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Legal interest rate for 2024

The legal interest rate for 2024 increases to 5.75%.

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Malissa Begtas joins the Employment, Pensions & Mobility team at Taylor Wessing in Brussels…

Starting from 1 December 2023, counsel Malissa Begtas will be joining the Employment, Pensions & Mobility team of Taylor Xessing in Brussels. With over a decade of experience i…

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Inger De Wilde joins Eubelius as Of Counsel

Inger De Wilde has joined Eubelius as Of Counsel. She will strengthen the Employment team headed by Liesbet Vandenplas.

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15/03/24
New Belgian Civil Code: How does it affect employees’ potent…

On 1 February 2024, the Belgian parliament approved the text for Book 6 of …

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23/02/24
Lanceurs d'alerte : quelques ambiguïtés clarifiées

La plupart des entreprises et organisations sont désormais familiarisées av…

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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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When is it too cold to work?

As winter settles in, the challenge of working in cold conditions becomes a significant consideration in the professional landscape. Cold working envi…

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Social elections 2024 - Day X: announcement of new information

On day X (between 13 and 26 February 2024, depending on the date of the elections within your company) lots of information with regard to the organisa…

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Hoe het streven van de EU naar gelijke beloning invloed heeft op ondernemingen en hun werknemers

De rechten van werknemers zijn altijd al een centrale pijler geweest van de regelgeving van de EU die een weerspiegeling zijn van het streven naar een…

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Social elections 2024: Day X-30 (between 14 and 27 January 2024)

The protection against dismissal as granted to social elections candidates starts between 14 and 27 January 2024, depending on day Y.

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Het gebruik van mobiele nummers van werknemers aan het einde van hun arbeidsovereenkomst

Aan het begin van een arbeidsrelatie besluiten veel werkgevers om het persoonlijke telefoonabonnement van de werknemer te financieren in plaats van ee…

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Agreement between Belgium and the Netherlands on cross-border home office permanent establishments

Due to travel and office restrictions imposed by various governments during the COVID-19 period, working from home became temporarily mandatory. Emplo…

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Nieuwe verplichting bij einde arbeidsovereenkomst: teruggave van gsm-nummer aan werknemer

Op 14 december 2023 keurde de Kamer het wetsvoorstel teneinde het gebruiksrecht van gsm-nummers van werknemers te garanderen na de beëindiging van de …

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New legal obligations require employers with 50 employees or more to appoint a person of trust

Several employment-related provisions have been introduced by the Act of 5 November 2023, one of which is to strengthen the presence of a person of tr…

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New (and final?) chapter in the Esko case: can share-related benefits granted by a foreign parent company now …

In the Esko case regarding Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted by a US parent company to certain employees of its Belgian subsidiary, the Belgian Su…

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Towards a mandatory person of trust

On 26 October 2023, the Parliament approved the draft act on several labour provisions. This draft traditionally contains various provisions relevant…

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Is your company ready for the Whistleblowers Act?

After companies with at least 250 employees[1]have already had to do so, it is now the turn of companies[2] with at least 50 employees to set up an in…

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Pas de retour à la formule Claeys

Le 26 octobre 2023, la Chambre a adopté le projet de loi portant des dispositions diverses relatives au travail. L'une des dispositions du projet de …

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The EU Whistleblowing Directive enters into force in Belgium

The Act transposing the EU Whistleblowing Directive was published in the Official Gazette yesterday, entering into force in Belgium on 15 February 202…

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Lees niet (altijd) wat er staat

In het hieronder nader aangewezen arrest spreekt het Grondwettelijk Hof zich uit over de vraag hoe de woorden “in dienst zijn” moeten worden geïnterpr…

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Training of employees at the heart of the company

At the end of 2022, a new regulation on training of employees came into force. The aim is to help workers to keep their jobs and/or to improve their c…

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Duidelijkheid omtrent de opzegtermijn bij een opzeg op initiatief van de werknemer in toepassing van het ‘vast…

De wetswijziging middels wet van 20 maart 2023, tot wijziging van de wet van 26 december 2013 betreffende de invoering van een eenheidsstatuut tussen …

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Changes to notice periods from 28 October 2023

A change in the law caps the notice period for employees who resign at a maximum of 13 weeks in any case. This applies even if the employment contract…

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Het definitief karakter van de onmogelijkheid tot verdere professionele samenwerking

Een werkgever krijgt kennis van een of meer feiten op grond waarvan hij een werknemer op staande voet zou kunnen ontslaan. Wat moet en wat mag de werk…

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Strelia’s Social Elections Series - September 2023 Edition

As indicated in our previous edition of our Social Elections Series, employers exceeding certain employment thresholds must organize social elections …

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Bescherming tegen discriminatie werd uitgebreid

Tijdens de voorbije zomervakantie werd een wet gepubliceerd die een aantal wijzigingen aanbrengt aan de drie belangrijkste federale wetten ter bestrij…

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