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05/07/24
05/07/24
Jones Day’s Brussels Office strengthens its Labor & Employment Practice

The global law firm Jones Day announced that Sara Vanderstraeten has joined the Firm as of counsel in its Labor & Employment Practice. Ms. Vanderstraeten is based in Jones Day…

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23/02/24
23/02/24
Legal interest rate for 2024

The legal interest rate for 2024 increases to 5.75%.

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01/12/23
01/12/23
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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18/11/24
Can employees who have not yet started their outplacement ta…

An employee who is dismissed with a notice period or who performs a notice …

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06/11/24
Het Sociaal Strafwetboek hervormd: wat zijn de belangrijkste…

Het Sociaal Strafwetboek onderging een belangrijke hervorming, en dit kan b…

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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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23/05/14
How to lodge a complaint against a competitor in state aid matters?

The European Commission has created a new form to lodge a complaint in state aid matters.

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22/05/14
Wat brengt het eenheidsstatuut inzake aanvullende pensioenen?

Het Grondwettelijk Hof heeft in 2011 geoordeeld dat het verschil in behandeling tussen arbeiders en bedienden ongeoorloofd was voor wat betreft de o…

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19/05/14
Secondment and parallel activities

Belgian social security authorities take new position regarding the impact of parallel activities on the application of the secondment rule

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13/05/14
The Flemish decree on the use of languages finally amended

The Flemish Language Decree of 19 July 1973 imposes that any employer with a place of business in Belgium’s Dutch-speaking region must use the Dutch l…

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13/05/14
Wijzigingen aan het Nederlandse taaldecreet

Dat is het gevolg van Europese rechtspraak. Het Hof van Justitie heeft op 16 april 2013 geoordeeld dat in grensoverschrijdende arbeidsverhoudingen het…

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09/05/14
Heet van de naald: Grondwettelijk Hof vernietigt bestuurlijke lus RvvB

In het arrest van 8 mei 2014 (nr. 74/2014) heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof de (Vlaamse) regelgever wederom pijnlijk op de vingers getikt. Deze keer moet …

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29/04/14
De rechten van de werknemers

Op sociaalrechtelijk vlak, zijn er twee belangrijke wijzigingen op het vlak van de rechten van het personeel dat geconfronteerd wordt met een werkgeve…

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24/04/14
Taalwetgeving in Vlaanderen beperkt versoepeld

Naar aanleiding van het arrest van het Europees Hof van Justitie van 16 april 2013 [C-202/11, Anton Las t./ PSA Antwerp NV], werd het Nederlandse taal…

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23/04/14
The use of languages in companies: what currently happens in the case of cross-border occupations?

As a reminder, the Court of Justice of the European Union considered that the Flemish decree about the use of languages, requiring, on pain of nullity…

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22/04/14
Motivation for dismissal: new rules as from 1 April 2014

The introduction of an obligation to motivate the dismissal of both blue- and white-collar workers has been announced. Last month, CBA 109 introduced …

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17/04/14
The unified statute: checklist of the modifications to be made to social documents

The so-called “single status” of 26 December 2013 entered into force on 1 January 2014 and is subject to much debate. There is modification of the dur…

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16/04/14
Electronic recording of attendances on temporary or mobile work sites

From 1 April 2014, any person, whether an employee or self-employed, present on a temporary or mobile work site must register his/her attendance. This…

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14/04/14
Obligation to Provide Reason for Dismissal as of 1 April 2014

On 12 February 2014, the social stakeholders concluded Collective Bargaining Agreement No 109 regarding the obligation to provide a reason for dismiss…

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09/04/14
Collective Labor Agreement n° 109: what is going to change as from April 1st2014 in Belgian Employment Law?

Until recently, Belgium was one of the last countries in Europe where the blue and white-collar workers were treated differently, inter alia regarding…

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04/04/14
Het hervormde ontslagrecht na het eenheidsstatuut: HR Toolkit

Met het eenheidsstatuut worden heel wat nieuwe regels ingevoerd die een belangrijke impact zullen hebben op het HR beleid van ondernemingen. Allen &a…

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31/03/14
"Eenheidsstatuut aanvullende pensioenen” goedgekeurd door de Kamer

In de Kamer werd gisteren (27 maart) het wetsontwerp goedgekeurd dat een geleidelijke opheffing beoogt van de verschillen in behandeling op basis van …

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28/03/14
Account of the vacation pay for part-time workers

Before the end of the year, an account of the vacation pay has to be made for the workers who, during the course of the year, shifted from fulltime em…

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24/03/14
Obligation to Provide Reason for Dismissal as of 1 April 2014

On 12 February 2014, the social stakeholders concluded Collective Bargaining Agreement No 109 regarding the obligation to provide a reason for dismiss…

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21/03/14
The requirement to justify dismissal

Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) n° 109 introduces an obligation to state the reasons for dismissal.

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18/03/14
LA COTISATION ANNUELLE À CHARGE DES SOCIÉTÉS (CACS), BIENTÔT DÉCLARÉE ILLÉGALE ?

Et si la cotisation annuelle à charge des sociétés était déclarée illégale, de quelle manière et surtout dans quelle mesure une société pourrait-elle …

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