Employment & Employee Benefits

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EMPLOYMENT LAW EXPERTISE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL

Handling complex and multi-disciplinary employment matters, with market-leading experience in proceedings brought before the Supreme Court

We advise on the employment law and co-determination aspects of national and international mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and outsourcings, as well as individual and collective dismissals. Our expertise focuses on advising large companies on the appointment and dismissal of higher management, remuneration schemes, reorganisations, collective labour agreements (CAOs), pensions law, national and European co-determination and industrial actions (strikes). Our lawyers deal with all aspects of employment litigation, and have an unequalled position in Supreme Court litigation.

As employment law is ever evolving, we ensure that our lawyers are fully abreast of current developments and market practices. Our lawyers are actively involved in the academic and judicial development of employment law, as speakers, university lecturers or members of the judiciary, and also publish regularly on various employment law issues.

We offer our clients specialist legal knowledge in multidisciplinary matters, in close cooperation with our regulatory, tax and corporate expertise groups.


'Very pleasant to work with' - the firm's diligence is a source of praise among clients, one underlining its 'well thought through and comprehensive advice'.

Chambers Europe, 2021

Insights

7 March 2024

Employer beware: bill on modernisation of non-competition clauses is here

The Bill on Modernisation of the Non-competition clause (the Bill) was published for internet consultation on 4 March 2024. The Bill is intended to prevent the including of non-competition clauses as a standard clause in employment agreements, which is currently the custom for many employers. According to the legislature, this has led to an unjustified restriction of the labour mobility of employees and has negatively affected the labour market. The explanatory memorandum accompanying the Bill elaborates on the newly proposed measures and what these mean for employers and employees alike in terms of how long a non-competition clause can remain in effect; the geographical range possible; timely notification for the employee; and compensation amounting to 50% of the employee's monthly salary for an employer invoking the clause, per month that the clause is invoked.
27 February 2024

Dutch AG: dynamic incorporation clause passes to new owner after transfer of undertaking

In a case pending before the Dutch Supreme Court, Advocate General Hartlief has issued an important opinion on what happens to dynamic incorporation clauses in employment agreements in the case of a transfer of undertaking (TUPE). The European Court of Justice previously ruled that these clauses pass to the transferee, subject to certain strict conditions.
5 December 2023

Deliveroo to apply mandatory collective bargaining agreement and pay pension contributions

The Dutch Supreme Court recently delivered two significant rulings on the employment law obligations of Deliveroo. These rulings follow the 24 March 2023 judgment, where it ruled that Deliveroo riders qualify as employees under Dutch law.