• 20 July 2023

    The recovery hours are back

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    Following the 2023-2024 interprofessional agreement, recovery hours were reintroduced. From July 2023 to June 2025, it will again be possible to work 120 additional voluntary overtime hours, also known as ‘recovery hours’. In principle, these hours are exempt from a social and tax point of view.
  • 01 February 2024

    School holidays: a good time to hire students?

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    The school holiday period is the perfect time to hire a student since students are more available during this period than during the school year.
  • 12 June 2023

    NSSO: extension of exemption from personal contributions for pensioners working in the care sector

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    Since 1 July 2022, pensioners working in the care sector have been entitled to an exemption of personal social security contributions for their performances in that sector.
  • 20 July 2023

    Sick during the holidays? From 2024, employees can carry over their leave days

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    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.
  • 09 November 2023

    New extension of measures for pensioners working in the health care sector

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    There is still a severe labour shortage in the healthcare sector. This is why Minister Vandenbroucke announced on his website the Government's decision to extend 2 measures for pensioners working in the health care sector by one year.
  • 20 December 2023

    Attachments and assignments limits in 2024

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    The amounts (or income limits) for the calculation of the attachable or assignable portion of earnings for 2024 have been published in the Moniteur Belge
  • 21 September 2023

    Do I have to pay the maximum bicycle allowance?

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    Since 1 May 2023, a bicycle allowance is laid down in those sectors that do not allocate a specific allowance. All employees in the private sector are now entitled to a bicycle allowance. Does this mean that all employees are entitled to 0.27€/km? No, and here's why.
  • 04 March 2024

    Social elections 2024: list of candidates

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    During the electoral procedure, several formalities will have to be fulfilled including the posting of the lists of candidates.
  • 24 November 2023

    Extension of the aid areas in the Flemish Region

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    The application period for the Flemish aid areas is extended by 2 years. Companies in aid areas around Genk and Turnhout can apply for tax aid until 31 October 2024, while companies in the aid area around Zaventem-Vilvoorde have this option until 31 May 2028.
  • 13 March 2024

    Right to disconnect 1 year already!

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    The right to disconnect must be guaranteed in certain companies from 1 April 2023. In concrete terms, if you employ at least 20 workers, you are required to provide for this right via a company collective bargaining agreement (CBA) or your employment regulations.