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. Read more
2024 Social elections: what is meant by ‘company’? 23 October 2023 Social elections will take place between 13 May and 26 May 2024 in all companies in the sense of a technical business unit, employing a minimum number of employees. Read more
Change to winter time: how should shift workers be paid? 19 October 2023 On Sunday, October 29, 2023, we will switch to winter time, which means that we must set our clocks back an hour (at 3 a.m. it will actually be 2 a.m.). Read more
Exemption of withholding tax for young workers (2023) 18 October 2023 The wages of certain young workers are exempted from withholding tax in the fourth quarter of 2023. Read more
Notice periods of resigning workers employed before 2014: changes from 28 October! 16 October 2023 The law providing for new notice periods in case of resignation will enter into force on 28 October 2023. Read more
Budget agreement 2024: what is in it? 10 October 2023 De federale regering heeft afgelopen maandag een compromis bereikt over het begrotingsakkoord 2024. Read more
Collective closure in 2024:communicate the date before 1 January 2024! 09 October 2023 Leave dates within a company can be set either individually by means of an agreement between the employer and each employee or collectively in case of a closure of the company. Read more
Kilometric allowance: quarterly or annual indexation? 09 October 2023 The kilometric allowance granted to federal civil servants is now indexed on a quarterly basis. Is this also the case for all kilometric allowances paid to workers for business travel? Read more
Sector agreement 2023-2024 for JC 209 (non-manual workers metal industry) 05 October 2023 The social partners of JC 209 (non-manual workers metal) concluded a sector agreement on 29/9/2023 for 2023-2024. The RD of 13/5/2023 has already set the wage standard at 0% for 2023-2024. Read more
Public holidays in 2024: set the dates for the replacement days before 15 December 2023 04 October 2023 When a statutory public holiday falls on a Sunday or a day on which the company does not usually work, it must be replaced by a day on which the company usually works. Read more