• 06 June 2023

    Hiring or firing staff during the employer's holidays: how to proceed?

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    In general, the employer decides whether to hire or fire an employee.
  • 24 October 2023

    How can you optimise your social security contributions?

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    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. 
  • 24 October 2023

    How social contributions are calculated

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    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. 
  • 25 May 2023

    How to determine the periods of leave?

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    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.
  • 02 August 2023

    Ill during leave? From 2024 onwards, leave can be carried forward - The law has been published!

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    As we announced in our infoflash of 10 July 2023 , the legislation had to be adapted to allow workers who fall ill during their leave to benefit from the guaranteed salary and carry forward their days of leave to a later point in the vacation year.
  • 16 August 2023

    Learning Plans for HR

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    Various training courses in English on legal news, basic employment law, the components of remuneration and its optimization. 
  • 24 October 2023

    Legal advice tailored to your business

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    Would you like to be up to speed with socio-legal legislation on human resources at all times? Turn to Partena Professional. To our experts, the world of human resources holds no secrets — and we're happy to share our expertise with you. Additionally, we'll help you avoid the high costs of an external law firm. 
  • 02 February 2024

    Loan at a reduced rate of interest or interest-free loan: rates of interests 2023

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    As an employer, you can allocate a loan to your employees on favourable terms (interest-free or at a a reduced rate of interest ). The reference rates of interest for 2023 have been published.
  • 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.
  • 23 October 2023

    Meet the challenges of internationalisation with Partena Professional

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    By expanding your business activities across borders, your company is taking a huge step. You will have to hire foreign employees and/or send Belgian employees to another country.