Social elections 2024

The formalities which need to be accomplished between day X - 35 and day X can be summarized as follows.

Staff representatives (both full and alternate) to the works council and/or the committee for prevention and protection at work are protected against dismissal.

Certain formalities need to be accomplished during the (pre-)electoral process.

During the (pre-) electoral process, it will be necessary to determine the duties of the management staff and, where appropriate, the duties of the executives.

Social elections will take place between 13 May and 26 May 2024 in all companies in the sense of a technical business unit, employing a minimum number of employees.

The law governing the organisation of the next social elections was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.

The next social elections will take place, in principle, between 13 May 2024 and 26 May 2024.

To determine the number of employees, several criteria must be taken into account.