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

Employees who work on Sunday 9 June 2024 are not exempt from voting, as voting is compulsory in Belgium.

The central index was exceeded in April 2024. As a result, certain social benefits will be indexed by 2% in May 2024.

The “shift work” exemption applies to shifts performing the same work. The government envisaged a more flexible bis variant.

The 'work bonus' is a reduction of personal social security contributions paid by the worker. The amounts of this reduction were indexed on 1 May 2024.

On 1 April 2024, four sectors in which the flexi-job system had recently been authorized (on 1 January 2024) either fully or partially “exit” the system.

The threshold index for the public sector and the social benefits has been exceeded in April 2024.

Op de dag van de verkiezingen (dag Y) vinden meerdere verrichtingen plaats en vanaf dag Y + 1 moeten verschillende formaliteiten vervuld worden.

Good news for some commuters: the contribution to their public transport season ticket will increase from 1 June!

During the month of June 2024, the social inspection services will carry out national flash controls in the hospitality sector (JC 302).

During the electoral procedure, various formalities will have to be completed including adapting the electoral rolls and delivering/sending the convocation letters.

An act providing new protection against dismissal has just been published in the Belgian Official Gazette.

From 1 April 2024, the ceiling for the very low wage component has been adjusted to compensate for the increase in the GMWR on the same date.