Combating the gender pay gap: remember not to forget to draw up the 2021-2022 report! In order to determine whether the remuneration policy conducted within their company is gender neutral, certain employers must make a detailed analysis of the employees’ remuneration structure. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/combating-gender-pay-gap-remember-not-forget-draw-2021-2022-report Read more
Wage standard: 0.0% for 2023-2024 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. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/wage-standard-00-2023-2024 Read more
600 hours of student work in 2023 and 2024 During 2023 and 2024, students can work 600 hours annually with an advantageous status. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/600-hours-student-work-2023-and-2024 Read more
Time to prepare for the social balance sheet 2022! A lot of companies will have to forward their social balance sheet to the National Bank of Belgium after the close of the financial year. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/time-prepare-social-balance-sheet-2022 Read more
Temporary unemployment due to force majeure 2022: treated as days actually worked for annual leave 2023 As a reminder, for the period from 1 February 2020 until 31 December 2021, the days of work interruption resulting from temporary unemployment due to force majeure that was coronavirus linked are treated as days actually worked for the holiday pay and the holiday duration. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/temporary-unemployment-due-force-majeure-2022-treated-days-actually-worked Read more
NSSO: holiday pay in 2023 for temporary unemployment in 2022: compensation for employers of non-manual workers 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. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/nsso-holiday-pay-2023-temporary-unemployment-2022-compensation-employers Read more
Sector agreement 2023-2024 for JC 209 (non-manual workers metal industry) The social partners of JC 209 (non-manual workers metal) concluded a sector agreement on 29/9/2023 for 2023-2024. The RD of 13/5/2023 has already set the wage standard at 0% for 2023-2024. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/sector-agreement-2023-2024-jc-209-non-manual-workers-metal-industry Read more
Higher employer contribution RCC/SWT in 2023 and 2024 The special employer contribution on the company supplement in the event of unemployment (RCC/SWT, the former bridging pension) will be increased for employers in the profit sector in 2023 and 2024. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/higher-employer-contribution-rccswt-2023-and-2024 Read more
A protocol of sector agreement 2023-2024 for JC 102.09 (limestone quarry) On 17 May 2023, a first protocol agreement was signed by the social partners for the years 2023-2024. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/protocol-sector-agreement-2023-2024-jc-10209-limestone-quarry Read more
Temporary unemployment due to force majeure 2022: officially treated as days actually worked for annual leave 2023 As announced in a previous Infoflash, the government has come to an agreement: for the calculation of the holiday pay and holiday duration for 2023, the days of temporary unemployment due to force majeure in the first six months of 2022 will be treated as days actually worked. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/temporary-unemployment-due-force-majeure-2022-officially-treated-days Read more