About

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Employment law in Belgium is extremely technical and complicated. ALTIUS’ employment team helps our clients navigate through these complex labour and employment laws, offering integrated solutions for a wide range of day-to-day employment-related concerns, as well as for transactional and restructuring work.

We deliver a "one stop" service to clients who require advice and assistance with their complex employment law arrangements; the ALTIUS Employment Team is able to directly tap into the specialist expertise of other highly regarded teams at ALTIUS (such as Corporate/M&A, IP, Data Protection, Commercial law) since modern employment advice calls for a multi-disciplinary approach; equally, we have a competitive advantage over other employment teams in full-service law firms resulting from a close working relationship with the Benefits & Compensation team of Tiberghien, the largest specialist tax law firm in Belgium, with whom we form an alliance; a combined employment and tax law approach is nowadays an absolute must when tackling sophisticated legal matters.

The size of the team permits specialisation in certain areas (e.g. cross-border employment situations; workforce restructuring; cross border mergers; judicial composition proceedings; collective bargaining, etc.), sound knowledge management and a strong sector-focus (see below). Moreover, our multi-lingual team has highly-regarded litigation expertise that is often called upon for critical, landmark cases.

Chambers Review

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Employment - Belgium

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

ALTIUS has a broad employment law practice, advising employers on both collective dismissals and contentious individual terminations. The law firm is active on a number of contentious matters, including harassment cases, as well as social security and payroll disputes. On the non-contentious side, the team advises clients on contract negotiations and bonus scheme agreements. ALTIUS has a number of clients from the sports sector, representing both individuals and clubs, as well as corporates operating in the technology, automotive and consumer goods industries.

Work Highlights

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  • ALTIUS assisted TI Fluid Systems with working time arrangements and dismissals following the closure of a division, including advice on dismissal protections.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Philippe De Wulf
3
Philippe De Wulf
Head of Employment
3
Band 3
Philippe De Wulf is particularly active in contentious employment law matters, representing clients in social security disputes, payroll litigation and harassment cases, as well as advising on reorganisations and collective dismissals.

Philippe De Wulf stands out amongst his peers due to his technical mastery, drive, commitment and extremely pleasant personality.

He inspires total confidence and delivers results above what is demanded or expected.

Sven Demeulemeester
5
Sven Demeulemeester
5
Band 5
Sven Demeulemeester handles both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. He represents clients in individual termination cases as well as advising on contractual agreements and bonus schemes. Many of his clients hail from the sports sector.

Sven Demeulemeester clearly understands our business and gives no-nonsense, hands-on advice that is immediately usable within our industry.

Sven Demeulemeester excels in all areas. His accessibility and expertise are downright impressive.

Emma Van Caenegem
U
Emma Van Caenegem
U
Up and Coming

Emma Van Caenegem offers clients significant experience in both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, such as individual and collective dismissals, compensation packages and social elections.

Emma Van Caenegem is an exceptional lawyer who possesses comprehensive knowledge of employment law and strong litigation expertise.

Emma Van Caenegem is very available, knows Belgian law really well and has good communication skills.

Emma Van Caenegem is exceptionally reliable, responsive and a great communicator.

Emma Van Caenegem makes time for discussions and for considering different legal viewpoints.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Belgium

Employment

Philippe De Wulf
3
Philippe De Wulf
Head of Employment
3
Band 3
Sven Demeulemeester
5
Sven Demeulemeester
5
Band 5
Emma Van Caenegem
U
Emma Van Caenegem
U
Up and Coming

Members

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Emma Van Caenegem

Esther Soetens

Philippe De Wulf

Philippe De Wulf

Head of Department

Clients

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AXA Assistance Benelux

American Airlines

C&A

CIGNA

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Firmenich

Geberit

IBM

Marriott

Mars

Oracle

Siemens

TI Automotive

Westcon

Wittenstein

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