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Employment - Belgium

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

The Belgium team at CMS collaborates with the firm's offices across Europe to advise on global reorganisations and the cross-border transfer of employees. The law firm also advises on flexible working hours, social elections, collective bargaining agreements and social security mandates. It assists with collective dismissals and claims for unreasonable dismissal, as well as acting on contentious matters concerning the employment status of individuals in the gig economy. Team members offer experience in pensions law matters.

Work Highlights

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  • CMS represented Deliveroo in a case relating to the employment status of riders as independent contractors.

Strengths

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"Client knowledge is CMS's biggest asset. Advice on complex matters is explained in a simple way and is easy to apply."

Employment respondent
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"The team at CMS was very strong not only on only complex and sophisticated matters, but also when handling very sensitive topics where multiple stakeholders had to be managed."

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Notable Practitioners

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Elke Duden
3
Elke Duden
3
Band 3

Elke Duden is particularly known for advising on pensions law matters. In addition, she assists clients with collective dismissals as part of restructuring processes, as well as assisting with the negotiations over collective bargaining agreements and discussions about flexible working hours.

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Sophie Berg
5
Sophie Berg
5
Band 5

Sophie Berg has an impressive practice assisting clients with a range of contentious and non-contentious issues. She has particular experience advising on matters relating to the gig economy and the employment aspects of corporate and M&A transactions.

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Elke Duden
3
Elke Duden
3
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Sophie Berg
5
Sophie Berg
5
Band 5
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