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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.
Absences
Termination employment contract
Salary Optimization

Retirement age raised to 66 in 2025: what employers need to know

13 December 2024
As from 2025, the retirement age will increase to 66. Among other things, this has an impact on the application of reduced notice periods, working under a flexi-job contract, earning extra income while retired. Find out what this change means for your company.
Absences
Employment contract
Termination employment contract
Social security

Final settlement for the settlement of holiday certificates of new non-manual workers approaching

03 December 2024
Since the beginning of this year, a new settlement method of the single leaver holiday pay of new non-manual workers has been in place. In December 2024, many employers will apply the second step in this settlement for the first time. Read more below.
Absences

New procedure for payment of rest days in lieu in the construction sector (JC 124)!

12 November 2024
Until last year, payment of rest days in lieu in the construction sector was in principle based on a certificate the employer provided to the manual worker. However, if the manual worker was no longer employed, he received the certificate through Constructiv.
Absences
Employment contract
Social security

First carry-over of statutory leave days end of December: what employers need to know

14 October 2024
At the end of 2024, the new rules on the carry-over of statutory leave days for up to 2 years will be applied for the first time. Below, we briefly list what employers need to know about this.
Absences

Collective closure in 2025:communicate the date before 1 January 2025!

07 October 2024
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. In this case, the collective closure period must be communicated to your employees by 31 December 2024 at the latest!
Absences

Elections on 13 October 2024: can your employee benefit from a leave if he is elected?

24 September 2024
Employees elected on 13 October 2024 may, under certain conditions, benefit from a political leave
Absences

Elections on 13 October 2024: can your employee be absent from work to vote?

18 September 2024
Workers who work on Sunday 13 October 2024 can vote by proxy
Absences
Salary Optimization

Paid educational leave: wage cap 2024-2025

17 September 2024
For absences in the context of educational leave, the employee is entitled to the payment of his normal wage on the usual dates. However, this wage is limited to a certain amount (except if the employer agrees not to apply this amount).
Absences
Employment contract
Social security

Sick during the holidays: employees can now take leave days at a later date

11 July 2024
Since 1 January 2024, new rules apply when certain suspensions such as sickness occur during a period of annual leave. Below, we briefly list what employers need to know about this.
Absences

Annual leave: temporary unemployment due to collective closing of the company

19 June 2024
In the event of a collective closure of the company, some workers may not (or no longer) be entitled to paid leave or a sufficient number of days of leave to cover the entire period of collective closure. What about their remuneration for these days of closure?
Absences

How to determine the periods of leave?

04 June 2024
The days of leave in the company can be determined collectively (for all personnel members) in case of closing of the company, or individually by means of an agreement between the employer and each worker

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