Infoflash 24 November 2023 Extension of the aid areas in the Flemish Region Read more The application period for the Flemish aid areas is extended by 2 years. Companies in aid areas around Genk and Turnhout can apply for tax aid until 31 October 2024, while companies in the aid area around Zaventem-Vilvoorde have this option until 31 May 2028.
Infoflash 10 July 2023 Exemption for research and development: notify Belspo of your ongoing R&D project or programme by 1 August 2023 Read more As of 1 August 2023, the FPS Finance will adopt a stricter position on when to notify Belspo of an R&D project or programme. From then on, you must notify Belspo before the project or programme start date. Check to see if you need to take action!
Infoflash 04 April 2024 Federal Learning Account: start registering your employees' training! Read more The Federal Learning Account (FLA) entered into force on 1 April 2024.
Infoflash 09 October 2023 Collective closure in 2024:communicate the date before 1 January 2024! Read more Leave dates within a company can be set either individually by means of an agreement between the employer and each employee or collectively in case of a closure of the company. In this case, the collective closure period must be communicated to your employees by 31 December 2023 at the latest!
Infoflash 16 February 2024 2024 holiday pay provision Read more The provisioning amounts for the 2024 holiday pay which have been recorded in the balance sheets on 31 December 2023 and which can be accepted as professional expenses are definitively known.
Infoflash 14 July 2023 Work clothing: new possibilities Read more From 1 August 2023, it will be possible to enter into a company collective bargaining agreement that provides for the payment of compensation in lieu of the provision and maintenance of work clothing. Previously, only an sector collective bargaining agreement could provide for this compensation.
Infoflash 20 July 2023 The recovery hours are back Read more Following the 2023-2024 interprofessional agreement, recovery hours were reintroduced. From July 2023 to June 2025, it will again be possible to work 120 additional voluntary overtime hours, also known as ‘recovery hours’. In principle, these hours are exempt from a social and tax point of view.
Infoflash 02 February 2024 Company cars: the reference CO2 emissions for 2024 have been published! Read more Company cars: the reference CO2 emissions for 2024 have been published!
Infoflash 13 November 2018 100 " voluntary & negotiated" overtime hours Read more 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?
Infoflash 30 January 2024 Additional supplement in the event of temporary unemployment: clarification Read more Since 1 January 2024, temporarily unemployed employees are entitled to an additional supplement.