• 19 October 2023

    Change to winter time: how should shift workers be paid?

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    On Sunday, October 29, 2023, we will switch to winter time, which means that we must set our clocks back an hour (at 3 a.m. it will actually be 2 a.m.). This change to winter time can pose difficulties for calculating the remuneration of certain categories of workers.
  • 18 October 2023

    Exemption of withholding tax for young workers (2023)

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    The wages of certain young workers are exempted from withholding tax in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  • 09 April 2024

    Do you invoke medical force majeure to terminate the contract? New obligations have come into force

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    From 1 April 2024 at the latest, if you invoke medical force majeure to terminate the contract, you must communicate certain data to the INAMI/RIZIV and pay a contribution of 1,800€ to the Return-to-Work Fund.
  • 16 October 2023

    Notice periods of resigning workers employed before 2014: changes from 28 October!

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    The law providing for new notice periods in case of resignation will enter into force on 28 October 2023. It stipulates that the notice period in case of resignation may never exceed 13 weeks for all workers.
  • 02 January 2024

    Additional supplement in the event of temporary unemployment: when is it due?

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    The Act of 5 November 2023 provides for the allocation of an additional supplement for employees who are made temporarily unemployed from 1 January 2024.
  • 06 November 2018

    Employment contract

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    Entering into an employment contract Every time you take on a new team member, you are legally required to enter into an employment contract with them. Partena Professional is happy to explain the how and why.
  • 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.
  • 27 September 2023

    A draft sector agreement 2023-2024 for JC 111.03 (metal, mechanical and electrical manufacturing)

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    The social partners of joint committee 111.03 reached a draft agreement for the period 2023-2024. Reminder: the Royal Decree of 13 May 2023 sets the salary standard for the period 2023-2024 at 0%.
  • 27 October 2023

    Settlement of single leaver holiday pay: new calculation method from 1 January 2024

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    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 worker status will be fundamentally changed
  • 29 December 2023

    Personal mobile phone number: employee's right to have it returned at the end of the employment contract

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    If an employee has given you the right to use their mobile phone number under the terms of their employment contract, from 1 January 2024 they can ask it back.