Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Belgium as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Belgium: Lockdown relaxed
The obligation for all employees to work on a remote basis unless their workplace presence is essential has now been removed …
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Belgium: Calculating severance payment
A frequent area of concern for employers has been how variable pay should be treated for senior executives when severance pay is calculated …
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Belgium: Tax incentives proposed for lower emission company cars
A new approach to the “greening” of company car fleets has been reached by politicians at a national level …
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Belgium: Collective agreement on telework
Under the national collective agreement on telework (CA N …
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Belgium: FGTB and Dutch union FNV demand an increase in the minimum wage
On Labour Day this month, the General Labour Federation of Belgium (French: Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique, or FGTB) and Dutch FNV unions led a joint, and very vocal, protest in Brussels calling for a European Union gross minimum wage of €14 (US$17) an hour …
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Belgium: 2021-22 interprofessional collective agreement
In a country called by the Economist Intelligence Unit, in this year’s democracy index, a “flawed democracy” almost anything could happen …
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Belgium: Part-time work still a women’s business despite a strong increase among men
According to the Belgian statistical office Statbel, the proportion of women aged of 15 and 64 in employment grew from 36% in 1983 to 61% in 2020 …
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Belgium: Government to start easing lockdown from 8th May 2021
With effect from 8th May 2021, a new “Outdoor Plan” will come into effect …
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Belgium: Paid leave for COVID-19 vaccination appointments
Employees are now entitled to take short periods off work to be vaccinated against COVID-19 …
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Belgium: Rules that excluding executives from union delegation is discriminatory
A new form of discrimination has emerged in recent weeks – that between “baremized” and “non-baremized” workers …
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Belgium: Tax-free allowances for teleworking during the Pandemic
A tax department circular has been issued setting out the tax-free allowances for teleworking during the Pandemic …
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Belgium: Birth leave extended to 15 days in 2021 and 20 days in 2023
Birth leave (formerly called ‘paternity leave’) has been extended to a total of 15 days …
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Belgium: Solvay’s extended maternity, paternity & co-parent policy goes into effect
The Belgian chemical company Solvay increased its maternity leave last month to 16 weeks …
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Belgium: New collective bargaining agreement on telework during COVID-19 pandemic
A new ad hoc framework agreement on telework has been drawn up by the National Labour Council through Collective Bargaining Agreement 149 …
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Belgium: New Belgian law to facilitate holding of general meetings
A temporary amendment of the Companies and Associations Code has been introduced to allow companies that do not already have a facility to hold shareholder meetings by electronic meetings to do so – even when not absolutely necessary …
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