Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Belgium as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Belgium: Gambling addiction
Every HR professional will have come across employees who have a gambling addiction …
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Belgium: Average income reached 18,331 euros in 2017
The average net taxable income of Belgian workers increased by 2 …
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Belgium: Highly-skilled people find it most difficult to reconcile work and family life
A survey conducted by the Belgian statistical office have found that in 2018, highly-skilled workers (37 …
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Belgium: Indices of hours worked: Q2 2019
The average number of daily working hours rose significantly (+5 …
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Belgium: Labour Cost Index: Q2 2019
Over the year to Q2 2019, the total hourly labour costs increased by 2 …
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Belgium: More and more Britons acquire the Belgian nationality
According to latest figures released by the government statistical agency, over the first six months of this year, a total of 773 British citizens acquired Belgian nationality …
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Belgium: Minimum wage for working prisoners raised by government
With effect from 1st January 2020, working prisoners in Belgium will receive a minimum hourly wage of between €0 …
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Belgium: 993,175 enterprises in May 2019
At the end of May 2019, around 1 million VAT-registered enterprises were active, out of which, the largest concentration of foreign enterprises in the country was from the Netherlands, accounting for 28 …
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Belgium: New rules for foreign workers established for the Brussels capital region
New rules for foreign workers have been established for the Brussels capital region …
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Belgium: Indices of hours worked: first quarter 2019
The average number of daily working hours rose significantly (+1 …
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Belgium: 35,068 people acquired Belgian nationality in 2018
According to latest figures from the statistical office, 35,068 people acquired Belgian nationality during 2018 …
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Belgium: First Belgian GDPR sanction: DPA fines mayor EUR 2000
Companies across Europe have spent billions on preparing for GDPR and for the last 12 months have been waiting with bated breath for the first hefty penalties to be inflicted for infringements of its seemingly draconian provisions …
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Belgium: Changes to special leave
The Royal Decree of 5 May 2019 amends several provisions in relation to parental leave requests …
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Belgium: Remuneration provisions in the Corporate Governance Code 2020 for listed Belgian companies
The new Corporate Governance Code for listed Belgian companies takes effect in January 2020, alongside the new Belgian Companies Code …
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Belgium: Indices of hours worked in Q4 2018
According to the state statistical agency Statbel – over the year to Q4 2018, the number of hours worked each day rose in Belgium by 4 …
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