Emmanuel Plasschaert

Practice Areas

Labor and Employment

Dispute Resolution

Corporate and Commercial

Litigation and Trial

Privacy and Cybersecurity

Professional Memberships

President of the Brussels Bar (2022–2024)

Member of the editorial board of Chroniques de droit social/Sociaalrechtelijke kronieken

Work Highlights

-Advised a well-known client from the e-commerce sector on its entry strategy into the Belgian market from an employment law perspective.

-Assisted several multinational groups in the restructuring of their Belgian businesses, including the transfer of undertakings, outsourcing of business, collective dismissals, and closure of business.

-Defended a major U.S. company in court regarding a social elections dispute.

-Advised a European airline company on a restructuring (progressive reduction of the number of employees in Brussels) and assisted the client with the transfer of an undertaking and the HR integration of the transferred workers.

-Advised a well-known client from the telecoms sector on a worldwide restructuring and related benefit alignment in Belgium.

-Defended a high-voltage transmission system operator before the Brussels Labor Court with respect to a claim filed by a former employee whose contract was terminated for cause.

-Assisted a company in the pharma/chemical industry with a sensitive matter in relation to the long-term absence of an employee due to burnout.

-Advised a client from the biotech sector on how best to expand its personnel base in line with its growth strategy.

-Defended a subsidiary of a U.S. multinational before the Brussels Labor Court in connection with a claim filed by the family of a former employee who was the victim of a work accident.

-Advised a major manufacturer of bathroom and sanitary ware in a multi-jurisdictional dispute in Belgium and the United Kingdom concerning noncompete obligations after termination of a professional relationship.

-Provided HR privacy advice, regarding data transfer issues, to U.S. multinationals.

-Advised and assisted a client from the construction sector following a fatal work accident at a plant.

-Represented a company from the fashion industry before the Brussels Labor Court in a dispute relating to the (re)qualification of a contract (sham self-employed discussion).

-Provided advice to several clients in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic workplace (e.g., on remote working).

-Provided day-to-day advice to several Belgian and multinational companies regarding a wide range of issues (drafting all types of employment and related agreements, termination issues, enforcing noncompete undertakings, introducing new work time schemes [including flexible work rosters], analyzing and proposing improvement of current car policy, assessing liability of the company/management in case of abuse of alcohol at the workplace).

Languages Spoken

French

Dutch

English

Italian