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By 16 December 2026, employers wishing to conduct private investigations involving their employees must have an appropriate internal framework in place under the Private Investigat…
As of 1 October 2026, the Walloon Region applies an updated list of bottleneck professions for the employment of third-country nationals, cut from 56 to 31 professions. Altius expl…
For internationally mobile employees, the tax allocation under double tax treaties and the social security allocation under EU coordination rules and bilateral treaties follow diff…
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In the framework of two “omnibus” laws adopted at the end of March 2012, new legislation in the field of employment law has been adopted. Important de…
According to recent figures of the OECD, the wage gap between men and women still amounts to 8.9%. The University of Leuven estimates it even at 11.5%…
In a previous Headlines we have already set out the measures in the fight against the non-observance of the obligations with regard to part-time work,…
The benefits of introducing a non-recurring result-tied bonus (NRRB) plan within a company are not to be overlooked. Any employer wishing to award an …
The name of the early retirement has been modified – one speaks henceforth about “unemployment with employers’ intervention” (abbr. “UEI”) –, it is no…
The Law of December 28, 2011 and the Royal Decree of December 28, 2011 modifying the Royal Decree of May 3, 2007 on the system of early retirement in …
In order to face up the ageing of the Belgian population, the government has inserted in the project of general politic applicable for 2011 measures r…
Until recently, there was some controversy in calculating the termination payment due by the employer when terminating the contract of an employee wit…
On 6 April 2012, the Omnibus Act of 29 March 2012, which introduces a number of important changes to employment law, was published in the Belgian Stat…
Depuis le 1er avril 2010, les cotisations patronales sur les RCC (les anciennes prépensions) et sur les pseudo-prépensions (des compléments pay…
As you know the Di Rupo government has announced and already partially implemented sweeping reforms in important areas of labour and social security l…
The new Programme Act has been published in the Belgian State Gazette of 6 April 2012. Said Act contains a.o a number of measures in order to combat s…
Regulation 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market enter…
Pour les dettes sociales et fiscales, l'actuel système de la responsabilité solidaire et l'obligation de retenue par le client dans les secteurs …
Afin de maintenir les travailleurs âgés plus longtemps au travail, les entreprises de plus de 20 travailleurs seront tenues de rédiger un plan pour l'…
The question of whether employees can wear religious symbols, such as an Islamic headscarf, at work is a very delicate one. Indeed, amongst other fund…
In de nacht van zaterdag 24 maart 2012 op zondag 25 maart 2012 schakelen we opnieuw over van winteruur naar zomeruur: 2 uur wordt 3 uur. Voor werkneme…
De Arbeidsovereenkomstenwet wijdt een hoofdstuk aan de overeenkomst voor tewerkstelling van studenten. Hierin worden specifieke regels i.v.m. de forma…
Door het regeringsakkoord Di Rupo wordt het conventioneel brugpensioen drastisch hervormd. Vooreerst werd de naam gewijzigd van ‘brugpensioen’ naar ‘s…
Het Arbeidshof te Brussel heeft in een recent arrest het principe bevestigd dat een werknemer die geconfronteerd wordt met eenzijdig door de werkgever…
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