• 31 May 2024

    Hiring or firing staff during the employer's holidays: how to proceed?

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    an absent employer can delegate his powers
  • 06 June 2023

    Hiring or firing staff during the employer's holidays: how to proceed?

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    In general, the employer decides whether to hire or fire an employee.
  • 24 November 2023

    Economic unemployment for non-manual workers: relaxation for companies not subject to VAT

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    A company that is not subject to VAT and that wants to make use of the system of economic unemployment for its non-manual workers can now rely on any accounting document or justification to prove that it is in difficulty.
  • 24 November 2023

    Temporary unemployment: additional supplement at the employer’s expense from 1 January 2024

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    If you make an employee temporarily unemployed, you will have to pay him/her, from 1 January 2024, in addition to the existing supplement(s), an amount of EUR 5 per day of unemployment, unless a subsistence security fund takes care of that payment.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 14 December 2023

    NSSO: changes to the activation contribution

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    From 01.01.2024, the rates of this contribution will be increased
  • 30 January 2024

    Additional supplement in the event of temporary unemployment: clarification

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    Since 1 January 2024, temporarily unemployed employees are entitled to an additional supplement.
  • 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.
  • 23 August 2023

    Extension of the increased number of tax-friendly overtime hours

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    The temporary increase in the limit of 130 to 180 tax-friendly overtime hours expired on 30 June 2023. It has been decided to extend this measure for all sectors up to and including 30 June 2025.