Since the third quarter of 2018, the National Social Security Office (NSSO) has substantially broadened its interpretation of what is to be understood as ‘salary’ subject to social security contributions.
Since the third quarter of 2018, the National Social Security Office (NSSO) has substantially broadened its interpretation of what is to be understood as ‘salary’ subject to social security contributions.
The summer holidays are fast approaching and employers might be thinking of hiring one or more students to compensate for employees going on holiday.
Vanaf morgen, 1 juli 2020, bedraagt het maximumbedrag van de forfaitaire kilometervergoeding 0,3542 EUR per kilometer. Het gaat om een verlaging van het bedrag dat tot en met 30 juni 2020 0,3653 EUR bedraagt.
The agreements concluded between Belgium and the Netherlands/Luxembourg, which implement a mutual “force majeure tolerance” for cross-border workers in relation to COVID-19 (travel) restrictions, were already extended until 31 august 2020. We anticipated that a similar extension would become applicable for the agreements between Belgium and Germany/France). This has now been confirmed.
Belgian tax authorities have negotiated agreements with border countries on the tax impact of international travel restrictions and health instructions (work at home) on cross-border workers and their employers
On 24 June 2020, the royal decree of 5 June 2020 was published which deals with a new measure in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. In particular, the royal decree exempts the net amounts received for the voluntary overtime hours performed in critical sectors
The law of 15 June 2020 that aimed at suspending the notice periods during the days of temporary unemployment due to force majeure as a result of the COVID-19 crisis came into force today
Deze week werd een wet gepubliceerd die bijkomend een aantal afwezigheidsperiodes gelijkstelt met arbeidsperiodes. De gelijkstellingen gelden ook voor wat betreft het recht op de moederschapsuitkering ten laste van het ziekfonds. De nieuwe wet heeft uitwerking met ingang van 1 maart 2020.
The Belgian government is acutely aware that businesses will feel the impact of the Covid-19 crisis well beyond the summer months. To that end, a new set of measures was decided during the Inner Cabinet meeting of 12 June. Information on these measures is still scarce, but we thought we’d share the highlights with you now (and of course will update you when we can).
