Jim Margry
Partner, Lawyer, The Netherlands
Jim Margry is a partner in the Employment, Pensions and Incentives team in Amsterdam.
Jim has broad experience in employment law, including advising (multinational) clients on the employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience with post-takeover restructuring and related employee codetermination procedures.
Jim also advises clients on (collective) dismissals, directors and top tier management, setting up (management) participation schemes, incentives and other forms of remuneration.
Jim Margry stands out for his practical and useful approach to employment matters. His advice and proposed solutions are tailored to the client’s business in a way that makes it easy to implement and explain. He is proactive and very responsive when help is needed.
Furthermore, Jim has extensive experience as a sports lawyer. He advises sports agents, professional football players and other professional athletes on employment law, transfer-related and regulatory matters.
Jim is a great lawyer, who is very easy to interact with, supportive and proactive. Due to his excellent experience he was able to provide us with sharp, creative and practical advice, always thinking a step ahead. He is extremely reliable and his energy is outstanding – great to work with.
Insights
Employment and pensions
Workplace harassment and bullying: Dutch legal responsibilities and prevention strategies
How does Dutch law define harassment and what steps can employers take to foster a respectful and safe workplace?
21/08/2024
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2m
Employment and pensions
New Dutch cabinet's reform agenda likely to bring major changes for employers and employees
Expected policies are positive for many employees but employers will need to adapt to new regulations and cost increases
20/06/2024
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3m
Employment and pensions
Dutch employers will need to report employee's work-related CO2 emissions from July
A time-consuming search for data at the time of the reporting deadline can, however, be avoided
16/05/2024
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2m
Employment and pensions
How to bridge the gap in gender pay in the Netherlands to avoid surprises
Employers should prepare for impending legislation to avoid only having the option of upping salaries to bridge the gap
15/03/2024
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3m
ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance
Green HR: the sustainability bonus in employment contracts in Europe
A sustainability bonus system is part of the green HR concept that European employers are considering more and more
28/11/2023
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3m
Employment and pensions
Dutch government proposes bill to provide more clarity on workers' status
The bill is part of broad labour market reforms for greater security for workers and more agility for entrepreneurs
13/10/2023
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2m
Employment and pensions
Employee Incentives Update | May 2023
In this edition, we cover annual reporting for employment-related securities arrangements (including changes to HMRC's templates), recent improvements to tax-advantaged...
10/05/2023
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2m
Employment and pensions
How can employers adapt to the evolving international employment law landscape?
The world of work is changing, with remote working, recruitment and retention of talent and legislative developments posing particular challenges...
29/03/2023
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4m
Employment and pensions
Whistleblower protection extended in the Netherlands
Employers with 50-plus employees are likely to have to amend their whistleblowers' policy
06/02/2023
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3m
Employment and pensions
Driving change in employment in 2022: the challenges that arise from accelerating transformational change
The pandemic, hybrid working, employee engagement, reward and retention, and ESG are all areas posing challenges for businesses to focus...
12/11/2021
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11m
