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
Vaccination: are employees entitled to leave? 20 September 2022 The COVID-19 vaccination campaign has been relaunched and some employees have already received their invitation to be vaccinated. Can an employee be absent from work for this reason? Read more
Energy crisis: Government agreement on support package for businesses 19 September 2022 The federal government made several decisions last Friday to help businesses cope with soaring energy prices. Read more
Aid areas: investments by large enterprises possible again 13 September 2022 Since 25 July 2022, large enterprises can again submit form 274 SZ and thus benefit from the tax aid measure for aid regions. Read more
Domestic subsistence expenses: new amounts 08 September 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
Increase of the office allowance on 1 September 2022 06 September 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
Social security contributions: pensioners in the healthcare sector no longer pay personal contributions 26 August 2022 The government is introducing several measures to address the shortage of staff in the healthcare sector. Read more