Education
Dutch law at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Graduated in private law and company law in 2001. Richard wrote his thesis on the application of the seniority principle at the UWV. Successfully completed the specialist course in Employment Law at the Grotius Academy (2009).
Lawyer at LVH
Since January 2023.
Function and facts
Richard deals daily with reorganisations, employment conflicts, employment law aspects of mergers and acquisitions, employee participation law, competition disputes and unilateral changes to employment conditions. He specialises in collective dismissals, complex individual dismissals, occupational disability and employer liability.
Richard assists both national and international companies, particularly in the sectors Transport & Logistics, Construction & Real Estate and Retail. He has extensive litigation experience.
Expertise
Competences
Excellent analytical skills and very pragmatic. Decisive and driven. Confidant and sparring partner for SMEs. Because of these qualities able to prevent and solve complex problems with personnel.
Registration of Legal Areas
Pursuant to article 35b, first paragraph of the Legal Profession Regulations Richard has registered the following areas of law in the register of areas of law of the Netherlands Bar Association: employment law. This registration obliges him to obtain ten training points for each registered area of law each calendar year in accordance with NOvA standards.
Personal characteristics
Committed, decisive, expert and clear.
Memberships / extracurricular activities
- Richard is a member of the Rotterdam Employment Lawyers Association (VRAA) and the Dutch Employment Lawyers Association (VAAN).
Richard writes many accessible articles on current employment law topics.
Articles
Compulsory education and study-cost clause: all points of attention for employers
As an employer, you like to keep your employees' knowledge up to date. This is important for the sustainable employability of your personnel and it can create more productivity within the organisation. Thus, a win-win situation.
Bonus employees: how to create a good bonus scheme as an employer?
The bonus is a nice incentive for employees that you can use as an employer. But you have to be careful. The bonus scheme can be risky if it is not put down on paper correctly. As an employer, you then face the question: is the employee entitled to the bonus and how high is it? Obviously, you do not want to have that discussion with your employees. In this article, we discuss how you, as an employer, can draw up a good bonus scheme.
Does the WHOA apply to claims by industry pension funds for pension premium arrears?
The Supreme Court recently issued a ruling on the question of whether the Homologation Underhand Agreement Act (WHOA) applies to claims by industry pension funds for pension premium arrears. The question was answered in the negative. This article discusses the judgment.
