Employment law

Employment law governs the relationship between the worker and the employer, from hiring through to the end of the contract. Maître Binard acts on both sides of that relationship — for employees as well as employers — to head off a dispute, negotiate a solution or plead before the Labour Court.

What I handle

  • Employment contracts: drafting, review and clauses (trial period, non-competition, mobility)
  • Dismissal and resignation: challenge or handling, serious cause, manifestly unreasonable dismissal
  • Severance pay, notice periods and end-of-contract documents (C4, certificates)
  • Workplace accidents and occupational illnesses
  • Unpaid wages, bonuses, commissions and holiday pay
  • Harassment, discrimination and well-being at work
  • Advice to employers: procedures, sanctions, reorganisations and conflict management

This list isn't exhaustive — if in doubt, get in touch.

Social-security law

When you are dealing with the social authorities, a single decision can turn your daily life upside down: exclusion from unemployment benefit, a refusal of benefits by your health insurance fund, the recovery of an overpayment, a dispute with the CPAS. Maître Binard helps you understand the decision, challenge it within the deadlines and defend your rights before the Labour Court.

What I handle

  • Unemployment: sanctions, exclusions and recoveries by ONEM (the Belgian unemployment office)
  • Incapacity for work and invalidity (health insurance fund, INAMI, national health insurance)
  • Benefits and recovery of overpayments
  • Social assistance, integration income and disputes with the CPAS (public social welfare centre)
  • Benefits for people with disabilities
  • Contributions and social-law disputes for the self-employed

This list isn't exhaustive — if in doubt, get in touch.

Isn't your situation on this list?

Employment law and social security often overlap, and some cases touch on several aspects of both. Contact the practice: your situation will be examined and, if necessary, you will be directed to the right person.

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A doubt, a question, a summons you have received? Don't wait for the deadlines to pass. The first step is simply a call or a message.