NETHERLANDS Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Tijmen Noordoven, Maarten Minnaard, Claire Huijts and Annemeijne Zwager Rutgers & Posch
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Authors
Tijmen Noordoven is managing partner at Rutgers & Posch and a specialist in (corporate) employment law. He advises both national and international companies on strategic matters such as reorganisations,
Maarten Minnaard is counsel in the employment and pensions team at Rutgers & Posch. He specialises in Dutch pension law and advises employers, pension funds, insurers, works councils and consultants on
collective redundancies, and negotiations with works councils and trade unions. Tijmen also advises works councils in complex participation processes and has expertise in bonus and option plans. Besides his knowledge of employment law, he is also a Certified Pension Lawyer (CPL) and advises employers on pension-related issues. Tijmen serves on the board of the Amsterdam Employment Lawyers Association and is a member of the Dutch Employment Lawyers Association and the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA).
the legal aspects of pension arrangements. With over 20 years of experience, he has a strong focus on litigation and regularly represents clients in pension-related disputes and collective labour agreement matters. Maarten is both a civil lawyer and a tax lawyer, with a background in payroll tax. He publishes frequently and serves on the editorial board of Pensioenbrief. He is a member of the Association for Pension Law and the Association of Pension Specialists (KPS).
Claire Huijts has been working as an employment lawyer since 2016 and has been affiliated with Rutgers & Posch since 2024. She advises national and international clients, both in the public and private sector. Claire
Annemeijne Zwager is a senior associate in the employment and pensions team at Rutgers & Posch. She is an employment lawyer who advises both domestic and international clients on collective
has a particular interest in the area where employment law and human rights intersect and, in that context, specialises in equal treatment law (discrimination cases). She has litigation experience in the civil courts, the administrative courts, and at The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights.
lay-offs and individual dismissals, reorganisations, mergers and co-determination matters. She also litigates on these matters with regularity. Annemeijne’s experience includes intellectual property law, ICT law, commercial contract law, and privacy and personal data protection.
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