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    Marjolijn is a highly experienced employment law specialist. She focuses on reorganizations, transfers of businesses, mergers and acquisitions, employee participation issues, individual redundancies (in particular executives), mass redundancy law and harmonization of employment terms. Marjolijn heads the Employment practice group. Her clients include both Dutch and foreign companies. In international surveys, Marjolijn is frequently recommended for her employment law expertise.

    Expert. Passionate. Internationally renowned. Trustworthy.

    Marjolijn also started and leads Van Doorne’s Sports team, which advises sports clubs, sports federations, sponsors, individual athletes and others active in the sporting world.

    She regularly speaks on a variety of employment topics. Not only is Marjolijn a member of the Amsterdam Employment Lawyers Association, but also the Dutch Employment Law Association and the European Employment Lawyers Association.

    Besides serving on the board of the Sportas and the Rudolf Lehmann Fund, Marjolijn is a member of the Netherlands Olympic Committee’s Spending Policy Appeals Committee and the Dutch Association for Sports and Law.

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    "Marjolijn Lips really listens and her advice is always tailor made and hands on. She really understands the professional needs of her clients" - The Legal 500 2023, Employment
    "She has the ability to think from the client's perspective, and think practically about her advice" - Chambers Europe 2023, Employment''
    Ranked in Chambers Europe 2022, Employment
    'Marjolijn Lips is technically outstanding, she perfectly understands the problem and rapidly finds a solution". The Legal 500 2022, Employment.
    "Very diligent, efficient and thorough" - Chambers Europe 2021, Employment
    "Pragmatic and solution-oriented" - The Legal 500 2021, Employment
    "Marjolijn Lips is 'really to-the-point, very clear in her advice and easy to reach'" - Chambers Europe 2020, Employment
    "... senior partners with great expertise. With crisis, they are there for us, support us and will serve our interest" - The Legal 500 2020, Employent, Media and Entertainment
    "very knowledgeable, accessible, helpful and sharp, with short response times" - The Legal 500 2020, Employment, Media and Entertainment
    Recommended Lawyer - The Legal 500 EMEA 2019, Employment; Media and Entertainment

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    Dutch relief measures to save jobs in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency Fund Bridging Employment - NOW

    30 May 2020
    On 31 March 2020 the Dutch government provided further insight in the rules of the earlier announced Emergency Fund Bridging Employment, by making public the NOW (Noodmaatregel Overbrugging voor behoud van Werkgelegenheid). On 3 April and 25 May 2020 some amendments to the NOW were published. The NOW provides financial aid to companies suffering at least a 20% turnover loss during a chosen period of three months (March-May, April-June or May-July) in the form of a substantial contribution towards the wage costs during the months March, April and May. Applications for advance payments can be made with the Dutch Employee Insurance Agency (UWV). Companies can make requests under the NOW from 6 April 2020. Applications can be made at the latest on 31 May 2020. The NOW replaces the Reduced Working Time scheme, which was withdrawn in March. Applications under the Reduced Working Time scheme which were submitted prior to the withdrawal will be converted into applications under the NOW.
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    Extension of the NOW 1.0 with the NOW 2.0

    25 May 2020
    The Minister of Social Affairs and Employment announced on 20 May 2020 that the Dutch Emergency Fund Bridging Employment, known as the NOW (Noodmaatregel overbrugging voor behoud van werkgelegenheid), will be extended to cover the months of June, July and August 2020 in the form of the NOW 2.0. The Minister also announced some amendments to the NOW 1.0, which covers the months of March, April and May 2020. Please find a link to our article on the NOW 1.0 here. Below you will find the relevant differences between the NOW 1.0 and the NOW 2.0 and the amendments to be made to the NOW 1.0.
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    Dismissing a managing director

    06 March 2019
    This article provides an overview of the requirements for dismissing a managing director of a Dutch private limited company (B.V.) or a public limited company (N.V.). It assumes the managing director has an employment agreement with the company where he is appointed as a member of the management board (the most common situation).
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    The works council's role in mergers and acquisitions

    22 January 2019
    When acquiring or divesting of a Dutch company with a works council, you need to know when and how to involve the works council in the process. Otherwise, the acquisition or divestment may be delayed or blocked. This article contains an overview of the requirements to take into account. Download the article (pdf). 
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