• 30 June 2023

    International NSSO: Belgium signs European framework agreement

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    A new European framework agreement has been concluded to facilitate cross-border telework. Belgium has signed this agreement. It will therefore apply from 1 July 2023.
  • 15 June 2023

    A student job during the vacations? What must employers do?

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    Every year, when summer vacations are approaching, employers ask us about the conditions that must be met to employ students.
  • 01 February 2024

    School holidays: a good time to hire students?

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    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.
  • 12 June 2023

    System of unemployment with corporate allowance: 2023

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    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.
  • 21 September 2023

    Draft sector agreements for JC 118 and JC 220 (food industry)

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    The social partners of joint committee 118 and joint committee 220 (food industry) have concluded a draft sector agreement for the period 2023-2024. As a reminder, the RD of 13 May 2023 sets the wage standard at 0% for the period 2023 and 2024.
  • 06 November 2023

    Social elections 2024: what is meant by "management staff" and "executives”?

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    During the (pre-) electoral process, it will be necessary to determine the duties of the management staff and, where appropriate, the duties of the executives.
  • 21 September 2023

    Do I have to pay the maximum bicycle allowance?

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    Since 1 May 2023, a bicycle allowance is laid down in those sectors that do not allocate a specific allowance. All employees in the private sector are now entitled to a bicycle allowance. Does this mean that all employees are entitled to 0.27€/km? No, and here's why.
  • 10 July 2023

    Deferred payment of your social security contributions

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    We announced this in our Infoflash of 6 December 2022: the government allows you to defer part of your employer social security contributions due for the 3rd and/or 4th quarter of 2023.
  • 19 December 2023

    (Candidate) employee representatives: protected until legal pension age

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    Currently, the protection against dismissal enjoyed by (candidate) employee representatives on the WC and/or the CPPW ceases as soon as they reach the age of 65.
  • 30 January 2024

    Time to prepare for the social balance sheet 2023!

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    A lot of companies will have to forward their social balance sheet to the National Bank of Belgium after the close of the financial year.