Announced flash controls in the cleaning sector (August 2023) During the month of August 2023, the social inspection services will carry out national flash controls in the cleaning sector (JC 121). /en/our-insights/infoflashes/announced-flash-controls-cleaning-sector-august-2023 Read more
How can you optimise your social security contributions? If you are self-employed, you will have to pay quarterly social security contributions. During the first 3 years of your career, you pay provisional social security contributions, calculated from your estimated income. /en/i-am-self-employed/optimizing-social-contributions Read more
Give more autonomy to your HR and your employees In sectors where telework is possible, the lack of digital readiness has proven to be the main obstacle to overcome. Homework suddenly became the norm, which required considerable adjustment. Overnight, everything had to be accomplished in digital mode. Many saw an opportunity to automate their HR and save time to focus on essential tasks. /en/give-more-autonomy-your-hr-and-your-employees Read more
Mobility: what contribution are my employees entitled to? On 1 February 2024, the price of an SNCB railcard will increase by 5.9%. In addition, the bicycle allowance amounts will also change. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/mobility-what-contribution-are-my-employees-entitled Read more
System of unemployment with corporate allowance: 2023 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. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/system-unemployment-corporate-allowance-2023 Read more
Soon obligation to pay a contribution of 1,800€ to the "Return To Work Fund". No later than 1 April 2024, new obligations exist when you invoke medical force majeure to terminate the contract. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/soon-obligation-pay-contribution-1800eu-return-work-fund Read more
Social elections 2024: electoral colleges and polling stations During the electoral procedure various formalities will have to be completed including the constitution of the electoral colleges and the composition of the polling stations. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/social-elections-2024-electoral-colleges-and-polling-stations Read more
Paid sportspersons: salary ceiling from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 “Paid sportsperson” means a person occupied in preparing or taking part in a sports competition or exhibition under the authority of another person in return for pay exceeding a certain amount. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/paid-sportspersons-salary-ceiling-1-july-2023-30-june-2024 Read more
How social contributions are calculated As a self-employed person, you must pay social contributions to your social insurance fund. In return, you receive some social rights and benefits (legal pension, healthcare, child allowance, bridging rights, etc.) But how are social contributions calculated? On what criteria is the calculation based? We explain it all here. /en/i-am-self-employed/social-contributions/how-social-contributions-are-calculated Read more
Sick during the holidays? From 2024, employees can carry over their leave days A draft law adopted by the House on 13 July aims to allow employees who fall ill during their holidays to benefit from guaranteed pay and to carry over their days of leave to the end of their incapacity or at a later date. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/sick-during-holidays-2024-employees-can-carry-over-their-leave-days Read more