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The tool of the purchasing power bonus continues to appeal to the imagination. There are already several sectors and employers that will award this bonus.

To work validly, each works council and each committee for prevention and protection at work must dispose of their (own) internal rules.

What is a purchasing power bonus? Below you will find all the information you need and you will be able to find out whether you are obliged to award this bonus.

From 1 August 2023, it will be possible to enter into a company collective bargaining agreement that provides for the payment of compensation in lieu of the provision and maintenance of work clothing. Previously, only an sector collective bargaining agreement could provide for this compensation.

Compensating for your employees' travel expenses Do your employees make use of public transport to get to and from work? Then you are legally obligated to compensate them for their travel expenses.  

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

In principle, the first meeting of the works council and/or the committee for prevention and protection at work takes place on the days following the social elections.

During the electoral procedure, various formalities will have to be completed including adapting the electoral rolls and delivering/sending the convocation letters.

The days of leave in the company can be determined collectively (for all personnel members) in case of closing of the company, or individually by means of an agreement between the employer and each worker.

We announced this in our Infoflash of 6 December 2022: the government allows you to defer part of your employer social security contributions due for the 3rd and/or 4th quarter of 2023.