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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.

Employers hiring before the end of 2023 may still be able to benefit from the target group reduction for first hirings. Indeed, from 1 January 2024, this reduction will change dramatically.

The law providing for new notice periods in case of resignation will enter into force on 28 October 2023. It stipulates that the notice period in case of resignation may never exceed 13 weeks for all workers.

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.

There is still a difference in the amounts that men and women are paid in Belgium.  The figures speak for themselves.

The formalities which need to be accomplished between day X - 35 and day X can be summarized as follows.

When a statutory public holiday falls on a Sunday or a day on which the company does not usually work, it must be replaced by a day on which the company usually works.

You want to hire your first employee or take over an existing business with staff. Congratulations, you're becoming an employer! But what does that actually entail?   

The threshold index for the public sector and the social benefits has been exceeded in October 2023. Consequently, several allowances, such as the allowances for night work, have been indexed with 2% in November 2023.

The central index was exceeded in October 2023. As a result, certain social benefits will be indexed by 2% in November 2023. This has an impact on the company supplements paid in the context of unemployment schemes with company supplements (RCC/SWT).