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Taxation
Salary Optimization

Loan at a reduced rate of interest or interest-free loan: rates of interests 2024

07 February 2025
As an employer, you can allocate a loan to your employees on favourable terms (interest-free or at a reduced rate of interest ). This constitutes a taxable benefit calculated on the basis of a reference rate of interest. The reference rates of interest for income year 2024 have been published.
Salary Optimization

Unemployment with company supplement: new amounts as of February 2025

06 February 2025
The central index was exceeded in January 2025. As a result, certain social benefits will be indexed by 2% in February 2025. This has an impact on the company supplements paid in the context of unemployment schemes with company supplements (RCC/SWT).
Social security

The work bonus as from 1 February 2025

06 February 2025
The 'work bonus' is a reduction of personal social security contributions paid by the worker. The amounts of this reduction were indexed on 1 February 2025.
Salary Optimization

Allowances for night work: February 2025

04 February 2025
The threshold index for the public sector and the social benefits has been exceeded in January 2025. Consequently, several allowances, such as the allowances for night work, have been indexed with 2% in February 2025.
Employment contract
Working conditions

What does the 'federal coalition agreement 2025-2029' mean for the temporary agency sector?

03 February 2025
The federal coalition agreement 2025-2029 contains measures for the temporary employment sector: abolition of minimum working hours, lifting of the night work ban, expansion of flexi-jobs, tackling abuse of day contracts, development of a framework of non-solicitation clauses and discouragement of project sourcing in the care sector.
Working conditions

Time to prepare for the social balance sheet 2024!

03 February 2025
A lot of companies will have to forward their social balance sheet to the National Bank of Belgium after the close of the financial year.
Salary Optimization
Working conditions

The coalition agreement: main points

03 February 2025
Discover the impact of the coalition agreement on your company. From wage cost reduction to labour market modernization, we discuss the main proposals employers should know about.
Absences
Salary Optimization
Working conditions

What does 2025 have in store?

31 January 2025
Discover the key measures for the new year, such as increased adoption leave, strengthened foster parent leave, new rules for birth leave, the launch of flexi at work, new rules on extra-contractual liability, and more.
Working conditions

Training plan for employees: time to think about it!

30 January 2025
In some companies, a training plan must be drawn up by 31 March 2025 at the latest. As a reminder, this is an obligation introduced by the labour deal and must be completed every year.
Working conditions

Employment plan for older employees: time to think about it (again)!

29 January 2025
Certain companies must draw up a plan meant to maintain or increase the employment of employees aged 45 and older.
Working conditions

AI regulation: what employers need to know for 2025

29 January 2025
In 2025, as an employer, you’ll need to comply with certain obligations under the AI regulation. What exactly does this mean for you?
Taxation
Social security

Measures for pensioners working in the care sector: extension until 31 March 2025

29 January 2025
These measures may be extended twice for a three-month period. This has now been done for the 1st time.

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