• 13 November 2018

    100 "voluntary & negotiated" overtime hours

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    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?
  • 02 November 2023

    The purchasing power bonus: frequently asked questions

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    The tool of the purchasing power bonus continues to appeal to the imagination. There are already several sectors and employers that will award this bonus.
  • 11 December 2023

    New amounts for domestic subsistence expenses as from 1 December 2023

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    As an employer, you can reimburse the subsistence expenses made by employees on the occasion of business travels in Belgium.
  • 14 July 2023

    Work clothing: new possibilities

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    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.
  • 02 October 2023

    Purchasing power bonus mandatory in your sector?

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    What is a purchasing power bonus? Below you will find all the information you need and you will be able to find out whether you are obliged to award this bonus.
  • 13 February 2024

    New requirement for exemption from payment of withholding tax for shift and night work from 1 April 2024

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    New requirements for exemption from payment of withholding tax for shift and night work from 1 April 2024
  • 20 July 2023

    Discrimination: new forms and new criteria

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    A law amending the various anti-discrimination laws has just been published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
  • 12 December 2023

    Extension final payment date purchasing power bonus until 31 March 2024

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    The final payment date of the purchasing power bonus is extended by 3 months until 31 March 2024.
  • 16 February 2024

    2024 holiday pay provision

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    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.
  • 05 July 2023

    Sector agreement for JC 207 and JC 116 (chemical industry)

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    The social partners of JC 207 and JC 116 (chemical industry) concluded a sector agreement on 29 June 2023 for the period 2023-2024. As a reminder, the RD of 13 May 2023 sets the wage standard at 0% for the period 2023 and 2024.