Infoflash 21 March 2024 Switch to summer time: how should shift workers be paid? Read more On Sunday 31 March 2024, we will switch to summer time, which means setting our clocks forward one hour. This switch to summer time can pose difficulties for calculating the remuneration of certain categories of workers.
Infoflash 12 June 2023 Temporary unemployment due to force majeure 2022: officially treated as days actually worked for annual leave 2023 Read more As announced in a previous Infoflash, the government has come to an agreement: for the calculation of the holiday pay and holiday duration for 2023, the days of temporary unemployment due to force majeure in the first six months of 2022 will be treated as days actually worked.
Infoflash 20 July 2023 Discrimination: new forms and new criteria Read more A law amending the various anti-discrimination laws has just been published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
Infoflash 01 December 2023 Obligations of sick workers during their holidays: include them in your employment regulations Read more As from 1 January 2024, new obligations will apply to workers whose incapacity for work occurs during a holiday period in order to be able to benefit from guaranteed pay and the option of carrying over their holidays.
Infoflash 02 May 2024 Allowances for night work: May 2024 Read more The threshold index for the public sector and the social benefits has been exceeded in April 2024. Consequently, several allowances, such as the allowances for night work, have been indexed with 2% in May 2024.
Infoflash 06 December 2023 New tax support measure for occasional work in the fruit and vegetable growing sector Read more Employers active in the fruit or vegetable growing sector can benefit from a new tax support measure.
Infoflash 15 September 2023 Flash controls in green sectors in October 2023 Read more The national flash controls in the green sectors (JCs 144, 145 and 132), namely the agricultural, horticultural and technical agricultural and horticultural sectors, will continue in the month of October 2023.
Infoflash 02 November 2023 Allowances for night work: November 2023 Read more The threshold index for the public sector and the social benefits has been exceeded in October 2023. Consequently, several allowances, such as the allowances for night work, have been indexed with 2% in November 2023.
Infoflash 04 March 2024 French border workers: documents to be submitted by 31 March 2024 Read more 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.
Infoflash 24 November 2023 Extension of the aid areas in the Flemish Region Read more 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.