The electronic wage bonus: as from 1 january 2019?

Author: Yves Stox
Read time: 2min
Publication date: 04/04/2019 - 14:06
Latest update: 04/04/2019 - 14:06

The wage bonus of collective agreement 90 is very popular. The most recent figures from 2017 leave no doubt about it: more than 700,000 employees, more than 640 million Euro, a tripling of the number of bonus cases in ten years.

MONITORING AND PROCEDURE

Nevertheless, the wage bonus has a relatively strict procedure. The employer must submit the draft bonus plan (deed of accession) to the FPS Labour. There, both the format and the content are checked. Are the objectives "objectively measurable and verifiable"? Do they apply to a "well-defined group of employees"? Are individual objectives excluded?

Due to the increase in the number of bonus cases, it probably is not always easy to monitor these correctly and thoroughly. That is why the FPS Labour proposes to simplify the submission and processing of all these cases through an electronic procedure.

FROM WHEN?

From 2019, the procedure can also be conducted electronically. The exact date has not yet been determined. The initial target date of 1 January 2019 no longer seems realistic. As you can imagine, it involves a great deal of IT development. Consider for example, the electronic signature with the eID.

In the first phase, you as an employer will be able to choose: a procedure on paper or an electronic procedure. However, the paper models will eventually disappear.

GETTING STARTED

Avoid a copy paste of last time. Not only because the compulsory model will also slightly change, but also because the FPS Labour will certainly be able to monitor more efficiently in the future.

We are happy to share our experience. Contact us and let us guide you through the development and granting of the wage bonus of collective agreement 90. Our email address: legalpartners@partena.be.

DO NOT FORGET THE PROFIT PREMIUM!

You can combine the profit premium with the wage bonus of collective agreement 90. In our October edition of our monthly magazine Memento of the Employer, we give you some concrete tips.

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