• 06 November 2023

    Social elections 2024: what is meant by "management staff" and "executives”?

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    During the (pre-) electoral process, it will be necessary to determine the duties of the management staff and, where appropriate, the duties of the executives.
  • 26 October 2023

    Get ready for the 2024 social elections!

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    Do you need to organise social elections in May 2024? The procedure involved is strict and complex, but you can rely on Partena Professional's expertise to fully understand what is at stake.
  • 22 May 2024

    Small and micro-companies: adapting the size criteria

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    For a company to be considered small certain thresholds must not be exceeded. These thresholds will be adjusted upwards for the financial years starting after 31 December 2023.
  • 24 October 2023

    Becoming an employer

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    You want to hire your first employee or take over an existing business with staff. Congratulations, you're becoming an employer! But what does that actually entail?   
  • 13 May 2024

    Elections on 9 June 2024: can your employee be absent from work to vote?

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

    Elections on 9 June 2024: can your employee be absent from work if he is an assessor?

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    Employees who work on Sunday 9 June 2024 are entitled to be absent from work if they carry out certain electoral duties
  • 12 June 2023

    Temporary unemployment due to force majeure 2022: officially treated as days actually worked for annual leave 2023

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    As announced in a previous Infoflash, the government has come to an agreement: for the calculation of the holiday pay and holiday duration for 2023, the days of temporary unemployment due to force majeure in the first six months of 2022 will be treated as days actually worked.
  • 19 October 2023

    Becoming self-employed: which category should you go with?

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    Ready to start your business as a self-employed entrepreneur? Then you first need to decide on your self-employed status, then your legal form, and finally the type of company (if applicable). 
  • 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.
  • 06 February 2019

    Payroll administration as it should be

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    Managing personnel requires a professional. Partena Professional provides the social-legal and tax expertise you need, combined with powerful but user-friendly payroll software.