Joost Kokje
Joost has more than a decade of experience in a number of legal areas. As a lawyer, Joost has committed himself to employment related matters, in particular European and international labour law, restructuring and flexible employment (i.e. platform workers and outsourcing). Within the Employment, Pensions and Mobility practice group at Taylor Wessing Netherlands, Joost mostly works with internationally oriented companies, solving labour related difficulties in amicable and innovative ways.
Joost publishes regularly on topics related to Dutch and international labour law. He is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association Netherlands (VAAN) the Dutch Employment Law Association (VvA), the Association of young employment laywers (VJAA), the International Association of Young Lawyers and the Amsterdam Bar Association. In 2021, Joost cum laude finished the postgraduate training Employment Law at the Grotius Academy.
Career
| Since 2021 | Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing |
| 2020 - 2021 | Associate, Taylor Wessing |
| 2014 - 2020 | Associate, De Clercq |
Education
| 2021 | Post-academic specialisation training Employment Law, Grotius Academy (Cum Laude) |
| 2018 | Vocational training, the Netherlands Bar Association |
| 2014 | LLM civil law, Leiden University |
| 2013 | LLM Dutch law, Leiden University |
Publications
| Niet kunnen of willen werken tijdens de coronacrisis: wie betaalt dat?, HR Rendement, November 2020
Alles op de schop, OR Rendement, September 2020 WAB onder de loep na woelig half jaar, HR Rendement, August 2020 Komt tijd, komt uw raad!, OR Rendement, June 2020. Coronavirus: uw plichten, HR Rendement, April 2020 and OR Rendement, April 2020 (cross-posted). Een kennismaking met de juridische consequenties van platformarbeid, HR Rendement, March 2020 and Balans, March 2020 (cross-posted). Nieuwe regels detachering, HR Rendement, October 2019 De zoektocht naar flexibele arbeid in het arbeidsrecht. PostNL onder vuur, Fiscaal up to date, January 2019 Ryanair voor de rechter. Wat is er aan de hand?, Fiscaal up to date, December 2018 Status van de stichting bestuurders. What’s old, what’s new?, Fiscaal up to date, September 2018 Vanuit een EU-lidstaat naar een Nederlands bedrijf detacheren: op welke minimum arbeidsvoorwaarden kunt u dan aanspraak maken?, Over de Grens, October 2017 Als franchisenemers toch werknemers blijken te zijn – de gevolgen van afschaffing van VAR voor franchisegevers en- nemers, Arbeid en Onderneming, December 2016 Wil de aantrekkelijkste flexkracht nu opstaan?, Loonzaken, June 2016 Uitgestelde prestatieplicht niet zo vrijblijvend, Loonzaken, March 2016 |
Memberships & Associations
Employment Lawyers Association Netherlands (VAAN)
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Additional languages
| Dutch |
| English |
Latest news & insights
The Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Act
by Maxime van Dort and Joost Kokje
Fixed-term contract after an open-ended one? Termination is not that easy!
Permanent contracts cannot be given up all that easily
Contract renewals in the Netherlands – your options and the role of your works council
Available in English and Dutch
by Joost Kokje and Maxime van Dort