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Social dialogue

2024 Social elections: what formalities need to be accomplished between day X - 60 and day X - 35?

09 November 2023
Certain formalities need to be accomplished during the (pre-)electoral process.
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Mobility

Copyright: the NSSO brings precisions

09 November 2023
The NSSO has recently published new Instructions for Employers regarding the new social treatment of the allowances for the transfer of copyright and neighbouring rights. It specifies and brings light to 2 specific situations.
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Employment contract

Unemployment with company supplement: new amounts as of November 2023

08 November 2023
The central index was exceeded in October 2023. As a result, certain social benefits will be indexed by 2% in November 2023. This has an impact on the company supplements paid in the context of unemployment schemes with company supplements (RCC/SWT).
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Social security

Work bonus: new amounts as of 1 November 2023

07 November 2023
This reduction in social security contributions applies to workers with low wages and enables them to benefit from higher net wages. The amounts are indexed as of 1 November 2023.
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Social security

Social elections 2024: what is meant by "management staff" and "executives”?

06 November 2023
During the (pre-) electoral process, it will be necessary to determine the duties of the management staff and, where appropriate, the duties of the executives.
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Training

Flemish training leave: some changes since 1 September 2023

06 November 2023
In the Flemish Region, certain aspects of the Flemish training leave system (Vlaams opleidingsverlof) have been adjusted to optimise the operational process.
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Employment contract

The purchasing power bonus: frequently asked questions

02 November 2023
The tool of the purchasing power bonus continues to appeal to the imagination. There are already several sectors and employers that will award this bonus.
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Employment contract

Allowances for night work: November 2023

02 November 2023
The threshold index for the public sector and the social benefits has been exceeded in October 2023. Consequently, several allowances, such as the allowances for night work, have been indexed with 2% in November 2023.
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Taxation
Salary Optimization
Social security

Relance hours”: the social and tax treatment is known

31 October 2023
From 1 July 2023, it will again be possible to make your workers work 120 additional voluntary overtime hours, also known as "relance hours" - under an advantageous social and tax regime. We were still waiting for clarification on the social and tax treatment of these hours.
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Absences
Employment contract

Settlement of single leaver holiday pay: new calculation method from 1 January 2024

27 October 2023
On 1 January 2024 , the rules currently in force for the settlement of the single leaver holiday pay of non-manual workers and of the holiday pay when switching from manual worker to non-manual worker status will be fundamentally changed
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Mobility

Mobility budget – the calculation formulas have been confirmed!

26 October 2023
Further to their announcement in 2021, we have been expecting the formulas to calculate the mobility budget. A Royal Decree now determines the two formulas – real or fixed rate. These methods will be enforced on 1 January 2024. Here’s a quick tour of these two calculation methods.
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Privacy

Whistleblower: internal reporting channel mandatory if you have at least 50 employees

24 October 2023
A law of 28 November 2022 allows an employee who has obtained information about violations in a professional context to raise the alarm via an internal reporting channel.
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