• 08 June 2023

    Economic unemployment for non-manual workers: CLA No. 159 extended by CLA No. 172!

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    In order to maintain easier access to temporary unemployment for economic reasons for non-manual workers, the National Labour Council has concluded collective labour agreement (CLA) No. 172..
  • 24 October 2023

    Whistleblower: internal reporting channel mandatory if you have at least 50 employees

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    A law of 28 November 2022 allows an employee who has obtained information about violations in a professional context to raise the alarm via an internal reporting channel.
  • 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.
  • 12 June 2023

    NSSO: extension of exemption from personal contributions for pensioners working in the care sector

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    Since 1 July 2022, pensioners working in the care sector have been entitled to an exemption of personal social security contributions for their performances in that sector.
  • 09 November 2023

    New extension of measures for pensioners working in the health care sector

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    There is still a severe labour shortage in the healthcare sector. This is why Minister Vandenbroucke announced on his website the Government's decision to extend 2 measures for pensioners working in the health care sector by one year.
  • 13 June 2023

    Allowance provided by CLA no. 46: amount on 1 July 2023

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    The amount of the allowance provided by collective labour agreement (CLA) no. 46 will be revalued as from 1 July 2023.
  • 04 March 2024

    French border workers: documents to be submitted by 31 March 2024

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    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.
  • 28 July 2023

    Target group reduction recent sustained work experience (Flanders)

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    As of 1 October 2023, a new target group reduction will be introduced in Flanders for persons without recent, sustained work experience.
  • 20 July 2023

    The recovery hours are back

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    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.
  • 09 November 2023

    Copyright: the NSSO brings precisions

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    The NSSO has recently published new Instructions for Employers regarding the new social treatment of the allowances for the transfer of copyright and neighbouring rights. It specifies and brings light to 2 specific situations.