EU Employment Law Report Q3 - Q4 2025

Published

Jan 29 2026

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Contacts

Head of Employment
Belgium

I am a Senior Counsel in our International Employment group in Brussels with over 40 years' experience of advising on contentious and non-contentious issues in employment and benefits, including high profile employment litigation, boardroom advisory work, strategic change management, industrial relations, compliance and reward issues.

Cecilia Lahaye

Counsel
Belgium

As Counsel in our International HR Services group in Brussels, I have in-depth experience in employment and civil law litigation, with a practice that spans an array of employment and social security law matters, focusing on dismissals, compensation and benefits and workplace health and safety hazards.

Anke Istace

Associate
Belgium

I am an associate in our Employment team in Brussels. I advise clients on a wide range of employment and social security law matters. I assist businesses with all legal aspects of the employment journey, from hiring to firing, in both individual and collective matters, focusing primarily on companies with international activities.

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Belgium

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Brussels

During the second half of 2025 and Hungary’s EU Council presidency, EU employment and social policy activity was relatively limited, most probably due to broader geopolitical priorities. The European Commission focused mainly on regulatory simplification, re industrialisation, and innovation, with indirect implications for employment law.

Nevertheless, several important legislative developments and ECJ rulings significantly affected employers and HR practitioners. Our team of experts take an in-depth look at the following highlights: