Evelien Jamaels is a counsel in Crowell & Moring's Brussels office and a member of the firm's Labor & Employment Group.
Evelien’s practice mainly focuses on individual and collective labor law. She assists both national and international companies with their complex employment issues. These concern, for example, restructuring, closure of companies, termination of employment agreements, drafting and reviewing of employment agreements, work regulations and policies, drafting and negotiating Collective Bargaining Agreements, and audits/due diligence for multinationals. Evelien has also gained particular experience in the employment of non-EU workers in Belgium (work permit, visa, residency permit, etc.).
Evelien coaches law students from the Free University of Brussels and she is a member of the Social Law Department of this University. She also teaches as a visiting professor at the Brussels Erasmus Hogeschool and at the Regional training institute PIVO (Provinciaal Instituut voor Vorming en Opleiding van de provincie Vlaams-Brabant).
She is a regular contributor to the Dutch-language financial/economic magazine Trends. In this publication, Evelien responds to questions regarding Belgian and EU labor law that have been sent in by readers (for example, concerning flexible working time). Evelien also regularly posts on the Belgian website of FashionUnited, the international fashion industry network. Via these posts, Evelien informs companies in the fashion industry about legal trends and updates in the HR field, for instance about new rules on Sunday work.
Evelien is a member of the Editorial Board of the Flemish Bar.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: in Belgium and before the European Court
Speeches & Presentations
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"Trade Secrets and Whistle Blowers," IJE/IBJ Deep Dive, Brussels, Belgium
(December 5, 2019).
Speakers: Jan-Diederik Lindemans, Emmanuel Plasschaert, Gunther Meyer, Judith Bussé, and Evelien Jamaels.
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"Pre-retirement anno 2018," Kluwer Pension Conference 2018, Brussels, Belgium
(February 6, 2018).
Presenter: Evelien Jamaels.
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"HR Implications of the Summer Agreement," Crowell & Moring and VBO-FEB Seminar, Brussels, Belgium
(December 15, 2017).
Presenter: Evelien Jamaels.
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"Employment Law Aspects of Subcontracting (Posting of Workers, Liability, Well-Being at Work)," Webinar for Kluwer
(October 20, 2016).
Speakers: Evelien Jamaels and Alex Franchimont.
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"Motivation of Termination: Update and Analysis First Case Law," Webinar for M&D Seminars
(August 18, 2016 and September 30, 2016).
Speaker: Evelien Jamaels.
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“Pre-retirement anno 2016,” Kluwer Pension Conference 2016, Brussels, Belgium
(January 26, 2016).
Presenters: Evelien Jamaels and Alex Franchimont.
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“Protected workers”, Crowell & Moring Seminar, Brussels, Belgium
(December 10, 2015).
Presenters: Emmanuel Plasschaert and Evelien Jamaels.
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"Protected Employees," Kluwer Publishers Webinar
(September 15-17, 2015).
Presenters: Emmanuel Plasschaert and Evelien Jamaels.
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"Preparing the 2016 Social Elections Strategy and Pitfalls," Crowell & Moring Seminar, Brussels, Belgium
(May 28, 2015).
Presenters: Emmanuel Plasschaert and Evelien Jamaels.
Publications
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"Employment & Labour Law: Belgium," Global Legal Insights to: Employment & Labour Law, Seventh Edition
(2019).
Authors: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels, and Stephanie Michiels.
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"Belgium Employment 2018," Chambers Law and Practice
(March 7, 2018).
Authors: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels, and Alex Franchimont.
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"Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs," World Bank Group
(October 31, 2017).
Authors: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels, Alex Franchimont.
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"Belgium Labour & Employment," Getting the Deal Through 2018
(May 22, 2017).
Authors: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels, Alex Franchimont.
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"Pre-Retirement Anno 2016," RABG 2016/13, 1007
(2016).
Authors: Emmanuel Plasschaert and Evelien Jamaels.
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"Hervorming berekening sociale bijdragen zelfstandigen vanaf 2015" [Reform calculation social security contributions self-employed as of 2015], Rechtspraak Antwerpen Brussel Gent 2014/3, p. 200
(2014).
Co-author Evelien Jamaels.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"Restructurings: A Rejuvenation Cure for the Renault Act?,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe
(January 14, 2020).
Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels, Stephanie Michiels
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"European Court of Human Rights Confirms the Proportionality Test for Use of Hidden Cameras on the Work Floor,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe
(December 3, 2019).
Contacts: Frederik Van Remoortel, Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels, Delphine Keppens
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"2020 Social Elections Countdown: Strategically Important Dates To Bear in Mind,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe
(November 7, 2019).
Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels, Stephanie Michiels
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"EU Adopts Directive Setting New Rights for Workers Towards More Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe
(July 26, 2019).
Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels, Stephanie Michiels
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"The Belgian Constitutional Court Confirms: Individual Agreements on the Notice Period Entered into Before the Uniform Status Act (2014) Should Be Applied to 'Higher' White Collar Workers,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe
(June 14, 2019).
Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels, Stephanie Michiels
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"How Should Your Company Plan for the 2020 Social Elections?,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe
(April 24, 2019).
Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels, Stephanie Michiels
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"Brexit - U.K. Nationals Working in Belgium: Status after March 29, 2019,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe
(February 6, 2019).
Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels, Stephanie Michiels
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"Single Permit in Belgium: Plan Your Non-EEA Hiring and Postings Well in Advance,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe
(January 7, 2019).
Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels, Stephanie Michiels
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"Unreasonable Termination - Belgian Supreme Court Confirms: No Employee Fault Required,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe
(December 5, 2018).
Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels, Stephanie Michiels
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"Shares Allocated by Foreign Parent Company No Longer Exempted from Social Security Contributions?,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe
(October 23, 2018).
Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels, Stephanie Michiels
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"Posting of Workers – EU Court of Justice Recalls that EU Law Prevails on Member States Regulations Aiming to Combat Social Fraud,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe
(July 23, 2018).
Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels
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"EU Posted Workers Directive Revised,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe
(July 13, 2018).
Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels
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"Single Permit in Belgium – Almost There!,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe
(May 29, 2018).
Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels
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"Council of the European Union Reaches Agreement Regarding EU Employees Temporarily Posted to Another EU Member State,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe
(November 7, 2017).
Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Evelien Jamaels
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