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Each year the Belgian National Labour Council determines, in pursuance of the collective bargaining agreement No 17, whether the corporate allowances and the reference wage threshold for the RCC/SWT must be adjusted with a coefficient based on the evolution of the conventional wages.

Certain formalities have to be completed during the (pre-)election procedure. Below we give a brief overview of the formalities to be completed on day X.

In our previous infoflash on annual leave we said that the dates of leave in a company can be determined individually between the employer and every worker, or collectively (for all personnel members) in case of closing of the company.

The designation of a confidential counsellor competent in the prevention of workplace psychosocial hazards will become mandatory in certain companies from 1 December 2023.

In some companies, a training plan must be drawn up by 31 March 2024 at the latest.

The wages of certain young workers are exempted from withholding tax in the fourth quarter of 2023.

The 'work bonus' is a reduction of personal social security contributions paid by the worker. The amounts of this reduction were indexed on 1 May 2024.

From 01.01.2024, the rates of this contribution will be increased

Currently, the protection against dismissal enjoyed by (candidate) employee representatives on the WC and/or the CPPW ceases as soon as they reach the age of 65.

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