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Terminating an employment agreement - Navigating through the Belgian and Dutch legal landscape

Webinar

Employment & Employee Participation

8 May 2025, 09:00 - 10:30

Location: 
Online
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Are you an HR professional overseeing operations across various countries? Understanding and addressing local employment regulations on terminating employment agreements is key to reduce employee disputes and litigation What may be standard practice in the Netherlands could differ significantly in Belgium, and vice versa.

Program

Join us for a webinar where Jaouad Seghrouchni (Senior Associate at De Clercq Attorneys Notary) and Emma Van Caenegem (Partner at ALTIUS) will provide valuable insights into navigating the Belgian and Dutch legal landscape. They will guide you through standard practices, common pitfalls and recent trends.

During the webinar, they will address questions including:

  • What options are available when terminating an employment agreement  under Belgian and Dutch employment law? 
  • What are the pros and cons of each termination  option? 
  • What are the costs involved? 
  • Does a dismissal motivation apply?
  • Should I obtain prior approval from an administration or a court before terminating an employment agreement?
  • What is a “vaststellingsovereenkomst” under Dutch law? Is there a difference with a settlement (“dading”/ “transaction”) under Belgian law? 
  • How dealing with the  termination of an employment agreement of an employee working in Belgium and in the Netherlands? 

Why attending this webinar?

This webinar offers essential insights for HR professionals dealing with different jurisdictions, such as Belgian and Dutch legislation. Don't miss this opportunity to gain practical views into individual dismissal termination of an employment agreement  processes in the Netherlands and Belgium! 

Note

We will not discuss in detail the termination of an employment agreement of sick employees as we will tackle this topic in our next webinar, where we will also elaborate on re-integration tracks of long-term sick employees.

When

Thursday May 8th, 2025, from 9 am until 10.30 am.

Where

This is a free online event.

The link to participate in the webinar will be sent to registered participants a few days in advance.

Information

This event is free of charge. For more information, please contact ALTIUS Marketing on +32 2 426 14 14 or events@altius.com / De Clercq Attorneys Notary on +31 (0)71 – 581 53 00 or marketing@declercq.com.

Please do not hesitate to forward this invitation to colleagues who might also be interested in this topic or provide us with their contact details.

Registration