• 03 January 2024

    Flexi-jobs: new rules from 1 January 2024.

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    The Programme Law of 22.12.2023 introduced a number of changes to the flexi-job system.
  • 02 April 2024

    Guaranteed Minimum Income: amounts as of 1 April 2024

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    The amount of the Guaranteed Average Monthly Minimum Income (GAMMI) increases as of 1 April 2024, in accordance with the social agreement reached on 25 June 2021.
  • 07 November 2023

    Work bonus: new amounts as of 1 November 2023

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    This reduction in social security contributions applies to workers with low wages and enables them to benefit from higher net wages. The amounts are indexed as of 1 November 2023.
  • 04 December 2023

    NSSO: Structural reduction from 1 Januari 2024

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    The employers of the public and private sectors are entitled to a structural reduction of their employer contributions to the social security for their workers subject to all social security sectors, as far as they satisfy some specific conditions.
  • 09 November 2023

    2024 Social elections: what formalities need to be accomplished between day X - 60 and day X - 35?

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    Certain formalities need to be accomplished during the (pre-)electoral process.
  • 29 June 2023

    A draft sector agreement for JC 200

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    The sectoral partners of JC 200 (Auxiliary joint committee for non-manual workers) have concluded a protocol agreement for the period 2023-2024.
  • 12 December 2023

    Sector agreement 2023-2024 for independent retail and medium-sized food businesses

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    The social partners of JC 201 (independent retail trade) and 202.01 (medium-sized food businesses) concluded a sector agreement on 30 November 2023.
  • 19 October 2023

    Change to winter time: how should shift workers be paid?

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    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.
  • 21 March 2024

    Switch to summer time: how should shift workers be paid?

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    On Sunday 31 March 2024, we will switch to summer time, which means setting our clocks forward one hour. This switch to summer time can pose difficulties for calculating the remuneration of certain categories of workers.
  • 05 June 2023

    Wage standard: 0.0% for 2023-2024

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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.