• 11 March 2024

    Social elections 2024: electoral colleges and polling stations

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    During the electoral procedure various formalities will have to be completed including the constitution of the electoral colleges and the composition of the polling stations.
  • 17 May 2023

    Announced flash controls in the hospitality sector (June 2023)

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    During the month of June 2023, the social inspection services will carry out national flash controls in the hospitality sector (JC 302).
  • 12 June 2023

    Temporary unemployment due to force majeure 2022: officially treated as days actually worked for annual leave 2023

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    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.
  • 22 December 2023

    Increase of the office allowance on 1 December 2023

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    Employees who work from home on a structural and regular basis for a substantial part of their working time, may receive a flat-rate office allowance from their employer.
  • 20 July 2023

    Discrimination: new forms and new criteria

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    A law amending the various anti-discrimination laws has just been published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
  • 01 December 2023

    Obligations of sick workers during their holidays: include them in your employment regulations

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    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.
  • 30 January 2024

    Additional supplement in the event of temporary unemployment: clarification

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    Since 1 January 2024, temporarily unemployed employees are entitled to an additional supplement.
  • 30 June 2023

    Social elections 2024: Law published!

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    The law governing the organisation of the next social elections was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
  • 02 February 2024

    Loan at a reduced rate of interest or interest-free loan: rates of interests 2023

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    As an employer, you can allocate a loan to your employees on favourable terms (interest-free or at a a reduced rate of interest ). The reference rates of interest for 2023 have been published.
  • 02 May 2024

    Allowances for night work: May 2024

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    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.