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.

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Barbara kloppert

Barbara Kloppert

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Stefan sagel

Stefan Sagel

Partner

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Recent Matters

G Square agrees on the sale of the Duomed Group to Palex Medical

De Brauw advised G Square on the contemplated sale of its portfolio company, the Duomed Group to Palex Medical through execution of a put option agreement. The Duomed Group is a dynamic organization with a well-established reputation and is active in consultancy, sales, integration, training and technical support of medical technology and devices for hospitals and medical practices. The Duomed Group is active in Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, the UK, Serbia and Slovenia. The envisaged transaction would form a truly pan-European platform, providing medical technology equipment and solutions across Northern, Western, and Southern Europe

De Brauw assists Aquiline on its sale of Quintes

De Brauw is advising Aquiline Capital Partners on the sale of its stake in Quintes, one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the Netherlands, together with the other shareholders being Gijsbert van de Nieuwegiessen (founder) and key management, to Brown & Brown, Inc.

De Brauw advises Parcom on its acquisition of RECO

De Brauw advised Parcom on its acquisition of RECO, a company specializing in rental equipment for the construction, infrastructure, and industrial sectors.

“'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

Chambers Europe, 2021

Insights

14 November 2024

14 November is Equal Pay Day - some progress on pay transparency

Equal Pay Day marks the symbolic day in the year when women effectively "stop earning", compared to men, due to the gender pay gap in Europe. In recent years, the EU has intensified its focus on addressing pay inequality with a series of legislative initiatives that enhance pay transparency and gender-related reporting obligations. The EU Pay Transparency Directive and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) both set out the detailed information that companies must provide on the gender pay gap in their management reports. Equal Pay Day serves as a timely reminder of recent advancements in pay transparency legislation that impact compliance requirements, corporate governance and employee relations.

Dutch government seeks to clarify criteria for assessing employment relations, in new bill

On 3 July 2024, the Dutch government published the Bill Clarifying Assessment of Employment Relations and Legal Presumption (Wet verduidelijking beoordeling arbeidsrelaties en rechtsvermoeden (VBAR)) as amended after an internet consultation. The bill introduces two additions to current legislation: (i) clarification of "relationship of authority", which is one of the defining elements of an employment agreement; and (ii) a legal presumption that an employment agreement exists, when working at an hourly rate of EUR 33 or less.

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

On 12 July 2024, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that is important to the employment law and M&A practice in the Netherlands. The case concerns the question of whether a "dynamic incorporation clause" in an employment agreement passes automatically to the new owner after a transfer of undertaking (TUPE) within the meaning of article 7:662 Dutch Civil Code. A dynamic incorporation clause is a clause that provides that not only the collective bargaining agreement in force at the start of the employment but also later versions of that collective agreement, will apply to the employment agreement. We previously reported on the case in this article.

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Barbara kloppert

Barbara Kloppert

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Stefan sagel

Stefan Sagel

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Mirjam kerkhof

Mirjam Kerkhof

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Rick vantwout

Rick van 't Wout

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