Evelien Jamaels

Practice Areas

Labor and Employment

Global Mobility and Cross Border Personnel Engagement

Dispute Resolution

Litigation and Trial

Professional Memberships

Social Law Department of Free University of Brussels

Languages Spoken

Dutch

English

French

Work Highlights

-Assisted several multinational companies in the restructuring of their Belgian businesses, including transfers of undertakings, business outsourcing, collective dismissals, and closures of undertakings.

-Advised a client in the retail sector on a restructuring and assisted the client with the transfer of an undertaking and the HR integration of the transferred workers (including benefit alignment).

-Advised a client in the pharma industry regarding the termination of employment of a protected worker in the context of sexual harassment.

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

-Defended a software company before the Brussels Labour Court with respect to a claim filed by a former employee whose contract was terminated for cause.

-Defended a company before the Brussels Labour Court with respect to a claim filed by a former employee for alleged discrimination.

-Assisted a company in the pharma/chemical industry with a sensitive matter in relation to a long-term absent employee (burnout).

-Advised clients on social elections.

-Assisted clients in the fashion, retail, and construction industries on the occasion of social inspection visits.

-Handled single and work permit applications for clients’ non-European Economic Area employees (advice regarding the type of single or work permit to be applied for, preparation of applications in collaboration with the employees, filing of the applications with the competent authorities on behalf of the clients, advising on employees’ visa applications and/or residency permit applications).

-Applied for professional cards on behalf of self-employed persons (non-EEA citizens).

-Provided a client in the technology industry with cross-border advice on equal pay.

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

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

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

-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, enforcement of noncompete undertakings, introduction of new work time schemes).

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

-Advised clients in the telecom and nonprofit sectors regarding compliance with whistleblowing legislation.