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As expected, the wage standard for 2023-2024 was officially set at 0.0% by the Royal Decree of 13 May 2023. This standard determines how much the average wage cost per employee may increase for a maximum of two years.

A draft law adopted by the House on 13 July aims to allow employees who fall ill during their holidays to benefit from guaranteed pay and to carry over their days of leave to the end of their incapacity or at a later date.

The status for artists comes into force on 1 January 2024. This will lead to changes in the social and tax benefits available to them.

Clarifications have been made to the scheme of protection against dismissal and against any adverse measure applicable in case of workplace violence and harassment.

In general, the employer decides whether to hire or fire an employee.

We announced this in our Infoflash of 6 December 2022: the government allows you to defer part of your employer social security contributions due for the 3rd and/or 4th quarter of 2023.

An employer may award a flat-rate kilometric allowance to staff members who use their own cars, motorcycles or mopeds for professional travel. As of 1 July 2023, a new amount will be applicable.

A 07.04.2023 law extends the system of protection against prejudicial actions in 'anti-discrimination' legislation.

The amounts that can be earned by children whose parents’ wages are subject to attachment or assignment have been published in the Belgian Official Gazette.

To work validly, each works council and each committee for prevention and protection at work must dispose of their (own) internal rules.