• 16 November 2023

    Flash controls announced in the meat sector (December 2023)

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    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.
  • 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. 
  • 03 January 2024

    Flexi-jobs: new rules from 1 January 2024.

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    The Programme Law of 22.12.2023 introduced a number of changes to the flexi-job system.
  • 18 December 2023

    Artists: changes on 1 January 2024 (I)

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    The status for artists comes into force on 1 January 2024. This will lead to changes in the social and tax benefits available to them.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 03 May 2024

    Limitation of the scope of flexi-jobs from 1 April 2024

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    On 1 April 2024, four sectors in which the flexi-job system had recently been authorized (on 1 January 2024) either fully or partially “exit” the system. Meanwhile, other employers will re-enter the system.