Infoflash 05 July 2023 Sector agreement for JC 207 and JC 116 (chemical industry) Read more 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.
Publication 11 March 2024 Prepare for a social inspection Read more The fight against social and tax fraud has intensified since the De Croo government. Last year alone, almost 10,000 companies were inspected, and of the number of inspections conducted, 38% were positive (SIRS Belgium).
Blog News 05 November 2018 Employee travel expenses Read more Compensating for your employees' travel expenses Do your employees make use of public transport to get to and from work? Then you are legally obligated to compensate them for their travel expenses.
Infoflash 02 October 2023 Purchasing power bonus mandatory in your sector? Read more 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.
Infoflash 02 April 2024 Cleaning sector: new date for "Check in and out@work" Read more The NSSO has announced on its website a new date of entry into force for this obligation to register through its "Check in and out@work" (CIaO) application: the date of 1 April 2024 has been postponed to 1 September 2024.
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 13 February 2024 Flash controls in the moving sector in March 2024 - avoid unpleasant surprises! Read more During the month of March 2024, the social inspection services will carry out flash controls in the moving sector (JSC 140.05).
Infoflash 13 February 2024 New requirement for exemption from payment of withholding tax for shift and night work from 1 April 2024 Read more New requirements for exemption from payment of withholding tax for shift and night work from 1 April 2024
Infoflash 14 July 2023 Work clothing: new possibilities Read more 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.
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!