What are the conditions for the granting of leave days? The summer holidays are approaching and lots of questions are arising about the legislation on the annual leave. /en/knowledge-center/infoflashes/what-are-conditions-granting-leave-days-2 Read more
How to determine the periods of leave? The days of leave in the company can be determined collectively (for all personnel members) in case of closing of the company, or individually by means of an agreement between the employer and each worker. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/how-determine-periods-leave-1 Read more
Sick during the holidays? From 2024, employees can carry over their leave days A draft law adopted by the House on 13 July aims to allow employees who fall ill during their holidays to benefit from guaranteed pay and to carry over their days of leave to the end of their incapacity or at a later date. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/sick-during-holidays-2024-employees-can-carry-over-their-leave-days Read more
Employee travel expenses Compensating for your employees' travel expenses Do your employees make use of public transport to get to and from work? Then you are legally obligated to compensate them for their travel expenses. /en/news/employee-travel-expenses Read more
Mobility budget – the calculation formulas have been confirmed! Further to their announcement in 2021, we have been expecting the formulas to calculate the mobility budget. A Royal Decree now determines the two formulas – real or fixed rate. These methods will be enforced on 1 January 2024. Here’s a quick tour of these two calculation methods. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/mobility-budget-calculation-formulas-have-been-confirmed Read more
Political leave: changes for the employee-mayor The possibility for employees holding the office of mayor to take political leave has been extended to new situations. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/political-leave-changes-employee-mayor Read more
Annual leave days and the end of the year : wich rules must be observed The end of the year is approaching and some of your employees still have a fair number of holiday days to take before 31 December. So what are the rules and your obligations in such cases? /en/our-insights/infoflashes/annual-leave-days-and-end-year-wich-rules-must-be-observed Read more
Flash controls in the moving sector in March 2024 - avoid unpleasant surprises! During the month of March 2024, the social inspection services will carry out flash controls in the moving sector (JSC 140.05). /en/our-insights/infoflashes/flash-controls-moving-sector-march-2024-avoid-unpleasant-surprises Read more
Do I have to pay the maximum bicycle allowance? 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. /en/our-insights/infoflashes/do-i-have-pay-maximum-bicycle-allowance Read more
Employees in Belgium | Sick leave & Holiday pay Sick leave In case of sickness or accident, the employee is entitled to a statutory sick pay during the first 30 days of absence, payable by the employer. The rate of the sick pay, based on the normal salary, depends on the nature of the contract (white- or bluecollar worker), and on the length of his service to the employer). /en/belgium-holiday-sick-leave-pay Read more