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In its first quarter 2019 guidance to employers, the national social security office’s (NSSO) reconsiders its position on the possibility for students in alternance training to conclude a student contract.
Reminder: since 1 July 2017, students in alternance training, which consists, on the one hand, of a theoretical training (either in an educational establishment or in a training organisation created, subsidised or acknowledged by the competent authority) and, on the other hand, of a practical training in the workplace, may conclude a student contract, provided that they meet all the following conditions:
In its 2nd quarter 2018 guidance to employers, the NSSO has nuanced the last condition (see our Infoflash of 22 June 2018).
It specified that the condition that the student contract had to be concluded with a different employer than the employer with whom the young person was taking practical training in the workplace did not apply to the summer months (July and August). This meant that the young person could also be employed under a student contract with his training provider during the months of July and August.
In its 1st quarter 2019 guidance to employers, the NSSO has withdrawn this nuance. Its position is therefore now in line with what is laid down in the regulations.
This means that the NSSO no longer tolerates students concluding a student contract with the employer with whom they follow a practical training course at the workplace, including during the summer months (July and August). In other words, it is no longer possible for the young person to conclude a student contract with his or her trainee supervisor at any time of the year.
Sources: 1st quarter 2019 administrative guidance to employers.
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