Inge Vanderreken
Partner
Brussels
Inge Vanderreken
Partner
Brussels
Contact details
Brussels based partner Inge Vanderreken advises clients on the full range of employment and incentive matters. She provides strategic advice and practical solutions whenever clients are faced with changes in the market, in regulations or within the organisation. Inge also assists clients on the employment aspects of corporate and outsourcing transactions and has considerable expertise on data protection and privacy issues. She also represents clients in court when required.
Her particular areas of expertise include employee benefits and incentives, workforce restructuring, redundancies and work councils. She regularly advises local and international clients on multi-jurisdictional employment matters and cross-border work councils (e.g. European work councils).
Clients favour her negotiation skills and her understanding of the business dimension, praising her ‘business acumen’ in the legal directories.
She has published and lectured on various aspects of employment law and incentives, including restructuring, outsourcing, incentive schemes, discrimination and privacy issues, and multi-jurisdictional employment matters. She is a member of the Board of the Brussels "Labour Law Association" (a group comprising in-house counsel, practising lawyers, magistrates and judges, all specialising in employment law) and a member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA).
Qualifications
Professional
Stagiair, Belgium, 1993
Admitted as advocate, Belgium, 1996
Registered Foreign Lawyer, England and Wales, 2021
Academic
Master in Pensions, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL), 2012
LLM, Labour Law, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1993
Law Degree, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL), 1992
Related articles
Publications: 10 January 2024
Belgian investigations trends and developments in white collar crime
We continue to see increased investigation and prosecution of corruption, fraud, modern slavery and workplace misconduct, especially in the construction, transportation and financial sectors.
Publications: 14 December 2023
Publications: 07 December 2023
Social Elections 2024: Watch out for the hidden protection period!
Experience highlights
Port of Zeebrugge on all the employment, social security and pension aspects of its merger with the Port of Antwerp, resulting in the Port of Antwerp Bruges.
Recticel, on the employment aspects of the sale of its foams business to the US company, Carpenter.
Advising a global pharmaceutical company on (i) several investigations; (ii) sensitive dismissals, including negotiations and drafting documents; (iii) matters related to information and consultation obligations; and (iv) employment legal procedures.
A leading chemicals company in relation to a construction dispute.
Qualifications
Professional
Stagiair, Belgium, 1993
Admitted as advocate, Belgium, 1996
Registered Foreign Lawyer, England and Wales, 2021
Academic
Master in Pensions, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL), 2012
LLM, Labour Law, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1993
Law Degree, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL), 1992
Published work
- I. Vanderreken, European Commission proposes directive to protect whistleblowers – scandals necessitate reform, Global Benefits Vision 2018
- I. Vanderreken, The international comparative legal guide to employment & labour law 2014, Global Legal Group, 2014
- I. Vanderreken, Het sociaal plan vervat in een CAO: belangrijkste voor- en nadelen voor de werkgever, HR World, HR Today, 2009
- I. Vanderreken, European employment law clinic - Belgium, The Federation of European Employers, 2008
- I. Vanderreken, Enkele (nieuwe) juridische grenzen aan het wervings- en selectieproces, Oriëntatie, 2003
- I. Vanderreken, Loon in vogelvlucht, samen werken, CED Samsom, 2002
- I. Vanderreken, Financiële participatie voor werknemers: resultaatsdeling, opties en aandeelhouderschap, Kluwer, 2001
- I. Vanderreken, De managementvennootschap, reeks Fiscale Wenken, CED Samsom, 2000
Pro-bono experience
- Inge regularly advises on various employment issues for charitable organisations such as SOS Kinderdorpen, Missing Children Europe and Circus Zonder Handen.
Recognition
flexible and pragmatic approach” and “very accurate and quick responses.
Chambers, 2018
very good business acumen.
Chambers, 2017
easy to understand" and "very good at explaining how things legally work in Belgium
Chambers, 2017
a good negotiator.
Chambers, 2016
Awards & accolades
HR Excellence awards
2023, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2012
