Robert DE BAERDEMAEKER is a member of the Brussels Bar (1979). He is Of Counsel at DALDEWOLF. He heads the Employement Law team.
He specialises in labour law, criminal (labour) law, social security law and financial criminal law. He covers both individual and collective social rights, issues related to employment contracts, secondment, remuneration, work rules, working hours, safety and welfare, reassignments, dismissals, restructuring and collective disputes.
In the field of social security, Robert is particularly interested in the various aspects of the social status of workers, including ‘bogus self-employment’.
Robert De Baerdemaeker was President of the French Bar Association of Brussels from 2006 to 2008.
For almost 25 years, Robert De Baerdemaeker has been a columnist in social law for the newspaper L’Echo and is the author of more than 500 articles.
MAIN AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Labour law
- Social security law
- Social criminal law
- Criminal financial law
ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
- Member of the French Bar association of Brussels
- Member and former President of the Association des Juristes Praticiens du Droit Social (AJDPS).
- President of the Federation of French and German speaking Bars of Belgium (OBFG) from 2010 to 2013
EDUCATION
- Special degree in international law, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden (1979)
- Law degree, Catholic University of Leuven (1978)
RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF ROBERT DE BAERDEMAEKER
- Numerous articles and lectures on labour law, social security and criminal law
Last articles in L’Echo (Robert has been a columnist since 1999)
- « La protection illusoire du certificat médical de complaisance », in L’Echo, June 9th, 2023
- « Hyperconflit et harcèlement au travail », in L’Echo, May 19th, 2023
- « Le préjudice causé par une faute grave », in L’Echo, May 5th, 2023
- « Refuser un test d’évaluation peut mener au licenciement », in L’Echo, April 14th, 2023
- « Quand les discriminations s’additionnent », in L’Echo, March 17th, 2023
- « Deux poids, deux mesures », in L’Echo, March 3rd, 2023
- « Les droits d’auteur ne sont pas éternels », in L’Echo, January 27th, 2023
- « Gare aux heures supplémentaires », in L’Echo, January 13th, 2023
- « Double discrimination », in L’Echo, December 16th, 2022
- « Rétention d’informations», in L’Echo, November 25th, 2022
- « Audi alteram partem », in L’Echo, November 4th, 2022
- « Un long test de sélection ne vaut pas contrat de travail », in L’Echo, October 21st, 2022
Conferences and seminars
- November 15th 2022 : « Le droit du travail depuis la pandémie. Comment apprivoiser le télétravail? », Breakfast at Stefany’s, DALDEWOLF, Bruxelles
