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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.

A 07.04.2023 law extends the system of protection against prejudicial actions in 'anti-discrimination' legislation.

Employers active in the fruit or vegetable growing sector can benefit from a new tax support measure.

Traffic disruptions caused by the farmers' mobilization is preventing some workers from working.

To encourage workers on long-term disability to return to work, the health insurance fund pays a €1,000 bonus to employers who employ a worker for at least 3 months in an activity authorised by the health insurance fund.

An act providing new protection against dismissal has just been published in the Belgian Official Gazette. From 28 April 2024, you may not dismiss your employee if they inform you that they are undergoing infertility treatment or medically assisted procreation.

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.

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.

Good news for some commuters: the contribution to their public transport season ticket will increase from 1 June! However, they will have to get the right fare formula, and as we will see, that is not so easy.

As of 1 January 2024, the formula for calculating the solidarity contribution payable by employers on company vehicles will be adapted shortly.