Coronavirus Brussels-Capital Region: bonus for the socio-cultural and creative sector 08 June 2022 The Brussels Government once again supports employers in the socio-cultural and creative sector with a maximum of 5 full-time equivalents (FTE) established in the form of a non-profit-making enterp Read more
Hiring a student: which formalities must the employer fulfil? 02 June 2022 The summer holidays are approaching and student employment is a topical subject again. We take this opportunity to repeat the rules for the employment of students. Read more
Temporary unemployment corona / war in Ukraine: what to do if these schemes no longer apply from 1 July? 02 June 2022 If the temporary unemployment schemes ‘corona’ and ‘war in Ukraine’ are not extended beyond 30 June 2022, companies, where appropriate, will be able to resort to temporary unemployment due to lack Read more
Domestic subsistence expenses: new amounts 31 May 2022 Private sector employers may refer to the subsistence allowances granted to federal government staff members for the reimbursement of subsistence expenses made by employees on the occasion of busin Read more
Public services strike on 31 May 30 May 2022 The public transport companies De Lijn, STIB/MIVB, TEC and SNCB/NMBS have announced that bus, tram, underground and train traffic may be heavily disrupted because their staff will take part in the Read more
Coronavirus Brussels Capital Region: recover bonus 2022 30 May 2022 The Brussels Government is supporting the sectors of nightclubs, restaurants and cafés and their main suppliers, events, culture, tourism, sport and passenger transport by granting them a new bonus Read more
Increase of the office allowance on 1 April and 1 June 2022 30 May 2022 Employees who work from home on a structural and regular basis for a substantial part of their working time, may receive a flat-rate office allowance from their employer to cover all their office e Read more
Bicycle allowance soon to be generalised? 25 May 2022 Due to the corona crisis, the sales of bicycles, both classic and electric, have increased significantly. The use of shared bikes has also increased. Read more
The globalization mechanism 2021 20 May 2022 As for the year 2020, the Flemish Government provides for a globalization mechanism for 2021 for businesses that have experienced a major decline in turnover. Read more
Holiday pay on the variable remuneration of non-manual workers: derogations only possible via a sectoral CLA 19 May 2022 From now on, only a sectoral collective labour agreement (CLA) can introduce derogations from the method for calculating holiday pay on the variable remuneration of non-manual workers who are parti Read more
Coronavirus: extension measure on the resumption of work for temporarily unemployed persons and bridging pensioners 17 May 2022 In order to increase the number of workers in the healthcare and education sector or at employers operating a facility/centre in charge of contact tracing temporarily employed persons and bridging Read more
Covid-19: extension of the measures for career breaks in care and education 16 May 2022 In order to increase the workforce in care and education, employees have the possibility, under certain conditions, to temporarily suspend their career break or to go and work for another employer Read more