• 07 May 2024

    Unemployment with company supplement: new amounts as of May 2024

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    The central index was exceeded in April 2024. As a result, certain social benefits will be indexed by 2% in May 2024. This has an impact on the company supplements paid in the context of unemployment schemes with company supplements (RCC/SWT).
  • 22 December 2023

    2024: permitted income for retirees

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    Pensioners may carry on an occupation, but the resulting income may not exceed certain thresholds, otherwise pension benefits will be lost.
  • 11 December 2023

    Flexi-jobs: changes ahead!

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    A draft programme act envisages numerous adaptations to the flexi-job as from 1 January 2024; these are part of the 2024 budget agreement.
  • 08 June 2023

    NSSO: holiday pay in 2023 for temporary unemployment in 2022: compensation for employers of non-manual workers

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    The compensation for holiday pay for non-manual workers who were temporarily unemployed due to force majeure crisis in the first half of 2022 will soon be calculated by the NSSO and will be deducted from the contributions of the 3rd quarter 2023.
  • 23 May 2023

    Long-term foster care: new developments in leave of absence

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    A Royal Decree of 1 May 2023 provides for the assimilation of ties resulting from long-term foster care to family ties for the granting of certain leaves of absence.
  • 30 November 2023

    NSSO: Casual workers in horticultural and agricultural sectors: what’s new

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    Casual workers in horticultural and agricultural sectors are submitted to specific rules regarding their liability to the NSSO. Some of those rules have been modified for the period from 1st July 2023 to 31 December 2023.
  • 23 October 2023

    2024 Social elections: what is meant by ‘company’?

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    Social elections will take place between 13 May and 26 May 2024 in all companies in the sense of a technical business unit, employing a minimum number of employees.
  • 01 December 2023

    2024 social elections: the start of the period of hidden protection is approaching

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    Staff representatives (both full and alternate) to the works council and/or the committee for prevention and protection at work are protected against dismissal.
  • 29 August 2023

    Work resumption bonus of €1,000 for employers hiring a disabled employee

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    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.
  • 02 February 2024

    Unable to work due to farmers' mobilization: temporary unemployment?

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    Traffic disruptions caused by the farmers' mobilization is preventing some workers from working.