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

There is still a severe labour shortage in the healthcare sector.

On 19 October 2023, the Chamber has adopted the draft law regarding the creation and management of the Federal Learning Account.

Certain formalities need to be accomplished during the (pre-)electoral process.

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.

The central index was exceeded in October 2023. As a result, certain social benefits will be indexed by 2% in 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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 wor