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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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The indexed salary thresholds have been published in the Belgian Official Gazette of 22 November 2011. The new amounts for 2012 are 31.467 EUR, 37.721…
In Belgium, employees are not allowed to work on 10 official public holidays per year. In 2012, the 10 official public holidays will be as follows:
The new notice periods are specified in the Act of 12 April 20111 , adopted as a result of the rejection by the unions of the draft Inter-professional…
The social elections for the designation of the representatives of the workers at the works’ council (“WC”) and the committee for prevention and prote…
Belgium and Argentina recently signed a social security agreement which has been submitted for ratification. This agreement will have major consequenc…
The distinctions between blue and white collars are contrary to Articles 10 and 11 of the Constitution since they are no longer justified in an object…
Publication of the rules for the allocation of EUA to the aviation sector.
The Claeys formula, which is often used as a guideline for determining the notice period, has been updated. The new version leads to slightly lower re…
Un « senior field ingénieur », employé auprès d'une entreprise IT doit pour partie de son travail exécuter des gardes (stand-by) pour répondre à certa…
Within the joint committee n° 218 (the National Auxiliary Joint Committee for White-Collar Workers), the sector agreement was signed on 19 September 2…
De problematiek inzake verbrekingsvergoeding van betaalde sportbeoefenaars (of in tegenovergesteld geval van de sportvereniging) is momenteel weer bra…
België is één van de laatste Europese landen die een onderscheid maakt tussen bedienden, zijnde werknemers die hoofdzakelijk hoofdarbeid verrichte, en…
De sociale verkiezingen dienen in principe plaats te vinden tijdens de periode door de wet vastgelegd.
Recently a law amending the Law of 6 April 2010 relative to market practices and consumer protection in the fight against the touts advertising was pu…
On 14 July 2011, the House Committee on Social Affairs of the Belgian Parliament adopted a proposal (the "Proposal") containing a number of recommenda…
On 28 December 2010, the Leuven Commercial Court handed down a judgment in application of Article 184 of the Belgian Companies' Code governing the app…
In a preliminary ruling that came down on 7 July 2011 concerning a case that had been brought before the Labour Court of Brussels (Arbeidsrechtbank / …
The parliament has recently passed three bills in relation to the 2012 social elections.
On 20 July 2011, a law has been published in the Belgian Official Journal protecting new fathers against dismissal in case they take up paternity leav…
Much has already been written about the in Belgium still existing distinction between blue-collar and white-collar workers. As of 7 July 2011, a new e…
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