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Esther Soetens

Esther Soetens

ALTIUS, Belgium

Work Department

Employment

Position

Counsel

Career

Esther specialises in individual and collective labour law and in social security law. She advises Belgian and international clients on a wide variety of labour law issues, such as hiring and firing, well-being, transfer of undertaking and working time.

She also assists clients during negotiations, the drafting of company policies, contracts and collective bargaining agreements (CBAs). Esther has broad experience in due diligence and advising in M&A-transactions.

She represents clients before the Employment Courts and Employment Appeal Courts.

Esther is also responsible for legal know how within ALTIUS’ employment department, the drafting of its newsletters, the organization of its webinars and the development of its tools and websites.

Esther is a regular speaker at seminars and is a member of the ‘Vereniging Sociaal Recht’.

Languages

Esther is fluent in Dutch, French and English

Education

Lic. Juris (University of Ghent)