• 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.
  • 06 May 2024

    The work bonus as from 1 May 2024

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    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.
  • 30 November 2023

    Possibility of carrying over leave days - Now it is official!

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    From 1 January 2024, employees who become ill during their leave or who are unable to take their leave for a specific reason will be able to carry over their leave to a later date.
  • 19 December 2023

    (Candidate) employee representatives: protected until legal pension age

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    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.
  • 23 May 2024

    Elections on 9 June 2024: can your employee take leave if elected?

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    Employees elected on 9 June 2024 may be granted political leave under certain conditions
  • 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.
  • 02 August 2023

    Ill during leave? From 2024 onwards, leave can be carried forward - The law has been published!

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    As we announced in our infoflash of 10 July 2023 , the legislation had to be adapted to allow workers who fall ill during their leave to benefit from the guaranteed salary and carry forward their days of leave to a later point in the vacation year.
  • 08 June 2023

    NSSO: holiday pay in 2023 for temporary unemployment in 2022: compensation for employers of non-manual workers

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    The compensation for holiday pay for non-manual workers who were temporarily unemployed due to force majeure crisis in the first half of 2022 will soon be calculated by the NSSO and will be deducted from the contributions of the 3rd quarter 2023.
  • 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.