Infoflash 13 March 2024 Right to disconnect 1 year already! Read more 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.
Infoflash 21 September 2023 Draft sector agreements for JC 118 and JC 220 (food industry) Read more The social partners of joint committee 118 and joint committee 220 (food industry) have concluded a draft sector agreement 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.
Infoflash 30 May 2024 Social elections 2024: who is protected against dismissal? Read more The staff representatives that are members of the Works Council and/or the Committee for Prevention and Protection at Work, as well as the non-elected candidates, shall be protected against dismissal during a specific period.
Infoflash 03 April 2024 Social elections 2024: exemption from holding elections? Read more In certain cases, the electoral procedure has to be terminated earlier.
Infoflash 04 March 2024 Social elections 2024: list of candidates Read more During the electoral procedure, several formalities will have to be fulfilled including the posting of the lists of candidates.
Infoflash 14 July 2023 Political leave: changes for the employee-mayor Read more The possibility for employees holding the office of mayor to take political leave has been extended to new situations.
Infoflash 29 August 2023 Work resumption bonus of €1,000 for employers hiring a disabled employee Read more To encourage workers on long-term disability to return to work, the health insurance fund pays a €1,000 bonus to employers who employ a worker for at least 3 months in an activity authorised by the health insurance fund.
Infoflash 12 June 2023 Temporary unemployment due to force majeure 2022: officially treated as days actually worked for annual leave 2023 Read more As announced in a previous Infoflash, the government has come to an agreement: for the calculation of the holiday pay and holiday duration for 2023, the days of temporary unemployment due to force majeure in the first six months of 2022 will be treated as days actually worked.
Infoflash 03 January 2024 Flexi-jobs: new rules from 1 January 2024. Read more The Programme Law of 22.12.2023 introduced a number of changes to the flexi-job system.
Infoflash 08 December 2023 NSSO: reduced contributions for your older employees Read more If you employ older employees, you are entitled to a reduction in employers' social security contributions.