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Employment law
Our Employment law department supports both employers and employees. We advise and institute proceedings for entrepreneurs, managers, boards of directors and government authorities. Our clients come from virtually every sector of industry and vary from multinationals to small and medium-sized businesses, and from not-for-profit institutions to international organisations inside and outside the Netherlands.
Why choose us
GMW lawyers has a great deal of experience advising about collective and individual dismissals, takeovers and reorganisations, as well as cases dealing with employer liability, sickness, (changing) employment conditions, competition clauses, participation, collective employment agreements, outsourcing, privacy and discrimination.
International employment law
For more than 20 years, GMW lawyers has been helping the international community. We understand that internationals living in the Netherlands need extra guidance on their rights in the workplace. Our English-speaking lawyers provide straightforward explanations to help you avoid problems and trustworthy solutions when things go wrong.
Employees
Our employment experts can help you work it out, whether you are starting a new job, dealing with trouble in the workplace or facing dismissal.
Contact us for help with work-related issues like:
- Employment contracts
- Trial and notice periods
- Non-competition clauses
- Changes to employment conditions
- Illness and burnout
- Performance improvement (PIP)
- Demotion
- Discrimination, harassment, bullying or harmful behaviour
- Losing your job
- Dismissal and redundancy
- Severance payments
- Unemployment benefits
Contact us to discuss your specific requirements, or ask a question online.
Employers
Our employment lawyers can help you to prevent problems before they occur, or find quick, efficient solutions to existing issues.
Contact us for advice, mediation or litigation about:
- Employment contracts
- Human resource policies
- Collective and individual redundancies
- Takeovers and reorganisations
- The special position of the statutory director
- Dismissal (summary dismissal, termination of contract, dissolution, settlement, and prevention)
- Transitional compensation
- Employment disputes
We can also advise you on your rights and obligations regarding: employer liability, illness, labour conditions, non-competition clauses, collective bargaining agreements, outsourcing, privacy and European Works Council.
Contact us to discuss your specific requirements, or ask us a question.
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