Duration of successive fixed-term contracts and replacement contracts: now limited to 2 years The law of 20.03.2023 limits the total duration of the succession of one or more fixed-term employment contracts (or for a well-defined job) and one or more replacement contracts in principle to 2 years. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/duration-successive-fixed-term-contracts-and-replacement-contracts-now Read more
2024 social elections: the start of the period of hidden protection is approaching Staff representatives (both full and alternate) to the works council and/or the committee for prevention and protection at work are protected against dismissal. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/2024-social-elections-start-period-hidden-protection-approaching Read more
Supplementary Pension for the Self-employed (VAPZ) Supplementing your statutory pension Concerned that your statutory pension won't be enough to guarantee a comfortable standard of living after your self-employed career? There's a solution! Accrue a supplementary pension (VAPZ) with contributions to your social security insurance fund. /en/news/supplementary-pension-self-employed-vapz Read more
Social security contributions: changes for copyright From 1 January 2023, the social security treatment of the award of compensation for the assignment or licensing of copyright will undergo significant changes. Under certain conditions, this compensation may be exempt from social security contributions. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/social-security-contributions-changes-copyright Read more
Flash controls announced in the meat sector (December 2023) In December 2023, the social inspection services will carry out flash controls in the meat sector. These controls may occur throughout the month. As the announced controls are approaching, we give you some tips. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/flash-controls-announced-meat-sector-december-2023 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
Employee Central: The Core HR of your SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central is the Core HR of SAP SuccessFactors, the powerful HR software suite /en/employee-central-core-hr-your-sap-successfactors Read more
Educational leave in the Brussels-Capital Region: what changes from September 2023? In the Brussels-Capital Region, certain aspects of the paid educational leave system have been reformed, with effect from 1 September 2023. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/educational-leave-brussels-capital-region-what-changes-september-2023 Read more
Clauses of notice period for “higher” employees in service before 2014: no more doubt regarding their application If, at the moment of the recruitment of your higher employees dating from before 1st January 2014, you had concluded a clause defining the duration of their notice period in case of dismissal, it is from now on the duration defined by this clause that will be applied. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/clauses-notice-period-higher-employees-service-2014-no-more-doubt Read more