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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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27/09/24
Posting workers to Belgium: keeping up with the latest devel…

This newsletter gives a short overview of the latest legal and administrati…

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26/08/24
Occupational pension plans – Increase in the AOP return guar…

It has been a long time coming, but last week the FSMA officially announced…

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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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08/09/23
Werkhervattingspremie van 1.000 euro kan nu worden aangevraagd

Een werkhervattingspremie van 1.000 euro kan worden aangevraagd door de werkgever die een als invalide erkende werknemer of zelfstandige in dienst nee…

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31/08/23
Betaalde sportbeoefenaars : loondrempel voor seizoen 2023-2024 is bekend

Voor het seizoen 2023-2024, zullen sporters die bij hun club meer dan 11.040,00 EUR verdienen, beschouwd worden als “betaalde sportbeoefenaars” in de …

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21/08/23
The fight against social dumping: the Flemish government optimises contractor chain responsibility schemes in …

In the aftermath of some highly-publicised social dumping cases in the media, the Flemish government has proposed a zero tolerance policy for bogus po…

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18/08/23
Irregularly obtained e-mails after the departure of an employee still accepted as evidence

A recent decision of the Liège Labour Tribunal examined a trade representative's breach of a non-compete clause and third-party complicity in it. It a…

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04/08/23
Sick during annual leave - employment law framing modalities

On 31 July 2023, a law was published in the Belgian State Gazette that makes some amendments to the Employment Contracts Act and the Work Regulations …

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02/08/23
Wetsontwerp tot uitvoering van het afsprakenkader in het kader van de interprofessionele onderhandelingen 2023…

De Kamer keurde op 19 juli – net voor het zomerreces - het wetsontwerp goed dat een aantal maatregelen invoert waarover de sociale partners eerder dit…

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24/07/23
Arbeidsongeschiktheid tijdens jaarlijkse vakantie

Op 13 juli 2023 keurde de Kamer een wetsontwerp goed dat voorziet in de arbeidsrechtelijke omkadering van een arbeidsongeschiktheid wegens ziekte of o…

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15/07/23
Opzegtermijn beperkt tot 13 weken voor alle werknemers die ontslag nemen

De maximale wettelijke opzeggingstermijnen ingeval de werknemer ontslag neemt, zoals voorzien in het "eenheidsstatuut", worden aangepast door een wet …

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13/07/23
Data protection & privacy at the workplace

To keep companies informed of the most important developments on data protection and privacy in an employment context, Strelia’s Employment & Bene…

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10/07/23
Les outils d’évaluation de la personnalité des candidats: quel cadre?

Le monde du recrutement vit une révolution : était-il possible pour les recruteurs de rêver de mieux que d’outils leur permettant d’évaluer un candida…

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05/07/23
Psychosocial risks and discrimination at work: a ‘wind of change’ since 1 June 2023!

The rules governing discrimination and psychosocial risks at work have been revised to bring them in line with European legislation and the European C…

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21/06/23
Summer is here - principles of student work

The summer holidays are fast approaching and both students and employers might still be looking for, respectively, a summer job or one or more student…

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18/06/23
Sociale verkiezingen 2024

In 2024 worden er opnieuw sociale verkiezingen georganiseerd voor de oprichting en de vernieuwing van de ondernemingsraden (OR) en de comités voor pre…

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05/06/23
Competition watchdogs watch labour markets closely

HR professionals are often not included in competition law compliance programmes and training opportunities. That has to change, and this is why.

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05/06/23
Bill amending certain aspects of the electoral procedure for the 2024 social elections has been approved

Next year, in 2024, customary social elections in Belgium, which take place every four years, to elect employee representatives to the Works Council a…

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30/05/23
New rules on protection against prejudicial measures will come into force on 1 June 2023

New rules on protection against prejudicial measures in the context of violence at work and psychological or sexual harassment at work will come into …

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22/05/23
New possibility to grant employees a purchasing power premium in 2023!

The Belgian federal government previously set the wage norm for the period 2023 - 2024 at 0%. This means that except for indexations and baremic incre…

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10/05/23
Bepaalde opzeggingstermijnen veranderen.

In het Belgisch Staatsblad van 28 april 2023 is een wet gepubliceerd die een paar wijzigingen aanbrengt aan de opzeggingstermijnen zoals die zijn bepa…

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09/05/23
De koopkrachtpremie voor 2023 is er!

Reeds in november 2022 bereikte de federale regering een loonakkoord voor de periode 2023-2024, waarbij werd beslist dat er geen ruimte was voor een l…

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03/05/23
The recent tax and social security reforms on copyright income: what employers need to know

Following an intense debate, the legislator introduced a new tax scheme applicable to copyright income. The main reason for this initiative is the ass…

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