Jan Hofkens

Jan is a partner in the Employment, Pensions & Benefits practice.

Jan has a particular focus on company restructurings and negotiation with Trade Unions, negotiating severance packages, drafting HR policies, internal investigations and employee fraud & Employment Tribunal litigation.

Jan’s clients include both companies and individual executives. His wide experience ranges from the management of mass lay-offs and negotiating social plans through to the harmonization of employment conditions. When advising on severance arrangements, he also gives guidance on the tax structuring of termination activities. He has a large employment tribunal caseload.

He is regularly consulted in cases of employee fraud, privacy issues related to internal investigations, whistle blowing and dismissal for cause. For this reason, he is a Registered Forensic Auditor at the Belgian Institute for Forensic Auditors (IFA).

Jan Hofkens is an active member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA) and the International Bar Association (IBA).