Chris Engels specialises in labour and employment law, more specifically dismissal law (both individual and collective). He is also a specialist in transfer of undertakings, outsourcing and applicable law issues in an international context. His doctoral thesis was entitled The subordinate employment relationship under Belgian labor law. In the field of European law, Chris Engels pays particular attention to the European Works Council.

Chris Engels has acted as advisor to the European Union on matters such as the European Works Council and evolution of labour law for the last ten years. He has also advised the International Labour Organisation.

Chris Engels graduated from the University of Leuven (K.U.Leuven), School of Law, where he also obtained his doctorate of laws. He also has a masters degree in law from the University of California, Los Angeles, USA (UCLA). Chris Engels currently is a Professor at the Law School of the K.U.Leuven. He teaches European and International Labour Law. Chris Engels publishes widely in the area of labour law and also participates in many seminars on the subject.