Infoflash 24 November 2023 Extension of the aid areas in the Flemish Region Read more The application period for the Flemish aid areas is extended by 2 years. Companies in aid areas around Genk and Turnhout can apply for tax aid until 31 October 2024, while companies in the aid area around Zaventem-Vilvoorde have this option until 31 May 2028.
Infoflash 19 December 2023 Soon obligation to pay a contribution of 1,800€ to the "Return To Work Fund". Read more No later than 1 April 2024, new obligations exist when you invoke medical force majeure to terminate the contract.
Infoflash 18 October 2023 Exemption of withholding tax for young workers (2023) Read more The wages of certain young workers are exempted from withholding tax in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Infoflash 13 November 2018 100 "voluntary & negotiated" overtime hours Read more 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?
Infoflash 10 July 2023 Exemption for research and development: notify Belspo of your ongoing R&D project or programme by 1 August 2023 Read more As of 1 August 2023, the FPS Finance will adopt a stricter position on when to notify Belspo of an R&D project or programme. From then on, you must notify Belspo before the project or programme start date. Check to see if you need to take action!
Infoflash 19 January 2024 Flexi-jobs: basic wage and flexi-wage from 1 January 2024 Read more The reform of the flexi-jobs system concerns among other things the amount of the basic wage and the flexi-wage.
Infoflash 19 October 2023 Change to winter time: how should shift workers be paid? Read more 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.
Infoflash 30 November 2023 NSSO: Casual workers in horticultural and agricultural sectors: what’s new Read more Casual workers in horticultural and agricultural sectors are submitted to specific rules regarding their liability to the NSSO. Some of those rules have been modified for the period from 1st July 2023 to 31 December 2023.
Infoflash 27 October 2023 Settlement of single leaver holiday pay: new calculation method from 1 January 2024 Read more 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
Infoflash 09 October 2023 Kilometric allowance: quarterly or annual indexation? Read more The kilometric allowance granted to federal civil servants is now indexed on a quarterly basis. Is this also the case for all kilometric allowances paid to workers for business travel? That's what we're going to find out.