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Labour & Employment Group
Soo-Ja Schijf is Partner in the Labour and Employment practice group, where she heads the Employment team.
Soo-Ja has many years of experience in advising multinational companies on a wide range of employment and employee participation matters. Her expertise includes reorganisations, collective and individual dismissals, outsourcing, transfer of undertaking, negotiations with works councils and trade unions, and (cross-border) secondments.
She also advises regularly on (sensitive) matters, such as the appointment and termination of board directors, non-competition disputes, and the role of ESG in the employment relationship, for example in relation to diversity and inclusion.
Member of the Diversity and Equality Law Committee
Member of the Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA)
Member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)
Member of the Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht (VvA, Dutch Association for Employment Law)
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Soo-Ja Schijf has a broad international client base that includes major names from sectors as diverse as banking and medical technology. Her experience encompasses matters relating to non-compete clauses and instances of sexual harassment. She also offers skill working on TUPE matters, hybrid working arrangements and redundancies.
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Soo-Ja Schijf has partnered with us to navigate tricky employment issues for a number of years and has always provided high-level strategic advice.
Soo-Ja Schijf is a wonderful lawyer and a breath of fresh air. She is supportive, tenacious and commercial. You definitely want her in your corner.
Soo-Ja Schijf is lovely to work with and always keen to help clients.
She is very easily accessible and knowledgeable, and has a practical and very solution-oriented approach. She knows exactly what we are looking for.
Soo-Ja Schijf has partnered with us to navigate tricky employment issues for a number of years and has always provided high-level strategic advice.
Soo-Ja Schijf is a wonderful lawyer and a breath of fresh air. She is supportive, tenacious and commercial. You definitely want her in your corner.
Soo-Ja Schijf is lovely to work with and always keen to help clients.
She is very easily accessible and knowledgeable, and has a practical and very solution-oriented approach. She knows exactly what we are looking for.