Employment & Benefits
Our employment practice focuses on the following services: individual employment law, collective employment law, day-to-day HR issues, compensation & benefits and pensions. We experience, on a daily basis, the mutual benefits of developing a close working relationship with our clients and acquiring a profound awareness of their activities and requirements.
Indexed lump sum allowance per kilometer for the professional use of the employee’s own vehicle
The new gift voucher wrapped up in a tax-free package
Cross-border workers & COVID-19
New measure for critical sectors: voluntary overtime hours exempted from social security contributions
Integrated approach
We often see challenges for our clients that are employment related. These issues may arise in your day to day HR matters, compensation & benefits and pensions. We want to respond to your needs in those areas.
Working together
Our distinctive features clearly speak from our ‘Working Together’ approach and come down to:
- Putting the client in the central spot
- Providing a pragmatic and innovative solution
- Proving a combined tax and legal expertise
- Benelux & Switzerland focus; pooling employment experts from Loyens & Loeff in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland into an integrated team
How can we help you?
In our ‘Working Together’ approach, we assist you with the following services:
- Alternative remuneration schemes for categories of employment
- Restructuring (collective dismissal and closure of companies)
- Top executives’ contracts and compensation packages
- Employment aspects of privacy & data protection
Filip Saelens
Partner Attorney at LawFilip Saelens is a local partner in our office in Brussels. Filip heads the Loyens & Loeff Employment & Benefits Practice Group in Belgium. He has extensive experience in collective and individual employment law.
T: +32 2 773 23 29 E: filip.saelens@loyensloeff.com
Gunther Valkenborg
Counsel Attorney at LawGunther Valkenborg is counsel to our Brussels office. He is member of the Employment & Benefits Practice group, leads the Compensation & Benefits Team and is a member of the Automotive Team. His main focus is on employment and benefits and international mobility of employees.
T: +32 2 743 43 39 E: gunther.valkenborg@loyensloeff.com
Kris De Schutter
Partner Attorney at lawKris De Schutter is a partner in our office in Brussels and member of Loyens & Loeff’s Employment & Benefits Practice Group. He has extensive experience in alternative (flexible) remuneration, restructuring and change processes.
T: +32 2 700 10 13 E: kris.de.schutter@loyensloeff.com