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Jaouad Seghrouchni

Jaouad Seghrouchni

Senior Associate | Attorney at law

Employment & Employee Participation

Jaouad has considerable experience in the field of employment law and advises large national and international companies on a variety of employment law matters, such as collective and individual dismissals, reorganisations, mergers, terms and conditions of employment, and disability. He is an expert in the field of flexible work, the implications of hiring freelancers, and pseudo self-employment. Jaouad regularly publishes on these topics.

Jaouad is an astute attorney with strong analytical skills. He combines his legal expertise and experience with a positive energy, is creative in devising practical solutions, and is quick to respond. His energy, approachability and sincere interest in others have enabled him to build valuable long-term client relationships (including internationally) and satisfactorily resolve issues for clients.

Education

Jaouad studied law at Leiden University and completed his Master’s degree in Civil Law in 2014, after which he successfully completed the LL.M. Public International Law (cum laude) in 2015 at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. In 2023, he successfully completed the Grotius Employment Law specialisation course (cum laude).

Career

Jaouad has been an attorney since September 2015, and started his career in employment law at Loyens & Loeff. He joined De Clercq in September 2021.

Jaouad's daily practice

Jaouad advises and litigates for large national and international companies on employment law matters, including collective and individual dismissal, reorganisations, mergers, transfers of undertaking, terms and conditions of employment, and disability. He specialises in the field of flexible and cross-border employment, and regularly collaborates with foreign lawyers if the case requires this. Sharing knowledge is an important part of his practice, and he does this by exploring legal issues in depth for academic journals and lecturing at educational institutions and for various national and international networks.

Selected cases

Guidance in a European restructuring case

Providing advice and guidance for a European restructuring case resulting in reorganisation in several European countries. This involved collaborating with a number of European lawyers.

Setting up remote working

Advising on the set-up and legal implications of long-term remote working from various European countries, whether or not as a self-employed person. This involved collaborating with several foreign lawyers and tax specialists.

Guidance in a reorganisation

Providing advice and guidance on a reorganisation in which a social plan was negotiated at the collective level with the works council and unions. Assistance was provided to the employer at the individual level for negotiations with employees.

European transfer of undertaking

Providing guidance in an advisory process and further steps in the context of a cross-border transfer of undertaking in which several foreign lawyers were involved.

Advising on a large-scale reorganisation within the government

Undertaking an advisory process with the works council on a major organisation-wide reorganisation, including the implementation.

Litigating on the trade union position with respect to terms and conditions of employment

The entrepreneur asked us to litigate on their behalf on maintaining their own terms and conditions of employment, without mandatory consultation with the unions.

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Employment, Employee Participation & Mediation

At the table as a works council? Make sure you're involved early!

24 February 2025

"What is your most important tip for works councils?" As a co-determination lawyer, I get this question regularly. My answer is always the same: make sure you're involved early. Not when all the plans are already on paper, but when there are still real choices to be made. Of course, the executive must follow the rules. Follow the Works Councils Act (WOR). Ask for advice. But those who really want to have influence need to be at the table earlier. When plans are still taking shape. When alternatives are still open. When external advisors have yet to receive their assignments. Because a works council that only wants to be involved at the advice request stage is often too late to make a real difference. Renate Vink-Dijkstra and I recently commented on a case in the JIN journal that illustrated this again.

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Employment, Employee Participation & Mediation

How strong is the protection against dismissal for whistleblowers?

13 February 2025

On February 7, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled on the protection of whistleblowers. This is the first time the Supreme Court has ruled on the Whistleblower Protection Act (Wbk). This law, among other things, stipulates that a whistleblower cannot be dismissed because of their report. But how far does that protection extend?

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Employment, Employee Participation & Mediation

Justified wage suspension?

6 February 2025

In practice, we regularly receive questions about the possibilities of imposing a wage sanction if an employee does not cooperate with their reintegration. Firstly, there is often confusion about the difference between wage suspension and wage stop, but employers also regularly wonder if a wage stop is the right route in a particular situation.

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