Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Belgium as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Belgium: Right to disconnect deadline – did you make it?

There are still a few organisations with 20+ employees that did not meet the April deadline for incorporating the right to disconnect into either collective agreements, or company regulations …

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Belgium: Summer bonus

May is the time for employees to receive double holiday pay …

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Belgium: Crisis point reached as works council challenges franchising of Delhaize’s 128 self-managed shops

The Supermarket Chain has obtained a court order banning picketing in front of its shops and warehouses across Belgium …

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Belgium: Is it relevant to cite damages to justify dismissal for serious cause?

The Court of Cassation has set aside both Court of first Instance and Appeal judgements made by Brussels Labour Courts …

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Belgium: The 2022 NEET rate

One measure of poor social engagement is what proportion of the population of young people in a country or region is economically or educationally inactive …

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Belgium: 5.2% of the working population had a second job in 2022

In 2022, 6 …

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Belgium: ‘Group of ten’ prepares the way for the next two years

At the heart of the Belgian IR system is a body of unions and employer associations called the ‘Group of Ten’ (Groep van Tien) …

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Belgium: Proposed tax reform effective 1st January 2024

The principal changes currently planned are: (1) an increase in the personal tax-free income from €10,180 (US$11,092) to €13,500 (US$14,710) for all workers (but not pensioners); (2) a widening of the 45% tax bracket so that the highest rate of 50% comes in at €60,000 (US$65,378) instead of €42,370 (US$46,163), and (3) the valuation of all benefits-in-kind (except company cars) according to their actual value rather than notional flat-rate amounts …

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Belgium: French border workers – documents to be submitted by 31 March 2023

Employers face bureaucracy at its extreme to comply with cross-border regulations …

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Belgium: The law that almost got away – EU Directive 2003/88

Almost two decades after it was due to come into force, the Belgian government has implemented EU Directive 2003/88 …

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Belgium: Does your workplace use diisocyanates for any of its processes?

The use of this range of substances is fairly common in industry – largely under the names of MDI, TDI or polyurethane …

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Belgium: Flemish labour inspectorate to operate new subcontractor due diligence checks

In the future, it will be the responsibility of the contractor and not the main company to carry out checks to ensure that their subcontractors are compliant with necessary provisions, especially in respect to foreign workers – such as registration with LIMOSA and ‘Checkinatwork’ …

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Belgium: Are you missing the boat for wage indexation?

The system of wage indexation in Belgium is now well established and as consumer prices have grown into double figures, the necessary increases have become substantial …

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Belgium: Employers struggle to take on board the labour deal

Towards the end of last year, a facility was introduced to allow an employee to request a four-day workweek, or a new two-week changing schedule …

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Belgium: Salary thresholds change for work permits in Wallonia

The French-speaking eastern region of Belgium operates its own immigration system …

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