Fieldfisher

Employment

Tim is Of Counsel in the employment and pensions department of the Brussels office.

Tim advises Belgian and international companies and individuals on all aspects of individual and collective employment law, both contentious and non-contentious, and on national and international social security matters.

Together with the team, Tim has defended a number of high profile cases in international employment law issues related to dismissal and contractual claims of companies and international mobile employees. He has also acted as advisor on the employment law aspects related to a number of major restructuring operations, involving transfers and collective lay-offs of personnel. On a compliance side, he has been working extensively on projects involving a pragmatic approach in creating a flexible workspace in respect of working time, home working, salary and benefits structuring as well in respect of non-discrimination, diversity and equal treatment.

A large part of the clients Tim assists are European or globally based companies, but he also acts for several local Belgian companies and individuals as well. His clients are active in a range of sectors such as manufacturing, pharmaceutical, banking, media and service areas.

Tim regularly speaks at internal and external seminars on employment and social security law issues.

Dutch, French, English

Tim is a member of the European Employment Lawyers Association and a regular contributor and editor or a Kluwer Legal Journal on international employment, social security and tax subjects.

Tim graduated from the Catholic University of Leuven as a Master of Laws in 2009 and also holds a Master's Degree in Social law from the University of Brussels (2010).