About us
Asscher
Arbeidsrecht
Asscher Arbeidsrecht is a boutique law firm specialised in employment law. The firm was founded in 2025 with the aim of making a real difference for clients through practical and expert legal advice in the field of employment law. The firm currently consists of two highly experienced lawyers, Floris Asscher and Sophia Zandvoort-Faneyte. We offer a personal, focused approach and clear communication. Asscher Arbeidsrecht is based in Amsterdam.
Expertise
Expert legal advice for complex employment matters
Dismissal
One of Asscher Arbeidsrecht’s key focus areas is dismissal law: from negotiation to litigation. Asscher Arbeidsrecht has extensive experience with reorganisations (including collective dismissals), dismissals based on personal grounds (underperformance / disrupted working relationships), summary dismissals, and the dismissal of statutory directors.
Non-compete clause
A non-compete clause is sometimes a necessary evil, but often leads to disputes. Floris Asscher has extensive experience in advising and litigating on non-compete clauses, non-solicitation clauses and confidentiality clauses.
Employee participation
The lawyers at Asscher Arbeidsrecht have extensive experience in employee participation matters: from establishing a works council to advisory and approval procedures. We advise both employers and works councils.
Pension law
Sophia Zandvoort-Faneyte is affiliated with a pension fund and has extensive experience in advising and litigating pension law matters. Her leading case against Aon (link) provided important clarity regarding amendments to pension agreements. This landmark ruling is something employers must take into account when amending employment agreements in the context of the Future of Pensions Act (Wtp).
Current & Relevant
We are happy to share our knowledge on developments in employment law and pension law. This may include recent case law, legislative developments, and practical questions within employment law.
Working from home rights and moving for work
If an employer relocates its office location and requests its employees to work in another city, what can be expected from its employees? According to employment law attorney Sophia Zandvoort, this depends greatly on the employment contract, the reasonableness of the proposal, and the employee’s personal circumstances. Extra travel time, costs, or informal care, for […]
When your veggie meatball factory suddenly ends up in the Mandatory Industry Pension Fund for butchers.
My company falls under a mandatory industry pension fund in another sector! How is that possible? And is there a solution? It happens that a company is obliged to participate in the pension fund of another sector. A good example is Like Meat, producer of, among other things, the vegetarian meatball. Like Meat falls under […]
