Economic unemployment for non-manual workers: CLA No. 159 extended by CLA No. 172! In order to maintain easier access to temporary unemployment for economic reasons for non-manual workers, the National Labour Council has concluded collective labour agreement (CLA) No. 172.. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/economic-unemployment-non-manual-workers-cla-no-159-extended-cla-no-172 Read more
Target group reduction recent sustained work experience (Flanders) As of 1 October 2023, a new target group reduction will be introduced in Flanders for persons without recent, sustained work experience. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/target-group-reduction-recent-sustained-work-experience-flanders Read more
School holidays: a good time to hire students? 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. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/school-holidays-good-time-hire-students Read more
Temporary unemployment: check form C3.2A now available in electronic format From 1 September 2023, workers may use an electronic version of the C3.2A check form when they are temporarily unemployed. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/temporary-unemployment-check-form-c32a-now-available-electronic-format 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
Individual customisation for employers As announced in a previous infoflash, employers who employ an employee with a recognized work restriction will be able to take advantage of the individual customisation starting 1 July 2023. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/individual-customisation-employers Read more
French border workers: documents to be submitted by 31 March 2024 Employers who have employed French border workers in Belgium must on-line submit or send specific documents relating to the income for 2023 to the scanning centre of the FPS Finance by 31 March 2024. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/french-border-workers-documents-be-submitted-31-march-2024 Read more
International NSSO: new European framework agreement from 1 July 2023 A European framework agreement has been concluded to facilitate telework from 1 July 2023. Indeed, on 30 June 2023, the exception to the principle of being subject to international social security introduced in the Covid-19 period will expire. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/international-nsso-new-european-framework-agreement-1-july-2023 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
The recovery hours are back 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. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/recovery-hours-are-back Read more