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20/10/22

Transparent and predictable working conditions (part 2): be sure to inform your employees

This second blog focuses on the principle of transparency towards employees and, more specifically, on the employers’ obligation to inform their emplo…

18/10/22

Transparent and predictable working conditions: the ‘must know’ points for employers

An EU Directive was published in 2019 that obliges the Member States to guarantee, on the one hand, an improvement in employment conditions by enforci…

18/10/22

Company rule banning religious symbols is not direct discrimination

On 13 October 2022 the Court of Justice considered whether an internal company rule banning the display of religious, philosophical and spiritual symb…

12/10/22

Nieuw recht op flexibele arbeidsregeling voor werknemers met zorgtaken

Le 27 septembre 2022, le Conseil national du travail a approuvé la convention collective n°162 instituant un droit à demander une formule souple de tr…

11/10/22

Labour Deal offers new dismissal rules in Belgium

New dismissal provisions are introduced in order to establish a more 'activating' dismissal law, aimed at supporting the employee after dismissal to n…

11/10/22

Re-integration track 2.0: key changes at a glance

You will probably have already heard about the new 're-integration track 2.0' for sick employees that entered into force on 1 October 2022 and that al…

07/10/22

Vragen staat vrij: meer zekerheid en voorspelbaarheid, of omgekeerd, meer flexibiliteit

Op 1 oktober 2022 zijn de in de Nationale Arbeidsraad gesloten CAO’s nr. 161 en nr. 162 in werking getreden. Die twee cao’s verlenen aan de werknemer …

04/10/22

Reintegration of sick employees 2.0

A Royal Decree of 11 September 2022 reforms the rules on reintegration of sick employees. The new provisions have entered into force on 1 October 2022…

03/10/22

New developments around long-term incapacity for work

On 1 October 2022, new rules on the reintegration process for incapacitated workers came into force. This is a first step towards reforming the policy…

30/09/22

Arbeidsdeal omgezet in wetgeving: to do’s voor hr

Gisteren, op 29 september 2022 werd het wetsontwerp houdende diverse arbeidsverhoudingen goedgekeurd door de Kamer.

26/09/22

Nieuwe regels re-integratietraject 2.0

Op 20 september 2022 werd het KB inzake het zogenaamde “re-integratietraject 2.0” gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. De meeste regels treden in …

23/09/22

Wijziging aangekondigd i.v.m. einde arbeidsovereenkomst bij medische overmacht

Vorige week werd in de Kamer het wetsontwerp houdende diverse bepalingen betreffende arbeidsongeschiktheid ingediend. Dat wetsontwerp bevat 3 arbeidsr…

22/09/22

Closure of undertakings in Belgium – changes on the horizon

On Friday 2 September, the Council of Ministers approved a draft act that intends to amend the legislative framework on the closure of undertakings in…

21/09/22

New social support measures for companies during the energy crisis

On 16 September 2022 the federal government reached an agreement on support measures for companies in difficulty as a result of the energy crisis.

16/09/22

Recht op deconnectie verplicht in cao of arbeidsreglement

Door het wetsontwerp houdende diverse arbeidsbepalingen dat de uitvoering is van de zogenaamde “arbeidsdeal” en dat op dit ogenblik in behandeling is …

14/09/22

Nouvelles règles applicables en cas d’« exploitation » d’une œuvre protégée par le droit d’auteur

En vigueur depuis le 1er août 2022, les articles XI.167/1 à XI.167/6 du Code de droit économique qui transposent en droit belge la directive européenn…

14/09/22

Can an employer oblige certain sick employees to present themselves spontaneously to the control doctor?

On 23 May 2022, the Labour Court of Brussels ruled on the obligation of spontaneous presentation to the control doctor for employees whose absence due…

07/09/22

Stricter rules for posting of workers to Belgium

Last month, we discussed the new Act holding various provisions with respect to the posting of drivers in the road transport sector (hereafter: the Ac…

25/08/22

Employment & Benefits Summer series - Part III: The Belgian Labour Deal - Employee Training

Strelia’s Summer Series on the Belgian Labour Deal aims to give companies a general overview of the government’s measures to reform the labour market.…

22/08/22

A new special social security contribution should discourage companies from excessively using successive daily…

On 19 July 2022, the National Labour Council’s social partners proposed introducing a new responsibility mechanism to financially penal…

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

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Inger De Wilde joins Eubelius as Of Counsel

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The cumulation of compensation for pregnancy protection and …

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Sinds 1 april 2024: geen outplacementaanbod, wel verplichte …

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20/10/22

Transparent and predictable working conditions (part 2): be sure to inform your employees

18/10/22

Transparent and predictable working conditions: the ‘must know’ points for employers

18/10/22

Company rule banning religious symbols is not direct discrimination

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Nieuw recht op flexibele arbeidsregeling voor werknemers met zorgtaken

11/10/22

Labour Deal offers new dismissal rules in Belgium

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Re-integration track 2.0: key changes at a glance

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Vragen staat vrij: meer zekerheid en voorspelbaarheid, of omgekeerd, meer flexibiliteit

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Reintegration of sick employees 2.0

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New developments around long-term incapacity for work

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Arbeidsdeal omgezet in wetgeving: to do’s voor hr

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Nieuwe regels re-integratietraject 2.0

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Wijziging aangekondigd i.v.m. einde arbeidsovereenkomst bij medische overmacht

22/09/22

Closure of undertakings in Belgium – changes on the horizon

21/09/22

New social support measures for companies during the energy crisis

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Recht op deconnectie verplicht in cao of arbeidsreglement

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Nouvelles règles applicables en cas d’« exploitation » d’une œuvre protégée par le droit d’auteur

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Can an employer oblige certain sick employees to present themselves spontaneously to the control doctor?

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Stricter rules for posting of workers to Belgium

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Employment & Benefits Summer series - Part III: The Belgian Labour Deal - Employee Training

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A new special social security contribution should discourage companies from excessively using successive daily…