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In the event of a collective closure of the company, some workers may not (or no longer) be entitled to paid leave or a sufficient number of days of leave to cover the entire period of collective c

A group of employers can set up a joint Internal Service for Prevention and Protection at Work.

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

Persons exceeding this ceiling are irrefutably deemed to be subject to social security.

The amount of the mobility allowance increases as from 1st July 2024.

When certain conditions are met employers are obliged to employ a given number of young workers aged under 26. Except if they are exempted from this obligation.

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

From 1 July 2024, the flexi-job system will no longer be authorized in joint committee No. 132.

The Brussels government has decided to change the target group reduction of employer social security contributions for the employment of older workers from 1 July 2024.

Those measures are called Activa Brussels Generic and Activa Brussels Reduced ability to work. Those two measures are adapted as from 1st July 2024.

From 1 July 2024, in the private sector, all applications for Interruption allowances under time credit and thematic leave schemes must be submitted electronically to the NEO.

Citizen Service is a scheme that gives individuals the opportunity to commit themselves to a project of public interest.