We’re looking for a talented and highly motivated Employment Legal Counsel to support our businesses in the Netherlands.
You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with broad, generalist responsibilities, with specialist legal subject skills in labor law.
You will be responsible for counseling the business operations in our Dutch entities by providing proactive, professional, competent, and effective legal support.
You’ll need to bring negotiation and drafting skills and business sense to deal with multiple functional teams in a rapidly scaling business.
You will collaborate with regional, local, and corporate business leaders, as well as with supporting areas (Finance, Admin, Accounting & HR), advising on legal risks, business strategies, and other issues related to the company’s businesses.
You will be required to work independently as well as part of various teams and take on projects in addition to your daily responsibilities. The position reports to the Head of Legal Europe Alten Group and in a dotted line to local country managers. The position shall be based preferably in our offices in Capelle, Rotterdam.
Key Responsibilities:- Draft templates for employment contracts, contracts for self-employed persons, and legal conditions of bonus letters.
- Advise and take a leading role in the preparation and resolution of disputes, settlement agreements, and (warning) letters related to employees, ensuring results that are in the best possible interests of the Company. Liaise with external lawyers when needed in the event of legal proceedings.
- Serve as a gatekeeper in minimizing legal risks in relation to addressed matters.
- Provide legal advice to the HR Administration team and the Business, including reviewing policies and procedures.
- Keep track of new legislation, advise the Company accordingly, and assist with the implementation of required legal amendments to policies and procedures.
- Maintain contacts with business/company lawyers and participate in study groups on various legal subjects.
- Provide expertise in works council matters.
- Draft, negotiate, and advise on a wide range of legal employment matters, including collective bargaining agreements, restructures, individual issues, harmonization of employment conditions, M&A projects, and due diligence investigations on employment conditions.
- Maintain relevant local insurances (labour-related) and ensure GDPR compliance in labour matters.
- Possess expertise in laws and regulations for the staffing industry.
- Have knowledge of tax aspects of remuneration and social legislation.
- Understand laws and regulations in the field of working conditions and disability.
- Provide advice and policies on expat regulations and international labour relations.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in providing legal advice on a wide variety of labor legal matters, ideally within an in-house/corporate environment.
- Excellent organizational skills, able to work under pressure and autonomously.
- Strong research and writing skills.
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
- Fluent in English and Dutch.
- Able to work in a challenging, dynamic, and international environment.
- Willing to take on a varied workload.
- Detail-oriented with a proactive approach, capable of meeting commitments and deadlines.