Kayleigh Bemelmans
Senior Associate - Attorney at Law
Kayleigh Bemelmans specialises in Dutch employment law. She advises clients on all-round employment law matters, with a particular focus on remuneration structures, incentive schemes, pay transparency and the regulatory framework governing (variable) remuneration in the financial sector.
Amsterdam
Dutch, English
Kayleigh's expertise includes individual and collective dismissal law, reorganisations and restructurings, employee representation (works council matters), the employment aspects of M&A transactions, cross-border labour, remuneration and bonus schemes, Long-term incentive plans (LTIPs), and management incentive plans (MIPs). She also advises on ESG-related employment topics and the evolving legal framework around pay transparency.
With a specific background in financial regulatory law, Kayleigh is also well-positioned to advise clients in the financial sector on the specific laws and regulations governing (variable) remuneration.
Kayleigh was seconded to our London office in 2024, where she continued to serve both domestic (Dutch) and international clients. She also regularly offers training and workshops on various employment law topics.
Work highlights
Contributions
Memberships
Association of Employment Law Attorneys Netherlands (VAAN), since 2025
Association of Young Employment Law Attorneys (VJAA), since 2021
The Netherlands Bar Association, since 2017
Qualifications
Grotius post-graduate specialisation education Employment Law, 2023 (Cum Laude)
Master Exchange Program (Public and Private law), Koç University, Turkey, 2017
LL.M. Private Law, VU University Amsterdam, 2017
LL.M. Employment Law, University of Amsterdam, 2017
LL.B. Dutch Law, VU University Amsterdam, 2014
Publications
Bemelmans, K.C. & Te Poel, M.C.A. (2023). Aandachtspunten voor de arbeidsrechtpraktijk bij beloning in de financiële sector. Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsrecht in Context, 2023/4, 129-130.
Bemelmans, K.C. (2022). Werknemersverzoeken: over de maatstaven, een ‘optelsom’ en andere aspecten. Tijdschrift voor Ontslagrecht, 2022/2, 46-56.
Bemelmans, K.C. & De Ruiter, L.M. (2022). Transparante en voorspelbare arbeidsvoorwaarden. Genoteerd 2022/148.
Kayleigh Bemelmans
Senior Associate - Attorney at Law
kayleigh.bemelmans@loyensloeff.com
Amsterdam
Dutch, English
<p>Kayleigh Bemelmans specialises in Dutch employment law. She advises clients on all-round employment law matters, with a particular focus on remuneration structures, incentive schemes, pay transparency and the regulatory framework governing (variable) remuneration in the financial sector.</p>
Kayleigh's expertise includes individual and collective dismissal law, reorganisations and restructurings, employee representation (works council matters), the employment aspects of M&A transactions, cross-border labour, remuneration and bonus schemes, Long-term incentive plans (LTIPs), and management incentive plans (MIPs). She also advises on ESG-related employment topics and the evolving legal framework around pay transparency.
With a specific background in financial regulatory law, Kayleigh is also well-positioned to advise clients in the financial sector on the specific laws and regulations governing (variable) remuneration.
Kayleigh was seconded to our London office in 2024, where she continued to serve both domestic (Dutch) and international clients. She also regularly offers training and workshops on various employment law topics.