As you are aware, the Belgian government has taken several measures to support the sectors severely affected by the corona crisis. It has been a year since we informed you about the government's decision to introduce consumption vouchers. Employ...
An employee who loses a loved one, needs time to mourn. The employee receives a number of days of “bereavement leave” for this purpose. How many days of bereavement leave the employee receives depends on the relationship the employee has with the...
The Federal Government has introduced several support measures for employers since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis. With this newsletter, we would like to inform you about the measures that will be extended and about the measures that will come ...
When an employee uses his own car to travel for professional purposes, the employer can reimburse him for the costs incurred. It is not necessary to be able to prove the exact amount of these costs as the authorities have fixed a maximum lump sum ...
In the context of the corona crisis, the government has announced that certain hours performed by students will not be counted towards the annual quota of 475 hours. Which hours are impacted and what does this mean in practice? What exactly are the c...
As mentioned in our newsletter of March 29, 2021 the Belgian government has introduced a mandatory electronic registration system where employers must provide a number of data about telework. Originally, it was communicated that the telework decla...
As mentioned in our newsletter of 29 March 2021, the Belgian government has introduced a mandatory electronic registration system where employers must provide a number of data about telework. In principle, the obligation applies to all employers on a...
One of the measures to combat the COVID-19 crisis, is the introduction of recommended or compulsory telework for employees. As a consequence, some employees who usually worked in Belgium, decided to perform a part of their homework abroad because tha...
On the 9th of April 2021, the leave of absence for vaccination was officially introduced after publication in the Belgian Official Gazette. In this newsletter, we outline the leave of absence for vaccination as well as (the extension of) the most imp...
Teleworking is mandatory in Belgium since the end of October 2020, unless the nature of the job or the continuity of the business operations, the activities or services make it impossible. The Belgian government wants to strengthen the enforcement of...
On February 1, 2021, the subscription fees for the train (NMBS/SNCB) and the bus (TEC/De Lijn) have been increased. In this newsletter, we would like to inform you of the impact of these increases for you as an employer. We repeat in a nutshell th...
In the scope of the current negotiations about the wage norm and the maximum allowed increases of the wages for the coming two years, we would like to highlight the possibility to grant employees a non-recurring, result-related bonus or a profit part...
One of the measures to combat the COVID-19 crisis is the introduction of recommended or compulsory telework for employees. The legal framework for this type of telework was unclear for a long time. In order to finally provide some guidance for the...
With the new year fully started, we want to inform you in this newsletter about some recent changes that might be important to you. The abolition of paper eco vouchers For several years now, employers have been able to grant eco vouchers ...
Each year in January, salaries are adjusted to the cost of living for employees of companies subject to Joint Industrial Committee 200 (JIC 200). In Belgium, this is referred to as the indexation of salaries. This indexation is a mechanism whereby...
Part II: Social Security As you know, the United Kingdom left the European Union on 31.01.2020 and a transition period applies until 31.12.2020, based on the so-called withdrawal agreement. For more information on the background of Brexit and the ...
Part I: Immigration Following a referendum, the United Kingdom officially announced on 29.03.2017 that it would leave the European Union. On 25.11.2018, a Withdrawal Agreement was concluded between the European Union and the United Kingdom in orde...
Each year in January, salaries are adjusted to the cost of living for employees of companies subject to Joint Industrial Committee 200 (JIC 200). In Belgium, this is referred to as the indexation of salaries. This indexation is a mechanism whereby...
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Belgian government has taken different measures over the past months. From 13.03.2020 until 31.08.2020, a very simple form of temporary unemployment due to force majeure “corona” (hereinafter: “corona ...
As of October 1, parents will no longer be able to use corona parental leave to take care of their children. As there are currently no plans to extend this type of leave, some parents find themselves in a difficult situation when their children have ...
As 2020 is gradually coming to an end, we want to provide you with an overview of the Belgian public holidays for 2021, and a reminder of the rules applicable to replacement days. New Year's Day - Friday, January 1st 2021 Easter...
The summer holidays are over and school has started again, so about time to list all the regional principles regarding educational leave. What is the scope? Paid educational leave gives the employee the right to follow an approved tra...
The social partners reached an agreement yesterday to equalize the days of corona unemployment for the accrual of holiday rights for 2021. The next step is to see this intention translated into a regulatory framework. With this newsletter, we wish to...
In our newsletter of June 19, 2020, we informed you that the current system of temporary unemployment due to force majeure corona is applicable until August 31, 2020. Under certain conditions, temporary unemployment due to force majeure corona can...
In the scope of the current COVID-19 crisis, the Belgian government approved some new support measures in July. In view of the frequency of these governmental decisions, we wish to emphasize that this newsletter reflects the state of affairs on Au...
Employees who are temporarily sent to work in another EU member state by their employer, are subject to the stipulations of the European Posting of Workers Directive. This directive determines that a set of “hard core” minimum terms of employment...
In view of the Covid-19 crisis and up to 4 May, non-essential companies were obliged by the government to let their employees work from home if their function allowed this. Teleworking like this was possible without the employer having to agree upon ...
In the present newsletter, we will discuss a new and one-off type of remuneration for employees that can be granted free from social security contributions and taxes, i.e. the consumption voucher. The Belgian government introduced this voucher in ord...
As communicated in our newsletter of June 19, the special regime of temporary unemployment corona force majeure (hereinafter referred to as 'corona unemployment') will continue to exist until August 31, 2020. There is no news yet concerning a po...
As you know, due to the COVID-19 crisis, a lot of employers have been forced to apply temporary unemployment corona force majeure (hereafter referred to as ‘corona unemployment’) for their employees. This type of suspension of the employment agre...
When an employee uses his own car to travel for professional purposes, the employer can reimburse him for the costs incurred. It is not necessary to be able to prove the exact amount of these costs as the authorities have fixed a maximum lump sum ...
In our newsletter of May 13 we informed you that a proposition of law had been accepted, resulting in the notice period being suspended during a period of temporary unemployment force majeure corona (hereafter referred to as corona unemployment). ...
In the scope of the current COVID-19 crisis, the Belgian government recently approved some new support measures. Apart from that, it was announced that a number of existing support measures will be extended. In this newsletter, we outline the measure...
As of July 1, 2020, a couple of changes apply in joint industrial committee 200 (JIC 200) when it comes to the employer contribution in the commuting travel. As June is also the month in which the eco vouchers and the annual premium are being paid, w...
A recently adopted legislative proposal aims to suspend from now on the notice period during a period of temporary unemployment force majeure Corona. This change would also be applicable to employees who were dismissed before the publication of the a...
As mentioned in our previous newsletters, in March, the Belgian government introduced the possibility to apply for temporary unemployment for employees, using a simplified procedure. This simplified procedure could initially be used up to May 31, ...
On May 2, 2020, the Council of Ministers approved the introduction of a special type of parental leave, also referred to as the corona parental leave. This temporary type of leave needs to allow parents to ensure a better combination of work and the ...
In the framework of the corona crisis, the government has announced that the hours a student performs between April 1 and June 30, 2020, will not be counted towards the annual quota of 475 hours. What does this mean? And what exactly are the conditio...
Recently, the Belgian government has announced new support measures as well as modifications of the current support measures in the framework of the corona crisis. We outline the measures that are currently known in this newsletter. We cannot emph...
The National Social Security Office (NSSO) has published in its administrative instructions a new amount, adjusted to the cost of living, for the reimbursement of office costs. This indemnity amounted to maximum €126,94 per month and will, as from ...
As you could read in our previous newsletter, the Belgian government introduced the possibility to apply for temporary unemployment for employees, using a simplified procedure. This simplified procedure could initially be used up to the 6th of April ...
In these challenging times, we’d like to outline a number of possible support measures for you as an employer. We highlight the fact that the below mentioned measures only relate to the employment of your employees. You may also be eligible for oth...
Without giving in to panic or hysterics, we would like to briefly outline how Pro-Pay will try to minimize the impact of the Corona virus on its operations. Specific steps taken by Pro-Pay in the framework of the Corona spread Our staff are ...
Belgium and the neighbouring countries Since 2007, the Limosa-notification has been introduced in Belgium. This notification applies for employees who usually work or have been hired in another country than Belgium and who temporarily and / or par...
Since 2008, employers in Belgium may grant their employees a non-recurring, result-related benefit, also referred to as a bonus plan, based on the act of 21 December 2007 and collective labour agreement n° 90 (CLA n° 90). If the benefit does not...
Each year in January, the salaries are adjusted to the cost of living for employees of companies subject to Joint Industrial Committee 200 (JIC 200). In Belgium, this is referred to as the indexation of salaries. Indexation is the mechanism whereb...
The school year has started again and in Flanders, paid educational leave was replaced by the Flemish training leave. It is high time to list all the regional principles regarding educational leave. What is the scope? Paid educational leave giv...
Each year in January, salaries are adjusted to the cost of living for employees of companies subject to Joint Industrial Committee 200 (JIC 200). In Belgium, this is referred to as the indexation of salaries. Indexation is the mechanism whereby sa...
In 2020 it’s that time again: a lot of companies will have to organize social elections. What are social elections? The purpose of social elections is to select the staff representatives who will take part in the Works Council (WC) or the Com...
The social dialogue in Belgium is organized on 3 levels: inter-sectoral/federal, sectoral and company level. At the end of April of this year, the wage norm and several employment measures which serve as the basis for the negotiations on a sectoral l...
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