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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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Legal interest rate for 2024

The legal interest rate for 2024 increases to 5.75%.

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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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Upcoming reform of the Belgian Overseas Social Security regime

You may have heard that the Belgian Overseas Social Security Office’s regime (“OSSO”) is up for some changes. After earlier study, the Belgian Governm…

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Schijnzelfstandigheid in de bouwsector

Schijnzelfstandigen verrichten prestaties onder het statuut van zelfstandige, maar werken feitelijk in ondergeschikt verband voor een werkgever. De ge…

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Proposal for blue and white-collar occupational pensions harmonisation

A draft Act on the gradual harmonisation of blue and white-collar occupational pensions has been submitted by the Minister of Pension's office.

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Stuiting van de verjaring van RSZ – schulden door de instelling of de uitoefening van de strafvordering

Artikel 42 van de RSZ - Wet van 27.06.1969 bepaalt de verjaringstermijnen inzake betaling en terugbetaling van sociale zekerheidsbijdragen.

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Onbeperkt bijverdienen na het pensioen: de nieuwe regels vanaf 1 januari 2013

Vanaf 1 januari 2013 mogen gepensioneerden van 65 jaar of ouder die een loopbaan van 42 jaar kunnen bewijzen onbeperkt bijverdienen. Deze gepensioneer…

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Compromisvoorstel van de Minister van Werk: een nieuwe stap in de richting van een eenheidsstatuut

Op 5 juli 2013 deed de Minister van Werk een compromisvoorstel om de verschillen tussen arbeiders en bedienden weg te werken. Het voorstel beperkt zic…

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False self-employment: specific criteria for the construction industry

Following the Labour Relations Act's introduction of a rebuttable presumption on the nature of the working relationships, the construction industry co…

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Specifieke criteria die een weerlegbaar vermoeden creëren m.b.t. de aard van de arbeidsrelatie in de bewakings…

In een voorgaande nieuwsbrief werd reeds uiteengezet dat de regering Di Rupo met de Wet van 25 augustus 2012 de strijd tegen schijnzelfstandigheid opv…

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Labour relations: the administrative commission is finally “ruling”

The so-called Labour Relations Act of 27 December 2006 established an administrative commission that can give a ruling determining whether a worker sh…

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Eenmaking statuut arbeiders-bedienden : tijdrit of tourzege?

Tenzij u momenteel geniet van een welverdiende vakantie ergens in het Zuiden van Frankrijk, waar u misschien enkel berichtgeving krijgt over de laatst…

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Eenheidsstatuut: Zijn we er of nog niet (helemaal)?

In het arrest van 7 juli 2011 heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof geoordeeld dat de verschillen in behandeling tussen arbeiders en bedienden wat betreft de c…

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Listening to sales calls is allowed, but do not forget the work rules

In its advice statement of June 5 2013, the Privacy Commission shed light on the practice of employers listening in to employees' sales calls with a v…

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New Limosa : from 1 July 2013!

The Limosa obligation concerns the obligation for a seconded self-employed person or a seconded employee (not tied to an employer established in Belgi…

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Non-recurring result-tied bonus update

Through a transitional measure for 2013, employers can choose to bear the cost of the new employee social security contribution on bonuses. This will …

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A recent ruling of the Court of Cassation recalls the need to be careful when terminating an agreement unila…

Article 1184 of the Belgian Civil Code stipulates that a judge, at the request of one of the parties to a contract, may declare termination of the con…

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Formalities Associated with Teleworking

Many companies allow staff to work from home for one or more days per week. Most of these workers operate from home using a computer, phone and/or oth…

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Use of languages in cross-border employment : Cosmopolitan Flanders?

  Foreign companies often are puzzled about the language to use when drafting an employment contract for an employee either sent (seconded) from …

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In the case of a cross-border employment contract, the Flemish decree on the use of languages violates Europea…

The Flemish decree on the use of languages requires that, once an employer's place of business is located in Flanders, the language used in relations …

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PEMAA rule on separation of duties will be applicable to all economic activities from 1 July 2013

The Public Enterprises Market Activities Act (Wet Markt en Overheid, "PEMAA") is in force from 1 July 2012. The purpose of this act is to counter unfa…

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Code of Business and Economic Law

Federal business and economic legislation under one "Code of Business and Economic Law"

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