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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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06/03/14
Protection indemnities again exempt from social security contributions

Federal Government reverses measure to no longer subject protection indemnities to social security contributions.

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06/03/14
Protection indemnities again exempt from social security contributions

Federal Government reverses measure to no longer subject protection indemnities to social security contributions.

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25/02/14
Einde van ontslag zonder motief

In de nasleep van de wet op het eenheidsstatuut hebben de sociale partners een akkoord bereikt over de motiveringsplicht bij ontslag. De regeling is v…

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21/02/14
Guidelines for determining “residence” under EU social security coordination

The European Commission recently provided practical guidelines for determining a person’s residence country in the EU, within the framework of Regulat…

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20/02/14
Social partners conclude CBA on the motivation of the dismissal

On 12 February 2014, the National Labour Council (NLC) has entered into the long-awaited CBA on the motivation of the dismissal. By doing so, the soci…

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24/01/14
New calculation method for social security contributions of self-employed workers

The Parliament recently approved a new law (1) amending the calculation method of social security contributions for the self-employed. The new legisla…

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24/01/14
The Company Manager and Affiliation to a Social Insurance Fund for Self-Employed Persons

Belgian employment law has no specific rules applicable to company managers. As the Brussels Labour Court stated in a judgment issued on 19 April 200…

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21/01/14
Social security contributions charged on some compensation for special protected employees: the government too…

Since 1 October 2013 social security contributions must be paid on almost all (severance) payments that are due by the employer based on the terminati…

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20/01/14
Living in your own region” and “social obligations” measures annulled: what’s next?

In two judgments issued on 7 November 2013, the Belgian Constitutional Court annulled the so-called “living in your own region” and “social obligation…

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17/01/14
General Court confirmed that high market shares (80-90%) do not necessarily equal market power in innovative m…

On 11 December 2013, the Commission's approval of Microsoft's acquisition of Skype survived a challenge brought by two competing producers of internet…

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15/01/14
THE UNIFIED STATUS

For all employees whose employment contracts are terminated from 1 January 2014, a new redundancy scheme with uniform notice periods shall apply. This…

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14/01/14
Use of “Claeys” Formula For Dismissals Abolished on 1 January 2014

The social stakeholders reached an agreement to harmonise the white collar and blue collar employee regimes (See, VBB on Belgian Business Law, Volume …

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08/01/14
ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE ABOLISHMENT OF THE DIFFERENCE IN TREATMENT BETWEEN WHITE-COLLAR AND BLUE-COLLAR EMPLOYE…

In a much-discussed judgment of 7 July 2011, the Belgian Constitutional Court ruled that the difference in treatment between white-collar employees (i…

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31/12/13
Replacement Public Holidays 2014

In 2014, only one public holiday will fall on a Saturday (or a day that is normally a non-working day within the company). As a result, in most cases …

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16/12/13
Vermogensbeheer voor pensioenfondsen belast met btw?

Begin dit jaar berichtten we u over het Wheels arrest van het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie. De zaak betrof de vraag of prestaties van ve…

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02/12/13
Pijnpunten van de Pachtwet

De enorme evolutie van de landbouw in de voorbije decennia heeft er voor gezorgd dat de 44-jaar oude Pachtwet, die ooit ter bescherming van de pachter…

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15/11/13
Social security contributions due on most end-of-employment allowances

A September 24 2013 royal decree (published in the Belgian Official Gazette on September 27 2013 (2nd ed)) has extended the scope of remuneration take…

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13/11/13
The joint and several liability for the payment of remuneration

As part of measures to combat fraud, the legislator introduced a new chapter entitled "Joint and several liability for the payment of remuneration" (a…

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12/11/13
The extinction actions based on an employment contract may now be extended by one year!

Since 11 July, a letter of formal notice sent by a lawyer, judicial officer or representative of an organization representing workers extends the pres…

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08/11/13
Gebruik van internet en sociale media op het werk.

De computer en internetverbinding die de werkgever aan zijn werknemer ter beschikking stelt, wordt tijdens de werkuren ook vaak voor andere dan profes…

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