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When workers work overtime on a temporary or mobile construction site where the employer uses an electronic attendance recording system, the associated tax relief is awarded for the first 180 hours of overtime. This cap of overtime hours will be increased but only after approval from the European Commission.
Working overtime hours that entitles the worker to a statutory overtime pay gives rise to two tax advantages:
Both tax benefits are capped to the first 130 overtime hours per income year and per worker.
However, the following deviating caps apply:
The existing, derogatory overtime cap of 180 overtime hours for the sector of construction work is increased to 220 overtime hours. The requirement that the worker works overtime on a temporary or mobile construction site where the employer uses an electronic attendance recording system remains in place.
A new, different cap for overtime hours of 280 overtime hours is put in place for overtime hours worked by workers for employers who:
The entry into force of the two caps for overtime hours is subject to the prior approval of the European Commission. Therefore, the new caps for overtime hours cannot yet be applied.
If the European Commission gives its approval, the increase will apply to overtime hours worked from the first day of the second month following such approval. We will keep you updated on the situation.
Source: Programme Law of 27 December 2021, Belgian Official Gazette of 31 December 2021.
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