• 12 June 2023

    Renewal of collective labour agreements regarding the RCC/SWT (scheme of unemployment with corporate allowance)

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    To implement the agreement framework of 6 April 2023 concluded at central level within the Group of Ten, the National Labour Council approved 5 collective labour agreements regarding the schemes of unemployment with corporate allowance (hereafter RCC/SWT) that will come into effect on 1 July 2023.
  • 21 December 2023

    Artists: changes from 1 January 2024 (II)

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    The new social status for artists comes into force on 1 January 2024. You will find below the changes concerning arts workers.
  • 13 May 2024

    Elections on 9 June 2024: can your employee be absent from work to vote?

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    Employees who work on Sunday 9 June 2024 are not exempt from voting, as voting is compulsory in Belgium.
  • 08 December 2023

    2024 Social elections: what formalities must be observed between day X - 35 and day X?

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    The formalities which need to be accomplished between day X - 35 and day X can be summarized as follows.
  • 05 October 2023

    Sector agreement 2023-2024 for JC 209 (non-manual workers metal industry)

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    The social partners of JC 209 (non-manual workers metal) concluded a sector agreement on 29/9/2023 for 2023-2024. The RD of 13/5/2023 has already set the wage standard at 0% for 2023-2024.
  • 14 July 2023

    Work clothing: new possibilities

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    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.
  • 05 November 2018

    Quality audit

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    The Central Businesses Databank (KBO-BCE) centralizes the basic identity details of businesses and provides them to the various relevant authorities. The data contained in the databank has to correspond to the reality, of course. 
  • 24 October 2023

    What are social security contributions?

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    As a self-employed person, you have to pay quarterly social contributions. But what exactly are social contributions? Why do you have to pay them? And how are they calculated? You'll read it here. 
  • 06 December 2023

    New tax support measure for occasional work in the fruit and vegetable growing sector

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    Employers active in the fruit or vegetable growing sector can benefit from a new tax support measure.
  • 12 December 2023

    Sector agreement 2023-2024 for independent retail and medium-sized food businesses

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    The social partners of JC 201 (independent retail trade) and 202.01 (medium-sized food businesses) concluded a sector agreement on 30 November 2023.