• 30 June 2023

    Social elections 2024: Law published!

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    The law governing the organisation of the next social elections was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
  • 11 March 2024

    Prepare for a social inspection

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    The fight against social and tax fraud has intensified since the De Croo government. Last year alone, almost 10,000 companies were inspected, and of the number of inspections conducted, 38% were positive (SIRS Belgium).
  • 12 June 2023

    New type of Dimona 'ALT' for apprentices

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    The NSSO provides a new type of Dimona for apprentices in alternate training. The Dimona ALT will have to be used from the beginning of the new school year in all regions.
  • 05 October 2023

    Sector agreement 2023-2024 for JC 209 (non-manual workers metal industry)

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    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.
  • 07 May 2024

    Partial exemption from payment of withholding tax for shift work: “bis variant”

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    The “shift work” exemption applies to shifts performing the same work. The government envisaged a more flexible bis variant.
  • 05 July 2023

    Sector agreement for JC 207 and JC 116 (chemical industry)

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    The social partners of JC 207 and JC 116 (chemical industry) concluded a sector agreement on 29 June 2023 for the period 2023-2024. As a reminder, the RD of 13 May 2023 sets the wage standard at 0% for the period 2023 and 2024.
  • 09 July 2020

    The right processes to increase visible on the job market

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    “Our expertise lies in providing interfaces between different IT systems, and consequently in the integration and transformation of the data and protocols used by these systems,” Alain Kunnen explains, introducing Satisco, the IT company he founded in 2005 and has been managing since then.
  • 13 March 2024

    Right to disconnect 1 year already!

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    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.
  • 20 December 2023

    flash controls in the construction sector (including electro-technical and metal sector) in January 2024

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    During the whole month of January 2024, the social inspection services will carry out national flash controls in the construction sector (including electro-technical and metal sector).
  • 13 May 2024

    Elections on 9 June 2024: can your employee be absent from work to vote?

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    Employees who work on Sunday 9 June 2024 are not exempt from voting, as voting is compulsory in Belgium.