senior executives on contracts, restructuring, dismissal, works councils and cross-border employment.
Employment law differs sharply from one member state to the next, and the differences are expensive. A dismissal that is routine in the Netherlands can be unlawful in Belgium; a notice period that seems generous in Italy may be the statutory minimum. We advise employers on getting these decisions right the first time, and senior executives on negotiating departures and incoming terms.
What this area covers
- Employment and management contracts, including non-compete and confidentiality terms
- Individual dismissal, settlement negotiation and termination documentation
- Collective redundancies, the Renault procedure and works council information and consultation
- Transfers of undertakings (TUPE-equivalent) on business sales and outsourcing
- Remote and cross-border working, posting of workers and A1 certificates
- Discrimination, harassment complaints and internal investigations
Situations clients bring us
You need to dismiss someone
We advise on grounds, notice or indemnity, the documentation required, and the realistic exposure if the dismissal is challenged. Where a negotiated exit is preferable, we draft the settlement and handle the discussion with the employee's own lawyer.
You are restructuring across several countries
Sequencing matters. Consultation obligations, notification to public authorities and announcement timing differ by jurisdiction, and a premature announcement in one country can invalidate the process in another. We build the timetable and run it with you.
An employee wants to work from another member state
Remote working across a border raises social security, tax, employment law and permanent establishment questions at once. We give a clear answer on whether it can be done and what needs to change in the contract.
How we work
- Practical, decision-ready advice: what you can do, what it will likely cost, and what we recommend.
- Fixed fees for standard work such as contract templates, settlement agreements and handbook reviews.
- Dutch, Belgian, Luxembourg and Italian employment law handled by qualified lawyers in each jurisdiction.
The European dimension
Where cross-border practice makes the difference
The Posted Workers Directive, the Rome I Regulation and the EU social security coordination rules determine which country's law and which social security system apply to a working relationship — and they do not always point in the same direction. We advise groups operating in several member states on structures that survive an inspection.
Questions about employment law
Talk to a lawyer about employment law
An initial consultation of up to forty-five minutes is charged at a fixed fee of €150 excluding VAT, and waived where we go on to act for you on the same matter.