European company restructures management, transactional, and collective dismissal procedure
Client(s) European subsidiary of global corporation
Jones Day counseled a European subsidiary of global corporation on a variety of employment-related issues, including:
- Restructuring its Belgian management team, including the termination of employment contracts;
- Transferring part of its activities to Dubai;
- Reducing the workforce in its Belgian plant following a collective dismissal, including negotiations with trade unions and drafting collective bargaining agreements; and
- Providing assistance within the framework of a procedure launched via the Social Inspection Services of the Belgian Ministry of Labor and Employment.