Employment

We work for private sector employers (profit and non-profit), public sector employers, public authorities and institutions, and (groups of) private individuals.

The experience of our team and the nature of our client base ensure that our attorneys truly have their finger on the pulse and are thoroughly familiar with market practices and state-of-the-art solutions.

We see employment law not as an isolated discipline but as a full part of business law: for complex matters, our cross-team collaboration provides clients with multidisciplinary assistance with direct added value. Some key examples here are criminal issues in the context of employment and social inspections, intellectual property matters arising within the employment relationship, or on GDPR and privacy on the work floor and whistleblowing schemes. We have gained particular expertise in employment matters for public sector personnel, which are handled in close collaboration with the Public & administrative law team, making Eubelius a unique resource in this field. In employment matters such as remuneration, benefits and pensions (handled by our Pensions team), we often call upon the specialist skills of our Tax team, Corporate and M&A team and Banking & finance team.

We stand for a practical and pragmatic approach, underpinned by a clear and precise analysis of all the relevant legal issues. We have built up broad experience in court proceedings before the labour tribunals and courts and other courts, including representing clients before the Constitutional Court, the Council of State and other administrative courts.

Some of our references

• Drafting tailor-made individual employment agreements and collective labour agreements, work regulations and company policies for various companies.
• Advising international companies on employing personnel in Belgium.
• Assisting various companies in the entire process of multiple or collective dismissal, closure of business, mergers and acquisitions, and transfer of undertaking.
• Assisting employers in structuring their staffing, including external staffing and flexible staffing, such as co-sourcing.
• Assisting (public) employers and individuals in dismissals and negotiations, settlements and litigation before labour courts.
• Assisting companies, individuals and public institutions in negotiations, settlements and litigation in the field of equal treatment of workers and non-discrimination, well-being at work and harassment.
• Assisting and advising companies in preparing and organising social elections, establishing (European) social representative bodies and organising (European) social dialogue.
• Assisting and representing employers with regard to social inspections.
• Assisting employers in the public and private sectors in connection with whistleblowing schemes.
• Advising various public entities and authorities on employment, social security matters and fundamental social rights, and representing them in legal proceedings, including before the European Courts, the Constitutional Court and the Council of State.
• Assisting the Belgian Federal and Regional Governments in drafting legislation (labour law, social security law and public sector restructurings).