Parental leave: changes that take effect on 10 November 2022. 07 November 2022 The Royal Decree of 7 October 2022 and the Act of 7 October 2022 partially transposing the European Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers into Belgian law modify certain points rega Read more
Economic unemployment "energy": extension of the system until 31 March 2023 07 November 2022 The scheme of temporary economic unemployment “energy”, initially scheduled to run until 31 December 2022, is extended until 31 March 2023. Read more
Transparent and predictable working conditions: minimum rights for the worker 04 November 2022 European Directive (EU) 2019/1152 aims to improve working conditions by promoting, among others, more transparent and predictable employment. Read more
Transparent and predictable working conditions: employer's obligation to provide information 03 November 2022 European Directive (EU) 2019/1152 aims to improve working conditions by promoting, among others, more transparent and predictable employment. Read more
Energy crisis: raising of exemption of attachment thresholds 03 November 2022 In order to mitigate the impact of the energy crisis, the exemption of attachment thresholds are being raised. This increase in the thresholds applies to both attachments and assignments. Read more
Exemption from the requirement to produce a medical certificate 3 times a year: draft law voted in the Chamber 03 November 2022 The draft law containing various provisions on incapacity for work amends the current regulation on the production of a medical certificate. Read more
Covid-19: unrestricted employment of students in the healthcare sector in the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2022 02 November 2022 Until 31 December 2022 the healthcare sector can make unlimited use of low-cost student labour. The rule change was finally approved by the Chamber. Read more
Law on work-life balance: carers’ leave 31 October 2022 The law of 7 October 2022 partially transposing the European directive on work-life balance into Belgian law, introduces the possibility for workers to apply for a new leave: carers’ leave. Read more
Work-life balance law: strengthening the protection against dismissal 31 October 2022 The law of 7.10.2022 transposing the European directive on work-life balance into Belgian law reinforces the protection of the rights of employees who benefit from certain types of leave. Read more
Economic unemployment ‘Energy’ treated as actual days worked for the annual leave 28 October 2022 Economic unemployment ‘energy’ is treated in the same way as the system of temporary unemployment due to lack of work for economic reasons with regard to all the rights of employees resulting from Read more
No nominative list of incoming taxpayers and researchers for income year 2022 28 October 2022 On 1 January 2022 two special tax regimes were introduced, one for incoming taxpayers and one for incoming researchers. Each year the employer must submit a nominative list of affected employees. Read more
Partial work resumption: deviation from the minimum duration per period worked 27 October 2022 In the case of a partial resumption of work, it is assumed that the employee's employment contract is not changed, but that certain modalities of the performance of the contract are modified.< Read more