• 24 October 2023

    What are your rights and obligations as a self-employed person?

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    When you're self-employed, you have to pay social security contributions. In return, you get certain social rights. You also have certain obligations as a self-employed person. This page explains your rights and obligations. 
  • 21 May 2024

    Elections on 9 June 2024: can your employee be absent from work if he is an assessor?

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    Employees who work on Sunday 9 June 2024 are entitled to be absent from work if they carry out certain electoral duties
  • 24 October 2023

    Retirement for entrepreneurs: secure the end of your career

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    Your statutory pension is a great first step, but let’s be honest: it doesn't guarantee you the standard of living you aspire to when you retire. Financed by social security contributions, it’s often lower than the pension of an employee.  
  • 29 June 2023

    A draft sector agreement for JC 200

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    The sectoral partners of JC 200 (Auxiliary joint committee for non-manual workers) have concluded a protocol agreement for the period 2023-2024.
  • 24 October 2023

    How social contributions are calculated

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    As a self-employed person, you must pay social contributions to your social insurance fund. In return, you receive some social rights and benefits (legal pension, healthcare, child allowance, bridging rights, etc.) But how are social contributions calculated? On what criteria is the calculation based? We explain it all here. 
  • 10 October 2023

    Budget agreement 2024: what is in it?

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    De federale regering heeft afgelopen maandag een compromis bereikt over het begrotingsakkoord 2024.
  • 30 November 2023

    NSSO: Casual workers in horticultural and agricultural sectors: what’s new

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    Casual workers in horticultural and agricultural sectors are submitted to specific rules regarding their liability to the NSSO. Some of those rules have been modified for the period from 1st July 2023 to 31 December 2023.
  • 20 December 2023

    Attached or assigned wages: Children’s permitted earnings – 2024

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    The amounts that can be earned by children whose parents’ wages are subject to attachment or assignment have been published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
  • 20 July 2023

    Discrimination: new forms and new criteria

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    A law amending the various anti-discrimination laws has just been published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
  • 18 December 2023

    Artists: changes on 1 January 2024 (I)

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    The status for artists comes into force on 1 January 2024. This will lead to changes in the social and tax benefits available to them.