(Re)organization of personnel administration for one or more organizations / countries
Mergers and splits (including comparison and change of terms and conditions)
set-up, calculation and implementation of social plans in various European countries
set-up or restructure of central HR-services for a number of countries
(Inter)national payroll and compensation and benefits
Expat-management
Guiding HR-people in new roles
main experiences
Full HR responsibility as member of leadership team;
Set up and implementation of HR procedures and policies;
Define and implement HR strategy in operations, administration, retail...;
Focus on performance and lean management;
Project management;
Coaching of HR professionals, operational managers and team-leaders;
Negotiation with personnel and labour unions; negotiate and edit collective agreements concerning terms and conditions, working time regulations, social plans et al.;
Set up and cost calculation for redundancies in BeNeLux, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, UK, Germany, Poland, Russia;
Payroll administration in BeNeLux, France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Rep, Slovakia, Turkey, Dubai;
Posting of workers with and without local social security;
Advice social law in BeNeLux, France, Germany, Italy; Switzerland, Czech Rep;
Analyses of HR-organisation and planning of reorganisations;
Splits, mergers, start-ups;
Salary cost forecasts for start-up in Bulgaria, Czech Rep., Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia
profile
In debt knowledge of most European countries social security, labour law and payroll systems;
Familiar with European directives, double tax agreements, split payrolls, social security regulations and international consequences of local rules, expat administration;
Stress-resistant;
Tactful and strong communicator;
People manager able to surprise people about their own competences;
Awareness of interactions between different cultures and ability to create value out of it;
Hands-on;
Strong moderator;
Flexible;
Awareness of constant change as condition for growth
Health Insurance/Family-Welfare : Partena & Partners (Gent, BE, 2000 Ee)
Clothing : Ansell Healthcare Europe nv (Brussels, 500 Ee)
other specifics
Representative of minister De Batselier (economy) in the STC (sub-regional employment committee) Turnhout (1987-1991);
Member of the National Social Committee of AGORIA-Federation technology industry (2006-2007);
Member of the board TOFAM Oost-Vlaanderen-mixed organization for employment and training in technology industry in the province of East-Flanders (2006-2007)
Presentation of “Diversity Plan” Esselte as a good practice for the consultants of SERV (Social-Economic Council of the Flanders Region)
Member of WERC ( Worldwide employee relocation council)
education / training
Humanities (Latin-Greek), Westerlo 1968-1974
Social Consultant, Hasselt 1977-1979
Public Library Licence, Brussel 1995
Master PT Gestione dei conflitti aziendali e delle relazioni industriali, Milano 2012-2013
Various trainings in social law, labour law, tax law, HR management
FresSco seminars (Free movement of workers and social security coordination) : 2016 ( Paris ) ; 2017 (Lausanne, Paris, Firenze )