Key legislation and links

Links to primary legislation, useful websites, official forms and guidance and other external resources.

Belgium :: Useful websites

Official Information and Services Federal Ministry of Employment and Labour Government Websites (OECD) …

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Belgium :: Full overview of all Indicators available

Employment Self-employment Separation rate Hiring rate Job tenure by age group Newly employed young people Newly self-employed Newly employed Share of employed population by country of birth Share of employed population by nationality Employment rate by country of birth Employment rate by nationality Employment rate in full-time equivalents Employment rate by province Employment rate by education level Employment rate by age group Employment in care and health care activities Share of employment by sector Nace Share of employment by activity Employment growth Employment growth by activity Employment rate of population aged 20-64 – Change over last 3 years Employment rate Unemployment Job seekers – Comparison between the LFS and administrative data(1) Unemployment by duration – Administrative data(1) Unemployment rate by age group – Administrative data(1) Unemployment rate – Administrative data(1) Unemployment rate by country of birth Unemployment rate by nationality Ratio of long-term unemployment by age group Long-term unemployment by age group Long-term unemployment-2 Unemployment rate by province Unemployment rate by education level Unemployment rate by age group Unemployment rate Diversity and discrimination Difference between average gross hourly earnings of permanent contracts and temporary contracts Difference between men’s and women’s average gross hourly earnings by education level Difference between men’s and women’s average gross hourly earnings by age group Difference between men’s and women’s average gross hourly earnings Segregation index in occupations and sectors Unemployment rate gap by education level Unemployment rate gap by country of birth Unemployment gender gap by education level Unemployment gender gap by age group Unemployment rate gap by nationality Employment rate gap by education level Employment rate gap by country of birth Employment rate gap by nationality Employment gender gap in full time equivalents Employment gender gap by education level Employment rate gap by age group Employment gender gap by age group Employment gender gap Activity rate gap by education level Activity rate gap by country of birth Activity rate gap by nationality Activity gender gap Flexibility and security Employment protection legislation Career breaks and time credit Service vouchers Access to flexitime Actual, usual and contractual working time Workers with non-standard contracts Overtime Nature of temporary employment Share of persons with low educational attainment in temporary employees Share of temporary employees due to education or training Involuntary temporary employment as of total employees by age group Involuntary temporary employment as percentage of total employees Involuntary temporary employment as percentage of total temporary employment Involuntary part time as percentage of total employees Involuntary part time as percentage of total part-time Percentage of workers working involuntary part time and-or fixed-term Change in share of temporary employment among overall employment Temporary employment Change in share of part-time employment among overall employment Part-time employment Productivity and labour costs Average effective annual hours actually worked per employed person Gross average monthly wages by industry Gross average monthly wages by occupation Gross average monthly wages by age Gross average monthly wages by age-2 Gross average monthly wages by gender Real effective exchange rate (Nominal) compensation per employee Nominal unit labour cost growth by industry – Growth over 3 recent years Nominal unit labour cost growth- Growth over 3 recent years Nominal unit labour cost growth by industry Nominal unit labour cost Real unit labour cost growth by industry – growth over 3 recent years Real unit labour cost growth – growth over 3 recent years Real unit labour cost growth by industry Real unit labour cost growth Labour cost Labour productivity growth – growth over 3 most recent periods Growth in labour productivity Labour productivity Real gross domestic product growth rate Gross domestic product Industrial accidents and occupational diseases Occupational diseases Trend of industrial accidents Industrial accidents by region Industrial accidents Active labour market policy Reduction of social security contributions LMP expenditure per person wanting to work Labour market policies expenditure according to the LMP classification – Summary by region Labour market policies expenditure according to the LMP classification as a of GDP Labour market policies expenditure according to the LMP classification Timely activation – Regular Timely activation – Assisted Active labour market policies – Follow-up of participants Activation of long-term unemployed – Stock approach Activation of registered unemployed Activation and labour market support Inflow into long-term unemployment New start to reduce the inflow into long-term unemployment Preventative approach to reduce the inflow 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Belgium :: Links to primary legislation

Law on employment contracts (1978) (in Dutch) Law on employment contracts (in French) Law on labour (working time) (in French) Law on the protection of salary (in French) Law on the working regulations (in French) Act of 4 August 1996 on well-being of workers in the performance of their work Belgium Royal Decree of 27 March 1998 on the on the policy of the welfare of workers at work Belgium Royal Decree of 28 May 2003 on the health surveillance of workers Belgium Royal Decree of 27 March 1998 concerning Internal Services for prevention and protection at work Belgium Royal Decree of 27 March 1998 on the external services for prevention and protection at work Royal Decree of 29 April 1999 on the authorization of external services for technical inspections at the workplace Belgium Royal Decree of 3 May 1999 on the assignments and operation of the Committees for prevention and protection at work Bereavement Information Pack November 2017 The Belgian National Strategy for Wellbeing at Work 2016-2020 Act of 4 August 1996 on well-being of workers in the performance of their work(Belgian Official Gazette 18 September 1996) Other information: The Evolution of the Social Situation and Social Protection in Belgium June 2016 The evolution of the social situation and social protection in Belgium 2017 Social protection in Belgium- ESSPROS data 2015 Flexicurity and the life-course- Labour market integration over the life-course in different European welfare state regimes Everything you have always wanted to know about social security 2016 Disabled Persons Policy in Belgium- a survey return to top   …

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