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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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Dans l’un de nos précédents ezines, nous avions déjà commenté la jurisprudence de la Cour de Cassation (arrêt du 15 juin 1996 et confirmation du 29 ju…
Requesting potential employees to provide a certificate of good conduct has been a long-standing practice for many Belgian employers.
In order to discourage Belgian companies from hiring part-time employees but letting them work on a full-time basis and only paying social security co…
La Cour de justice des communautés européennes a dû se prononcer sur la question de savoir s'il était nécessaire, en cas de transfert d'entreprise que…
L'acte équipollent à rupture ou « impliciet ontslag » en néerlandais, est un mode de rupture du contrat de travail. Pour qu'il y ait acte équipollent …
L'article 83, § 1 de la Loi relative aux contrats de travail permet de mettre fin au contrat de travail à durée indéterminée d'un employé qui atteint …
In application of article 131 of the law of 3 July 1978 on employment contracts and article 9 of the Royal Decree of 9 June 1999 enforcing the law of …
Recently, the regional immigration authorities have been increasingly stringent in processing applications relating to work permits “B” for highly qua…
C'est la réponse à laquelle arrive la Cour de justice des communautés européennes lors d'une question préjudicielle posée par une juridiction finlanda…
The employer, who submits evidence of violations by his employee, should best – also after the decision of the Dutch-speaking Chamber of the Belgian S…
The ECJ’s case-law interprets the notion of “transfer of undertaking” in such a broad way that it considers in certain cases that the existence of a d…
Article 83, § 1 of the Act on employment contracts determines that when an employee reaches the age of 65 (the legal retirement age), the employer can…
Wanneer een onderneming een herstructurering doorvoert waarbij het personeelsbestand een inkrimping ondergaat, wordt soms afgesproken dat werknemers d…
In our newsflash of 3 April 2009, we announced the introduction of the eco-cheque as a new remuneration element, which under certain conditions, is ex…
There has been a recent public outcry in Belgium over the extremely large bonuses and severance packages granted to certain company directors. At the …
Dans notre newsflash du 11 janvier 2010, nous vous annoncions le renversement de la charge de la preuve des frais professionnels remboursés de manière…
Dans notre newsflash du 7 décembre 2009, nous vous annoncions l’approbation par le Conseil des Ministres d’un projet d’Arrêté Royal concernant la valo…
Since 1 January 2008, it has been possible for employers in Belgium to introduce a collective bonus plan eligible for favourable tax and social securi…
The power to terminate employment is a feature of Belgian dismissal law. Either party to an employment contract has the right to unilaterally terminat…
Every supplementary pension capital paid out in Belgium is subject to two withholdings by way of social security contribution: the contribution rela…
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