Infoflash 29 December 2023 Personal mobile phone number: employee's right to have it returned at the end of the employment contract Read more If an employee has given you the right to use their mobile phone number under the terms of their employment contract, from 1 January 2024 they can ask it back.
Infoflash 12 January 2024 Your employee is ill during his leave: a specific template of medical certificate is provided. Read more Since 1 January 2024, a specific template for a medical certificate can be submitted by your employee if he falls ill during his annual leave. However, use of this template is not compulsory.
Infoflash 24 October 2023 Whistleblower: internal reporting channel mandatory if you have at least 50 employees Read more 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.
Infoflash 12 June 2023 Temporary unemployment due to force majeure 2022: officially treated as days actually worked for annual leave 2023 Read more 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.
Infoflash 06 February 2024 Training plan: time to think about it! Read more In some companies, a training plan must be drawn up by 31 March 2024 at the latest.
Infoflash 24 November 2023 Extension of the aid areas in the Flemish Region Read more The application period for the Flemish aid areas is extended by 2 years. Companies in aid areas around Genk and Turnhout can apply for tax aid until 31 October 2024, while companies in the aid area around Zaventem-Vilvoorde have this option until 31 May 2028.
Infoflash 21 March 2024 Switch to summer time: how should shift workers be paid? Read more On Sunday 31 March 2024, we will switch to summer time, which means setting our clocks forward one hour. This switch to summer time can pose difficulties for calculating the remuneration of certain categories of workers.
Infoflash 19 October 2023 Change to winter time: how should shift workers be paid? Read more On Sunday, October 29, 2023, we will switch to winter time, which means that we must set our clocks back an hour (at 3 a.m. it will actually be 2 a.m.). This change to winter time can pose difficulties for calculating the remuneration of certain categories of workers.
Infoflash 23 November 2023 Workplace psychosocial hazards: confidential counsellor mandatory in certain companies from 1 December 2023 Read more The designation of a confidential counsellor competent in the prevention of workplace psychosocial hazards will become mandatory in certain companies from 1 December 2023.
Infoflash 12 December 2023 Sector agreement 2023-2024 for independent retail and medium-sized food businesses Read more The social partners of JC 201 (independent retail trade) and 202.01 (medium-sized food businesses) concluded a sector agreement on 30 November 2023.