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Infertility treatment or medically assisted procreation: new protection against dismissal!

18 April 2024
An act providing new protection against dismissal has just been published in the Belgian Official Gazette. From 28 April 2024, you may not dismiss your employee if they inform you that they are undergoing infertility treatment or medically assisted procreation.
Salary Optimization

Social and fiscal work bonus from 1 April 2024

04 April 2024
The work bonus for low-wage workers will be increased from 1 April 2024. The fiscal work bonus is being strengthened in a targeted way.
Social dialogue

Social elections 2024: exemption from holding elections?

03 April 2024
In certain cases, the electoral procedure has to be terminated earlier.
Grants

Brussels-Capital Region: support measures for companies

03 April 2024
The Brussels-Capital Region is changing and simplifying its support measures for companies. We take a look at two of them, but we invite you to visit the Brussels Economy and Employment website to discover the wide range of available support measures.
Taxation

Withholding tax exemption for shift work: imminent changes

27 March 2024
The shift work exemption applies if the same work, both in terms of content and scope, is performed in shifts. The Government is currently working on updating the measure.
Social dialogue

Social elections 2024: agreement on postal vote

26 March 2024
When appropriate and provided that certain conditions are met, an agreement must be obtained on the postal vote during the electoral procedure.
Privacy

Whistleblower: clarification regarding the calculation of the required number of employees

21 March 2024
An internal reporting channel is mandatory in legal entities in the private sector employing at least 50 employees. A law of 9.2.2024 clarifies the calculation modalities of this threshold.
Training

Federal Learning Account

19 March 2024
To manage the individual training right, every private employer will soon have to register all training related to the employment relationship in a registration tool, the FLA.
Working conditions

Right to disconnect 1 year already!

13 March 2024
The right to disconnect must be guaranteed in certain companies from 1 April 2023. In concrete terms, if you employ at least 20 workers, you are required to provide for this right via a company collective bargaining agreement (CBA) or your employment regulations.
Social dialogue

Social elections 2024: electoral colleges and polling stations

11 March 2024
During the electoral procedure various formalities will have to be completed including the constitution of the electoral colleges and the composition of the polling stations.
Social security

Change of age limits for target group reduction recent sustainable work experience (Flanders)

05 March 2024
Change of age limits for target group reduction recent sustainable work experience (Flanders), from 1/7/2024
Social dialogue

Social elections 2024: list of candidates

04 March 2024
During the electoral procedure, several formalities will have to be fulfilled including the posting of the lists of candidates.

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