• 13 March 2024

    Right to disconnect 1 year already!

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    The right to disconnect must be guaranteed in certain companies from 1 April 2023. In concrete terms, if you employ at least 20 workers, you are required to provide for this right via a company collective bargaining agreement (CBA) or your employment regulations.
  • 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.
  • 05 June 2023

    Wage standard: 0.0% for 2023-2024

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    As expected, the wage standard for 2023-2024 was officially set at 0.0% by the Royal Decree of 13 May 2023. This standard determines how much the average wage cost per employee may increase for a maximum of two years.
  • 29 June 2023

    A draft sector agreement for JC 200

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    The sectoral partners of JC 200 (Auxiliary joint committee for non-manual workers) have concluded a protocol agreement for the period 2023-2024.
  • 29 August 2023

    Work resumption bonus of €1,000 for employers hiring a disabled employee

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    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.
  • 12 June 2023

    System of unemployment with corporate allowance: 2023

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    Each year the Belgian National Labour Council determines, in pursuance of the collective bargaining agreement No 17, whether the corporate allowances and the reference wage threshold for the RCC/SWT must be adjusted with a coefficient based on the evolution of the conventional wages.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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%.
  • 03 April 2024

    Brussels-Capital Region: support measures for companies

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    The Brussels-Capital Region is changing and simplifying its support measures for companies. We take a look at two of them, but we invite you to visit the Brussels Economy and Employment website to discover the wide range of available support measures.