Curriculum Vitae

Lawyer

Expertises

Employment law

Education

Master Employment law, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bachelor of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Languages

Dutch
English

Amber Willemsen

Amber Willemsen is a lawyer within the Employment law section.

She represents both national and international employers and employees in various employment law matters. Amber is an excellent lawyer, involved and likes to think along with clients to achieve practical solutions.

Amber studied employment law at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. You can engage Amber for a variety of employment law issues, including dismissal issues, changes to the employment contract and incapacity for work.

Get in touch with Amber

+31 (0)70 3615048

+31 (0) 6 39807878

a.willemsen@gmw.nl

Articles

21 August 2024

Bonus: a favor or a right?

In addition to the fixed salary, an employee can often earn an additional bonus. Conditions may be attached to the payment of the bonus. The employment contract or bonus scheme often states that the employer determines whether an employee is entitled to a bonus. This is called “discretionary authority.” How free is the employer to decide whether or not to pay a bonus? And can an employee acquire a right to the bonus?

31 July 2024

Free holiday days during illness?

Illness and holidays: a topic that many employers have to deal with. How does it work if an employee becomes ill before or during his holiday and how does it then work with cancelling holiday days in this regard?

27 May 2024

A second trial period: is that possible?

Many employers are in the understanding that a trial period can only be validly agreed upon in the first employment contract with the employee. However, this is not always the case.

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