31 March 2023: end of some support measures

Several measures were taken to enable employers to cope with the various crises they have faced in recent years.

Some measures will end on 31 March 2023.

These are:

•  vaccination leave; as of 1 April 2023, workers who wish to remain absent from work to be vaccinated must, by agreement with their employer, take a day’s holiday or time off in lieu (unless the joint committee or the company has agreed otherwise);
• temporary economic unemployment ‘energy’; the employer who wishes to switch to the classic temporary economic unemployment scheme as of 1 April 2023, will have to comply with the general (classic) rules in force for this type of unemployment;
• the amounts (or income thresholds) for the calculation of the attachable or assignable portions; as of 1 April 2023, the usual reference income thresholds will once again apply;
• the neutralisation of the number of hours worked by a student in the healthcare sector for the 600-hour quota; as of 1 April 2023, the hours worked in the healthcare sector will be taken into account for the annual 600-hour quota;
• the exemption from personal social security contributions and the specific tax regime (separate tax at 33%) for pensioners employed in the healthcare sector; as of 1 April 2023, pensioners working in the healthcare sector will be liable for the payment of personal contributions to the NSSO and their wages will be taxed at the progressive rate.