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The perfect place for any legal or tax professional to keep abreast of everything that’s happening on the Belgian legal scene

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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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22/02/22
Whistleblowing – A guide to Compliance : Part 7 - The Scope of Whistleblower Protection

Crowell & Moring LLP’s series of client alerts: Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance is intended to provide companies with a practical guide to …

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15/02/22
Akkoord over arbeidsdeal: waar mag u zich aan verwachten?

Vorige nacht bereikte de regering een akkoord over de arbeidsdeal. Doelstelling nummer één is meer werkgelegenheid creëren en voor zowel werknemers en…

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14/02/22
Voluntary overtime in 2022 - 120 additional relance-hours

In 2022, the system of voluntary overtime is once again extended with an additional 120 relance-hours, applicable in all industries. For these relance…

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28/01/22
“Nieuwe” coronamaatregelen omwille van de omikronvariant

Dit artikel is gewijd aan de bespreking van een reeks nieuwe corona-steunmaatregelen.

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27/01/22
Contracts must be performed in good faith

Contracts must be performed in good faith, but the judge may not simply disregard an assessment of the employer.

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25/01/22
You’ve got mail – applying GDPR principles to leavers’ inboxes (EU)

When an employee leaves, it is often a first step for the business that his personal access to their professional mailbox is cancelled as soon as poss…

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14/01/22
Lump sum benefit in kind for electricity and heating no longer possible without the provision of housing

As a reaction against the growing market practice of employers paying the electricity and heating bill while employees are being taxed on the lump sum…

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13/01/22
Nieuw gunstregime voor expats in België

Op 1 januari 2022 zijn twee nieuwe fiscale gunstregimes in werking getreden voor expats: het bijzonder belastingstelsel voor ingekomen belastingplicht…

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09/01/22
Collective agreements - EU to limit impact of competition law on self-employed people

On 9 December, the European Commission published draft Guidelines on the application of EU competition law to collective agreements on the working con…

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07/01/22
Overzicht sociaalrechtelijke eindejaarswetgeving

Misschien was u er tijdens de voorbije eindejaarsperiode even tussenuit? Geen nood. Met de onderstaande tabel, bent u in een mum van tijd weer geïnfor…

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29/12/21
Eu Commission proposes directive to protect digital platform workers

On 9 December 2021, the Commission launched a legislative proposal to improve the working conditions of people working through digital labour platform…

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28/12/21
Time to go “green” with your company cars? Consider introducing a mobility budget

On 3 December 2021, the Law of 25 November 2021 regarding the tax and social “greenification” of mobility was published in the Belgian Official Gazett…

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27/12/21
The new salary thresholds for 2022

The Federal Public Service Employment has modified the remuneration thresholds to be taken into account for the application of certain employment prov…

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23/12/21
Rules for self-employed workers

The status of platform workers and its recent developments: where do we stand? The requalification of workers is not an easy matter, especially with t…

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20/12/21
Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance: Part 6

Crowell & Moring LLP’s 2021 series of client alerts: Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance is intended to provide companies with a practical guid…

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17/12/21
Klokkenluidersregelingen: stand van zaken

D'ici demain, 17 décembre 2021, la Directive EU sur les lanceurs d'alerte n° 2019/1937 du 23 octobre 2019 doit en principe être transposée dans la lég…

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16/12/21
The clock is ticking for whistleblowing schemes

European Directive 2019/1937 imposes an obligation on the Member States to provide for a legal framework for whistleblowing schemes in the private and…

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29/11/21
Belgium’s largest Joint Committee reaches a new agreement on employment and working conditions – deadlines for…

Against the background of industrial unrest in other sectors, the social partners of Joint Committee 200 –the Committee representing the largest numbe…

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29/11/21
New salary increases in Joint Committee n° 200

On 18 November 2021, the social partners within the general Joint Committee for white-collar employees (JC 200) signed a sector-level agreement regard…

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23/11/21
Verplicht telethuiswerk: to do’s voor werkgevers

Zoals reeds aangekondigd in onze eerdere e-flash is telethuiswerk opnieuw verplicht voor alle personeelsleden (ongeacht de aard van de arbei…

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