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.


Recent Matters

24 February 2025

Just Eat Takeaway.com and Prosus agree on recommended EUR 4.1bn all-cash offer for the shares in Just Eat Takeaway.com

Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V., one of the world’s leading on-demand delivery companies, and Prosus, the global technology company, have reached conditional agreement on an envisaged recommended public offer by Prosus for all issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Just Eat Takeaway.com of EUR 20.30 (cum dividend) in cash per share. The offer values a 100% of the shares at approximately EUR 4.1 bn and is unanimously recommended by Just Eat Takeaway.com’s management board and supervisory board.
6 February 2025

De Brauw advises Bolton on acquisition of Repair Care

De Brauw advised Bolton, an Italian family-owned fast-moving consumer goods company, on the acquisition of Repair Care, a Dutch company specialising in sustainable (bio)wood repair and maintenance solutions.
23 January 2025

De Brauw advises Pontegadea on acquisition of minority stake in Q-Park

De Brauw is advising Pontegadea, the investment vehicle of Inditex founder Amancio Ortega and focused on a wide range of sectors as real estate, energy, infrastructure or retail, on the acquisition of a 20% stake in Q-Park from its existing majority shareholder KKR. Q-Park is a leading European parking infrastructure owner and operator, with a large and diversified portfolio of approximately 4,400 owned, leased and managed parking facilities in The Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark. Q-Park focuses on off-street, strategic prime locations and works together with municipalities and landlords to implement sustainable urban mobility plans, leveraging its industry-leading digital capabilities, strategic growth framework and its sizeable and rapidly expanding EV charging offering.

'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

27 March 2025

Collective bargaining agreement for Dutch MBO sector violates gender equality

On 21 February 2025, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled on the right to equal treatment of men and women in response to preliminary questions. The case revolved around the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for the secondary vocational education (MBO) sector, which entitles employees to 30 vacation days as well as approximately 30 "other leave days". According to the CBA, employees are not required to work on these "other leave days", which are not classified as vacation days and include, for example, days falling within school holiday periods. The CBA stipulates that employees do not receive compensation when these "other leave days" coincide with maternity leave. The Supreme Court was asked to decide if this provision discriminates against women.
10 March 2025

CJEU ruling in ONB case may have far-reaching impact on Dutch employers' copyrights

On 6 March 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a ruling in a case involving the Belgian State and the Orchestre national de Belgique (ONB). The ruling addresses the permissibility of a compulsory transfer of neighbouring rights, and the interpretation of several articles of EU directives on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market. The ruling potentially impacts copyrights of employers in the Netherlands.
28 February 2025

Uber case: "external entrepreneurship" is fully relevant when defining a working relationship

On 21 February 2025, in a long-awaited ruling in preliminary proceedings, the Dutch Supreme Court delivered answers to the ongoing issue of how to assess the employment status of workers (in this case, Uber drivers). In its ruling, the Supreme Court confirmed once more that no hierarchy exists among the factors relevant in determining if a legal relationship qualifies as an employment agreement existing under article 7:610 Dutch Civil Code. These factors are set out in the Deliveroo ruling.

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