Income optimization Have you set up a company? Then your operating profit is liable to corporation tax, and your salary as the person running the business or a manager is liable to income tax. Optimizing your pay means in the first instance that you will pay less in tax and social security contributions - a statutory right but which, nevertheless, is subject to certain restrictions. /en/news/income-optimization Read more
Parental leave Parental leave: a right all your employees have Did you know that employees who are soon to be parents are entitled to leave to care for their child? There are different rules for mothers and fathers, for birth and adoption, and so on. /en/news/parental-leave Read more
Career end Is one of your employees nearing the end of their career and seeking to reduce their workload in the run-up to their retirement? That's a viable option with the special 'end-of-career time credit’ system. /en/news/career-end Read more
Your commuter contribution It isn't always compulsory for you to cover the costs of your employees' commute, but it is an interesting alternative form of remuneration. Does your employee come to work in his or her own car? Then you are not required to cover the cost of the journey! /en/news/your-commuter-contribution Read more
Extralegal benefits Extralegal benefits: interesting from a tax and social security point of view There are many ways to optimize the salary package of your employees and increase their purchasing power, without losing a huge chunk of your budget. This is because certain extralegal benefits are advantageous from both a social security and tax perspective. Some examples /en/news/extralegal-benefits Read more
Right to disconnect 1 year already! 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. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/right-disconnect-1-year-already Read more
Social elections 2024: list of candidates During the electoral procedure, several formalities will have to be fulfilled including the posting of the lists of candidates. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/social-elections-2024-list-candidates Read more
Your employee is ill during his leave: a specific template of medical certificate is provided. Since 1 January 2024, a specific template for a medical certificate can be submitted by your employee if he falls ill during his annual leave. However, use of this template is not compulsory. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/your-employee-ill-during-his-leave-specific-template-medical-certificate Read more
Additional supplement in the event of temporary unemployment: when is it due? The Act of 5 November 2023 provides for the allocation of an additional supplement for employees who are made temporarily unemployed from 1 January 2024. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/additional-supplement-event-temporary-unemployment-when-it-due Read more
(Candidate) employee representatives: protected until legal pension age 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. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/candidate-employee-representatives-protected-until-legal-pension-age Read more