I will start this third part of our Working from Home series with a confession: I worked the first couple of weeks of lockdown from a small table dragged in from our balcony.
Suite au jugement STIB rendu le 3 mai 2021 par le Tribunal du travail de Bruxelles condamnant La STIB à mettre un terme à sa politique de neutralité en raison d’une discrimination fondée sur les convictions religieuses et le genre,
Le 17 juin 2021, la Cour constitutionnelle a prononcé un arrêt important dans lequel elle a jugé que le fait qu’il n’y ait pas d’interdictions ou limites prévues par la loi en cas d’alternance de contrats de travail à durée déterminée (CDD) et de contrats de remplacement violait la Constitution
The European Court of Human Right’s ruling of 15 June 2021 concerned the dismissal of a contractual cleaning lady in an educational government service because she ‘liked’ (politically) sensitive posts on Facebook. The Court considered this dismissal as a violation of the employee’s freedom of expression (Article 10 European Convention of Human Rights).
At the risk of kicking in an open door, working from home and the return to the office has become this summer’s hot topic. In Belgium the pandemic has meant that working from home where you could was mandatory until the end of June. Employees are now gradually returning to the workplace but surveys show that if it were left up to them, most would prefer to continue to work from home at least 2 or 3 days a week.
Crowell & Moring LLP’s 2021 series of client alerts: Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance is intended to provide companies with a practical guide to help them comply with their obligations under the EU Whistleblower Directive.
Règlementation distincte pour les contrats de travail conclus à durée déterminée (ou pour un travail nettement défini) et les contrats de remplacement
At the risk of kicking in an open door, working from home and the return to the office has become this summer’s hot topic. In Belgium the pandemic has meant that working from home where you could was mandatory until the end of June. Employees are now gradually returning to the workplace but surveys show that if it were left up to them, most would prefer to continue to work from home at least 2 or 3 days a week.
In order to facilitate the safe and free movement of people within the EU, the European Commission introduced the Digital Covid Certificate which should be available in all Member States as of 1 July 2021. This EU Digital Covid Certificate was made available in Belgium on 16 June 2021.
Le 17 juin 2021, une proposition de loi allongeant le congé de deuil accordé lors du décès du partenaire ou d’un enfant et flexibilisant la prise du congé de deuil a été adoptée au Parlement. L’objectif de cette loi est d’accorder suffisamment de temps, sur un plan médical, pour favoriser un travail de deuil naturel et normal.
