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Universités d’hiver 2026 - les inscriptions sont ouvertes

Après le succès des Universités d’été, AVOCATS.BE vous présente sa première édition hivernale : une journée de formation et de réflexion, le 21 janvier 2026, au Château de Courrièr…

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Oprichting Littler Belgium: een nieuw hoofdstuk in arbeidsrecht

Op 1 mei 2025 werd Littler Belgium opgericht, een onafhankelijk Belgisch advocatenkantoor gespecialiseerd in arbeidsrecht en HR-gerelateerde juridische vraagstukken.

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AVOCATS.BE vous donne rendez-vous les mardi 19 et mercredi 20 août 2025 au Château-ferme de Courrière pour deux journées de formation autour de thématiques actuelles, animées par d…

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Belgium: Recording working time to become mandatory for Belg…

On 27 November 2025, it was announced that the recent budgetary agreement o…

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New rules on indexation? The “index in money” explained

On 25 November 2025, the De Wever government reached an agreement on the bu…

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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!

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Which is the suitable language for my Employment Contract?

The Flemish Community’s Decree on the use of languages in labour relations (hereafter referred to as the “Flemish Decree”), which was adopted on 19 Ju…

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Transitional Measures for Early Retirement Published

The Law of 20 July 2012 which modifies the Law of 28 December 2011 concerning the pension of employees and concerning new transitional measures for ea…

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Feestdag op inactiviteitsdag

Elk jaar vallen er feestdagen op een zondag of op een inactiviteitsdag. In 2013 betreft dit enkel de nationale feestdag op 21 juli. Dit betekent evenw…

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CBA n° 103: New rules on time credit & working time reduction

On 27 June 2012, the National Labour Council adopted CBA n° 103 containing new provisions regarding the right to time credit and working time reductio…

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LA RÉMUNÉRATION NEUTRE EN TERMES DE GENRE: NOUVELLES OBLIGATIONS POUR LES EMPLOYEURS

Tout le monde admet que le principe « à travail égal, rémunération égale » doit constituer le fondement de notre droit belge du droit du travail. Cepe…

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Sociale inspectie: medewerkingsplicht of zwijgrecht?

Op basis van het zwijgrecht kan niemand verplicht worden verklaringen af te leggen waaruit zou blijken dat hij strafbare feiten heeft gepleegd. Maar b…

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“Recruitment” - a new possibility to appeal to temporary agency workers

On 17 July 2012, the National Labour Council has issued an advice relating to the modernization of the rules regarding temporary agency work. The most…

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Werken bij extreme zomerhitte

Bij warm zomerweer dienen werkgevers - bij overschrijding van bepaalde drempelwaarden - een aantal maatregelen in acht te nemen ter bescherming van hu…

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Brussels Court Prohibits New Packaging Jupiler Blue

On 6 July 2012, the Brussels Commercial Court (the “Court”) ordered Jupiler Blue to be withdrawn from the Belgian Market due to possible confusion wit…

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Special social security contribution for supplementary pensions

The Program Law of 22 June 2012 (1) introduced a new (tax deductible) social security contribution whereby a rate of 1.5% must be paid by the employer…

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Special social security contribution for supplementary pensions

The Program Law of 22 June 2012 (1) introduced a new (tax deductible) social security contribution whereby a rate of 1.5% must be paid by the employer…

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Draft Bill on Bogus Self-Employment Adopted by the Chamber

The draft bill which will profoundly change the fight against bogus self-employment in a number of sectors of industry, was adopted by the Chamber. Th…

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Workers entitled to claim back holidays lost to sickness

On 21 June 2012, the European Court of Justice (hereafter referred to as the ‘ECJ’) reaffirmed its earlier decision from 2009 whereby workers who fall…

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Wetsontwerp schijnzelfstandigen ingediend in de Kamer

Het wetsontwerp dat de aanpak van schijnzelfstandigheid in een aantal sectoren drastisch zal veranderen, werd op 2 juli 2012 ingediend in de Kamer. De…

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Dismissal of Employees - Some Pointers

The legislator has introduced new rules to determine the notice period for employees whose annual gross salary exceeds EUR 31,467 in 2012 (See, VBB on…

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Mobile phone masts - health risks - suspension (supreme court decision no 219.332 of 11 May 2012)

Considérant que l’influence sur la santé des ondes provoquées par des antennes de téléphonie mobile fait l’objet de controverses dans les milieux médi…

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International: Cross-border tele-working: beware!

Modern information and communication technology mean that some employees can now work remotely from any location as effectively as they do from their …

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The employment of older workers: the new initiative of the Government and its (disproportionate) social cost

The name for early retirement has been modified – one now speaks of “unemployment with employers’ intervention” (abbr. “UEI”) – but it is not the mos…

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Le transfert conventionnel d’entreprise : cadre et limites

  La vie d'une entreprise ne se conçoit plus de manière linéaire. Trop souvent, les entrepreneurs ignorent les conséquences des opérations commer…

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Ziek tijdens vakantie = dagen nadien recupereren

In zijn arrest van 21 juni 2012 (C-78/11) heeft het Europees Hof van Justitie geoordeeld dat een nationale bepaling op grond waarvan een werknemer die…

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