On 27 November 2025, it was announced that the recent budgetary agreement o…
On 25 November 2025, the De Wever government reached an agreement on the bu…
Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.
It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!
De inwerkingtreding van de nieuwe Vlaamse regelgeving rond de zorgvuldigheidsplicht en ketenaansprakelijkheid die gepland stond op 1 januari 2025 word…
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On 23 October 2024, the European Parliament adopted Directive (EU) 2024/2831 (“the Directive”), aimed at improving conditions for individuals working …
Read MoreThe Belgian Private Investigation Act, which will replace the 1991 Act regulating private detective activities, introduces significant changes that em…
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An employee who is dismissed with a notice period or who performs a notice period after resigning is entitled to so-called “job search leave” (“sollic…
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Het Sociaal Strafwetboek onderging een belangrijke hervorming, en dit kan beschouwd worden als een belangrijk keerpunt in de strijd tegen illegale tew…
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This newsletter gives a short overview of the latest legal and administrative developments when temporarily posting workers to Belgium. The topics cov…
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It has been a long time coming, but last week the FSMA officially announced that the AOP return which employers must ensure on occupational pension pl…
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On 1 July 2024, the law introducing Book 6 of the New Civil Code was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. This book contains the new rules on ex…
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Depuis la loi du 3 octobre 2022 portant des dispositions diverses relatives au travail, les travailleurs disposent d'un droit individuel à la formatio…
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The Supreme Court clarifies… but is already overruled by recent legislative changes? Although employers have been proceeding with internal investigat…
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European, federal and regional parliamentary elections will take place in Belgium on Sunday 9 June 2024. Your company may also be operational on Sunda…
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On May 8th, 2024, the House of Representatives approved the Bill amending the Social Criminal Code and various labour law provisions. This Bill is the…
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The temporary ‘275/5bis rule’ on the exemption from payment of withholding taxes for shift work has been published in Belgian Official Gazette. The re…
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A new draft Act has recently been submitted to the Belgian Parliament that aims to amend the Social Penal Code which lists the infringements of labour…
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On 18 April 2024, a new Act to better protect employees undergoing infertility treatment was published in the Belgian State Gazette. The new Act aims …
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From 1 April 2024, an employer establishing the termination of an employment contract for ‘medical force majeure’ will have to notify a new ‘Back to W…
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Coming soon: EU Directive on improving working conditions in platform work—but will it drive change? The platform economy (a subset of the gig econo…
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The cumulation of compensation for pregnancy protection and compensation for discrimination in the case of dismissal of a pregnant and sick employee: …
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Een werkgever die de arbeidsovereenkomst van een werknemer wenst te beëindigen wegens medische overmacht (dus zonder opzeggingstermijn of de betaling …
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Onlangs is de wet tot motivering van ontslag en kennelijk onredelijk ontslag van contractuele werknemers in de overheidssector in het Belgisch Staatsb…
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