Price increases and wage indexation: what is the link? 05 October 2022 All prices, most importantly energy prices, are rising significantly and as a result, inflation is peaking. What is the impact of this inflation on workers' pay? Read more
NSSO: Reduced contributions for your older employees 03 October 2022 If you employ older employees, you are entitled to a reduction in employers' social security contributions. Read more
Labour deal: what is in it? 03 October 2022 Le deal pour l’emploi a été adopté par la Chambre fin de la semaine dernière. Il contient un ensemble de mesures dont l’objectif est d’atteindre un taux d’emploi de 80 % à l’horizon 2030. Read more
Right to request a flexible working arrangement: CBA no. 162 in force on 1 October 2022 03 October 2022 Collective bargaining agreement no. 162 transposes into Belgian law a provision of a European directive of 20 January 2019 on work-life balance. Read more
Economic unemployment “energy”: rules until 31 December 2022 03 October 2022 Following a government decision, a system of temporary economic unemployment “energy” is introduced from 1 October 2022 to help energy-intensive companies. Read more
NSSO: Structural reduction from 1 October 2022 03 October 2022 The employers of the public and private sectors are entitled to a structural reduction of their employer contributions to the social security for their workers subject to all social security sector Read more
Replacement holidays for working public holidays: requirements up to 15 December 2022 03 October 2022 As a general rule, private sector workers cannot be required to work on statutory public holidays, but they nevertheless remain entitled to receive their normal pay for those days. Read more
Temporary unemployment: which transitional measures are in force until 31.12.2022? 30 September 2022 A law of 30 July 2022 provides for several transitional measures on temporary unemployment. Read more
Reintegration pathway for incapacitated workers: modified procedure 30 September 2022 In order to focus on the reintegration of workers and to adopt a positive approach to this, a Royal Decree of 11 September 2022 modifies the current reintegration procedure and introduces a dissoci Read more
Exemption shift work and night work: additional requirement for the sector of temporary agency work as of 1 October 2022 27 September 2022 As of 1 October 2022, the sector of temporary agency work can only apply the exemptions from depositing withholding tax for classic shift work, shift work in construction works and night work if th Read more
Social elections 2024: calculation of the number of workers from 1 October 2022! 26 September 2022 To determine the number of employees, several criteria must be taken into account. Read more
Exemption of withholding tax for young workers (2022) 23 September 2022 The wages of certain young workers are exempted from withholding tax in the fourth quarter of 2022. Read more