Infoflashes: Socio-legal updates and HR news for business leaders and entrepreneurs

As an employer you may award a flat-rate kilometre allowance to your employees who use their own cars, motorcycles or mopeds for professional travel.

Employers who reduce their working time can benefit from a reduction in social security contributions. A new condition will be added for part-time workers.

The social partners of JC 201 (independent retail trade) and 202.01 (medium-sized food businesses) concluded a sector agreement on 30 November 2023.

The final payment date of the purchasing power bonus is extended by 3 months until 31 March 2024.

A draft programme act envisages numerous adaptations to the flexi-job as from 1 January 2024; these are part of the 2024 budget agreement.

As an employer, you can reimburse the subsistence expenses made by employees on the occasion of business travels in Belgium.

On 31 December2023, the special tax regime for foreign executives will end.

The formalities which need to be accomplished between day X - 35 and day X can be summarized as follows.

From 1 January 2024, a number of legislative changes should have a marginal impact on the mobility budget.

If you employ older employees, you are entitled to a reduction in employers' social security contributions.

Employers active in the fruit or vegetable growing sector can benefit from a new tax support measure.

For absences in the context of educational leave, the employee is entitled to the payment of his normal wage on the usual dates. However, this wage is limited to a certain amount.