• 08 November 2023

    Unemployment with company supplement: new amounts as of November 2023

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    The central index was exceeded in October 2023. As a result, certain social benefits will be indexed by 2% in November 2023. This has an impact on the company supplements paid in the context of unemployment schemes with company supplements (RCC/SWT).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 02 October 2023

    Brussels Capital Region: affected by Brexit? Apply for your bonus now!

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    The Brussels Capital Region provides 10 temporary bonuses for Brussels companies affected by Brexit. One concerns personnel costs.
  • 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%.
  • 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.
  • 14 July 2020

    Performance Management

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    Employees have been working from home en masse in recent weeks. Now that they have tasted that autonomy, it is difficult to take big steps back. This poses challenges for employers. Such as: how do you measure the performance of home workers without losing their confidence?
  • 26 December 2018

    Newsletters

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    Unfortunately, our newsletters are not available in English. We only offer newsletters in Dutch and French for the time being.
  • 13 November 2018

    100 "voluntary & negotiated" overtime hours

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    Each year a worker can voluntarily work 100 overtime hours. (A sectoral collective bargaining agreement may increase this limit to 360 hours). Both the employer and the worker must agree, but the worker is supposed to take the initiative. A. When and how these overtime hours can be worked?
  • 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.