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

Staff representatives (both full and alternate) to the works council and/or the committee for prevention and protection at work are protected against dismissal.

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.

From 01.01.2024, the rates of this contribution will be increased

An employer may award a flat-rate kilometric allowance to staff members who use their own cars, motorcycles or mopeds for professional travel. As of 1 July 2023, a new amount will be applicable.

To encourage workers on long-term disability to return to work, the health insurance fund pays a €1,000 bonus to employers who employ a worker for at least 3 months in an activity authorised by the health insurance fund.

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).

Currently, the protection against dismissal enjoyed by (candidate) employee representatives on the WC and/or the CPPW ceases as soon as they reach the age of 65.

Employers active in the fruit or vegetable growing sector can benefit from a new tax support measure.

The 'work bonus' is a reduction of personal social security contributions paid by the worker. The amounts of this reduction were indexed on 1 May 2024.