Gautier Busschaert

Gautier Busschaert is attorney at Van Olmen & Wynant, specialised in employment law.

Before joining Van Olmen & Wynant in 2013, Gautier was a teaching assistant at his Alma Mater in the Department for European and international law from 2011 to 2013. 

Gautier was admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2013.

Gautier graduated from the University of Louvain (UCL, 2005) and obtained a Masters in European Law from the University of Brussels (ULB, 2006). He holds a PhD in law from the University of Leicester which he obtained in 2014. Since 2013, Gautier teaches European Labour Law at the ULB.

Gautier is a member of the European Employment Lawyers Association, regularly publishes in both national and international law reviews and is member of the editorial board of the “European Employment Law Cases” (EELC) review.

In 2022, Gautier received the Lexology Client Choice Award for Labour & Employment in Belgium. Chambers & Partners 2025 has mentioned him as "Associate to Watch".

Recent publications: 

• BUSSCHAERT, G., “L'arrêt de la Cour de justice « CCOO c. Deutsche Bank » du 14 mai 2019. Vers un système général d'enregistrement du temps de travail en Belgique ? " Orientations 2020, afl. 6, pp. 2-15.
• BUSSCHAERT, G., “2020/2 Introduction of 25 years as maximum age for participation in air traffic controllers recruiting process found unjustified (BE)”, European Employment Law Cases 2020, n° 1.
• BUSSCHAERT, G., “2020/13 Complaint for harassment does not protect against dismissal based on the facts set out in the complaint but only against dismissal related to its filing (BE)”, European Employment Law Cases 2020, n° 2.
• BUSSCHAERT, G., “2022/21 The right to collective action recognised by the European Social Charter has no direct effect says the Belgian Supreme Court (BE)”, European Employment Law Cases, 2022, n° 3.
• BUSSCHAERT, G., “2022/35 The habitual place of work: assessed through quantitative and qualitative criteria (BE)”, European Employment Law Cases, 2022, n° 4.
• BUSSCHAERT, G., « Les lanceurs d’alerte sont maintenant protégés en Belgique », Orientations, 2023, n°2.
• BUSSCHAERT, G., « Le reclassement professionnel : vers une plus grande employabilité grâce à la négociation sectorielle ? » in E. Dermine et J.-F. Neven, Le droit sectoriel, un monde méconnu, Larcier, Bruxelles, 2023.
• BUSSCHAERT, G., “2023/4 Neutrality policy of City of Brussels not found discriminatory (BE)”, European Employment Law Cases, 2023, n° 1.
• BUSSCHAERT, G., “2023/13 Dismissal after long-term incapacity is not proven to be discriminatory (BE)”, European Employment Law Cases, 2023, n° 2.
• BUSSCHAERT, G., “2023/29 Labour Tribunal of Brussels rules out dismissal for serious cause based on whistleblower protection prior to the implementation of the Whistleblowing Directive (BE)”, European Employment Law Cases, 2023, n° 3.
• BUSSCHAERT, G. et COËL, L., « La législation sur les lanceurs d’alerte vient de fêter ses deux ans : État des lieux, échos du terrain et premières questions pratiques », Orientations, 2026, n°1, à paraitre.