Human Resources
Building better companies is only possible by having a great team of people. It is important to know what drives people. People are essential to any business. They can make or break any business. We help in ensuring that people are the added value they deserve to be.
Employment & Labour Law
In corporation with our law practice we will help you in understanding the labour laws covering everything from benefits and wages to discrimination and harassment. We provide information about Dutch employment laws and regulations and how employers should comply with them.
Contracting
We set up labour contracts according to the latest standards. Our legal practice will set up contracts and we will help you in utilizing them within your organization.
Changing the business
Collective redundancies, salary and paid holidays cut backs, ending the bonus scheme: these are all possible measures taken by employers due to the economic crisis. Measures which almost always (have to be) taken in consultation with trade unions and/or the Works Council (OR). Involvement of and contribution by the Works Council, as the representative of the employees within the company, is now more important than ever. We help in participating in the decision making process.
Works Council
The Works Council is an important stakeholder. We strongly believe that a Works Council is essential for maintaining a check and balance system in any business. Dutch law has recognized this by giving the Works Council rights. This is clear from case law. We help both business management and Works Council in understanding their rights.
Our advice to each Works Council is to seriously exercise these rights. The employer may, moreover, take advantage of a Works Council that seriously utilizes the opportunities of the Works Council Act (WOR). After all, a proposal made by the employer which is endorsed by the Works Council has support in the company so that implementation of for example the above unpopular measures is easier.
Illness
Illness rates can tell much about an organization. It actually is a good business health indicator. We assist in setting up programs to minimize illness rates.
Procurement and supply chain management
Procurement and supply chain management are essential to the success of many companies. It can supply critical support to operations and projects. We find ourselves in an era of continuing globalization and competition, shorter product life cycles and increased risk of supply chain disruption. In many business and industries procurement accounts for more than 55% of overall costs. Supply chain management applies a total system approach to manage the flow of information, materials and services. The focus is on optimizing core activities to maximize the speed of response to changes in customer expectations.
Marketing and sales
The marketing and sales envirmoment is changing together with the introduction of new sales channels, the morphing of industries and changing customer demand. Since effictive sales and marketing is crusial for competitiveness and the companies sustainability many firms recognize the requierement for a professional marketing and sales department.
We help our clients to integrate their marketing and sales activities in their business and to connect these activities to the strategic objectives of the company.
Safety
Safety is always a top priority and should be considered during all company activities. There should always be an aim to limit the risk as much as possible to prevent fatalities and incidents that harm people and neighbors, or damage facilities. By using our expertise gained in the well-regulated and extraordinary safety minded aviation sector, we are able to develop and/ or implement a broad range of risk-based improvements by transferring best practices into all industries.
Our capabilities lie in the following areas:
- Personal safety
- Process safety
- Strenghtening of safety culture
- Security
- Risk and change management
- Developing standards and manuals
- Safety Management
- EASA Safety Management System (SMS)
Clients are realizing that effective, risk-informed strategy can offer a major source of competitive advantage. We take a holistic, cross-functional view of risk issues. Our consultants have front-line and hands-on experience in risk mitigation activities. We use a structured risk-management approach with proven methodologies focused on transformation, analytical tools, safety dashboards, and practical implementation.
Legal
It makes good business sense to know how to handle legal issues that impact your business. Not all legal matters require a lawyer, but they do require understanding. Sometimes the best way to protect yourself and your business is to know where to go for assistance. That is why we have founded our in-house legal practice to directly deal with a variety of laws that govern how business is conducted in general, and in specific industries. We have a partnership with a renowned Dutch law firm. It enables us to take on even the most complex case.
Employment & Labour Law
Whether you hire your own employees or independent contractors, you will need to have a solid understanding of labour laws covering everything from benefits and wages to discrimination and harassment. We provide information about Dutch employment laws and regulations and how employers should comply with them.
Collective redundancies, salary and paid holidays cut backs, ending the bonus scheme: these are all possible measures taken by employers due to the economic crisis. Measures which almost always (have to be) taken in consultation with trade unions and/or the Works Council (OR). Involvement of and contribution by the Works Council, as the representative of the employees within the company, is now more important than ever. We help in participating in the decision making process.
Our sections consist of the legal areas: labour and pension, dismissal, employment contracts, illness, immigration.
Contracting & Business Law
Many of our contacts continue to search out new opportunities on a global scale as part of their wider growth strategies. In many industries strict procurement processes are followed which lead to awards. On occasions it can also leads to bid protests and contract disputes.
After managing to agree the deal all that’s left is signing the documents. It sounds clear. Is it? Here, we summarise some key issues commonly raised by international clients investing or contracting internationally and in The Netherlands in particular.
Choice of governing law, Enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, Corporate veil, Capitalisation of companies, Duty of good faith.
Environmental regulations
Dozens of environmental regulations apply to businesses. We will help you understand your responsibilities under the Dutch environmental rules and regulations.
Finance Law
Finance laws exist to ensure fair competition and to protect the financial interests of companies and individual investors. We will assist you in learning about finance laws common to businesses in The Netherlands.
Program and Project Management
Program management is the process of managing several related projects in a coordinated manner to yield benefits which would not be possible if managed individually. Having a program is to exploit economies of scale, to reduce coordination cost and risk. It is all about the structuring and control of those projects so they deliver effectively as a group. It may well be a structured framework for implementing change.
We at Evolve promote that program and project management are practical disciplines. We ‘make it work’. We are keen to drive to disired deliverables and outcomes to improve the client’s organization, with respect for the organizational structure and it’s culture.
We have Program and/ or Project Managers with military and civilian experience, within our industy practices and outside. The project manager is responsible for the succes of his project, while the program manager is responsible for the aggregated result to meet the end-state. They have managed large scale military flying excersises and introduced new aircraft types at a civilian airline. With that expertise we are able to implementing military best practices into civilian companies, and vice versa, with military structure and precision.
Our Program and Project managers can:
- Provide oversight
- Deliver on time, in budget and within specification
- Provide insight in Risk issues
- Identify and manage cross project dependencies
- Be part of a Program Management Office (PMO)
- Facilitate change management
They have:
- Leadership skills to manage large groups of project managers
- Social skills to participate as project manager in a group
- A structured working methodology
- Decisions making capacities
We are using PRINCE2 standards for project management. It is a best practice framework that helps deliver projects on time and within budget. It is process driven and is used to manage projects thoughout the business and military world.