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Eva Jongepier – Employment Lawyer in the Netherlands

Employment lawyer in the Netherlands – Eva Jongepier

Chief Legal Editor – Dutch Employment Law, Dutch Law Institute

Eva Jongepier - employment lawyer in the Netherlands
published by: Dutch Law Institute
publication date: January 20, 2026
last updated: August 27, 2026
last legally reviewed: August 27, 2026
Netherlands employment attorney

Eva Jongepier is a Dutch employment lawyer admitted to the Netherlands Bar in 2000. She is co-founder of Fennek Advocaten and serves as Chief Legal Editor for Dutch Employment Law at the Dutch Law Institute. Eva advises and represents both employers and employees in employment disputes, dismissal proceedings, settlement negotiations and other matters governed by Dutch employment law.

Professional credentials

  • Name: Eva Jongepier
  • Profession: Advocaat (Dutch employment lawyer)
  • Primary practice area: Dutch employment law
  • Law firm: Co-founder, Fennek Advocaten
  • Dutch Law Institute: Chief Legal Editor – Dutch Employment Law
  • Bar registration: Member of the Netherlands Bar (Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten), admitted 2000
  • Education: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • Languages: Dutch, English and German

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Registered employment law practice

Eva Jongepier has registered employment law (arbeidsrecht) as her principal practice area with the Netherlands Bar. Her registered areas of particular expertise include collective dismissal, international employment law, and employee participation (medezeggenschap).

Lawyers who register a principal practice area with the Netherlands Bar are subject to continuing professional education requirements applicable to that registration.

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Employment law expertise

Eva's practice as a Dutch employment attorney covers the full spectrum of employment law in the Netherlands. She represents both employers and employees, which gives her direct experience of the legal and commercial considerations on both sides of the employment relationship. Eva advises on all phases of the employment relationship, from probation periods through to termination.

Eva regularly appears before Dutch courts in employment litigation proceedings, including dismissal procedures, employment contract dissolution cases, and disputes concerning termination of employment. She also facilitates dispute resolution through mediation and negotiation.

Specialisations under Dutch employment law

Eva's specialisations encompass a wide range of Dutch employment law matters. Her core areas of practice include:

  1. drafting and reviewing employment contracts under Dutch law
  2. negotiating and drafting settlement agreements
  3. dismissal procedures and obtaining dismissal permits from the UWV
  4. summary dismissal and dismissal protection
  5. performance improvement plans and dysfunctional employee procedures
  6. illness, disability, and salary cessation or suspension
  7. severance payments, the transition payment (transitievergoeding), and fair compensation (billijke vergoeding)
  8. director dismissals, business reorganisations, and collective redundancies
  9. non-competition clauses and restrictive covenants
  10. workplace discrimination, harassment, and equal treatment

Focus areas as a Netherlands employment attorney

As an employment lawyer in the Netherlands, Eva focuses on several key areas of Dutch labour law. She advises on the termination of employment contracts, including termination by mutual consent and defending against wrongful dismissal claims. Her experience extends to workplace safety compliance, employee termination, collective bargaining under Dutch labour law, and advising on holiday and leave entitlements.

Eva also advises on continued payment of wages during illness, protection against dismissal following a legally protected complaint or disclosure, dismissal payments, and employee benefits packages. Her clients range from individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises to large corporations, both Dutch and international.

International employment matters

Eva regularly advises international businesses and individuals dealing with Dutch employment law. These matters often involve employers based outside the Netherlands, foreign employees working in the Netherlands, or international organisations navigating the Dutch system of employment protection and dismissal. Her work combines knowledge of Dutch employment legislation with the ability to explain Dutch legal concepts clearly to an international audience.

Professional memberships

Eva is a member of the Dutch Bar Association (Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten) and the Vereniging Arbeidsrecht Advocaten Nederland (VAAN), the Dutch association of specialist employment law attorneys.

Chief Legal Editor for Dutch Employment Law

In 2023, Eva Jongepier joined the Dutch Law Institute as a contributor to its English-language publications on Dutch employment law. She serves as Chief Legal Editor – Dutch Employment Law and is responsible for authoring and maintaining the Institute's employment law knowledge base. The purpose of this editorial work is to make Dutch employment law understandable and accessible to international businesses, lawyers and individuals.

Eva has also provided legal input on the content and operation of two Dutch Law Institute calculation tools: the transition payment calculator and the settlement agreement generator.

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How Eva's publications are maintained

Dutch employment law changes through legislation, case law and regulatory developments. Publications attributed to Eva are therefore reviewed periodically and updated when material legal developments require revision. Where a publication has undergone a substantive legal review, the date of that review is displayed on the relevant page. Authorship, legal review and publishing are identified separately where appropriate.

Selected publications on Dutch employment law

A selection of articles written by Eva Jongepier for the Dutch Law Institute:

Employment contracts

Pay, leave and illness

Termination and dismissal

Settlement and collective matters

Other legal publications

Eva Jongepier has also written on Dutch employment law for other publications:

Contact and professional verification

Eva Jongepier practises employment law at Fennek Advocaten in Amsterdam. For legal representation, contact her directly through Fennek Advocaten or the details in the sidebar. For information about Dutch employment law, see the Dutch Law Institute's employment law knowledge centre. The Dutch Law Institute publishes information and legal commentary; Fennek Advocaten provides legal representation. These are two separate roles.

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