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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 during a career break period.
This temporary measure that has applied since 1 January 2022 normally expired on 31 March 2022. It is now extended until 30 June 2022.
Important note! The extension still has to be published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
Update! The Act of 8 May 2022 was published on 10 June 2022. The measure has been confirmed.
The employees concerned are those who have completely suspended or reduced their working time (to a half-time job, by 1/5 or 1/10) within the framework of time credit or thematic leave (hereinafter referred to as 'career break').
Suspension of the career break is only authorised for employees who are employed by an employer in care and education.
The possibility to work during a career break is only available for employment with another employer in care and education.
More specifically, the care sector is understood to mean: (public and private) services and organisations providing care, support and assistance to individuals, the elderly, minors, disabled persons and vulnerable persons, including victims of intra-family violence. As far as the private sector is concerned, these services or organisations specifically belong to the following joint committees:
Are also referred to:
There are two possibilities for an employee taking a career break:
An employee employed by an employer belonging to the sectors concerned (care or education), may agree with him to temporarily suspend his career break.
At the end of that temporary suspension, the career break will be continued for the remainder of the period under the original conditions.
During the period of suspension of the career break, the employee retains his career break benefit payable by the National Employment Office (ONEm/RVA). However, the amount of that benefit is reduced by 1/4.
Temporary suspension of the career break is only possible until 31 June 2022.
During his career break, the employee may be temporarily employed with another employer belonging to the sectors concerned (care or education).
The parties (the employee and the other employer) must conclude a written fixed-term contract. The end date of that contract cannot be later than 31 June 2022, the planned end date of this measure.
The employee retains his career break benefit at the expense of the ONEm/RVA. However, the amount of the career break benefit is reduced by 1/4 for the duration of the employment contract.
The employer can only make use of to these measures if there are no alternative solutions within the company to deal with the problem of understaffing, such as offering more hours to part-time employees. The employer carries out a prior consultation on this subject within the works council or, failing that, the committee for prevention and protection at work or, failing that, the trade union delegation.
The employer who uses these measures must:
The discussion is placed on the agenda of the meeting each month for as long as the measures are used and, for the last time, at the meeting following the end of the use.
The employee must inform the ONEm/RVA in writing of the temporary suspension of the career break or the temporary employment with another employer. This is done using a form that can be downloaded from the ONEm/RVA website.
Source: Bill on the extension of various measures in the field of labour law for the benefit of the health care and education sectors in the context of the fight against the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, on the suspension of the notice period given by the employer during a period of temporary unemployment due to force majeure resulting from the war situation in Ukraine and on the schooling clause, doc 55 2610.
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