Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Belgium as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Belgium: Over a quarter of Belgian workers spend all the working day in front of a screen (2022)
New data from the Belgian statistical office has indicated that in 2022, 25 …
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Belgium: New tax treaty Belgium/the Netherlands published
A new tax treaty has been agreed and will come into force, probably in 2025, between the two countries …
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Belgium: Review of discrimination law results in some key changes
Protection from discrimination in Belgium relies on three separate laws, each of which cite different protected characteristics …
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Belgium: The next social elections
The Chamber of representatives has now set the period during which social elections must be held in 2024 – between 13th May and 26th May …
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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: ‘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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