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29/06/21

Cross-border workers: COVID-19 agreements extended until 30 September 2021

Belgium has concluded so-called COVID-19 agreements with Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands on the tax impact of international travel res…

25/06/21

Data Protection Authority decision on communicating the circumstances for a dismissal to remaining staff - is …

In their decision of 1 June 2021 (Decision No 63/2021), the Data Protection Authority determined that an employer who communicated the reasons and cir…

25/06/21

Q & A Employment Law - European Football Championship | What to do in case of a work accident during a sta…

Q: Unfortunately, Eden Hazard is severely tackled. Suppose Eden is your worker and breaks his leg during an outing, is it an accident at work?

21/06/21

Extension of mourning leave approved by Parliament

On 17 June 2021, the Federal Parliament (Chamber of Representatives) has approved the extension of the so-called "mourning leave" …

21/06/21

Q & A Employment Law - European Football Championship | Violation of the mask obligation in the workplace

Q: Jos, your employee, gets too excited about a Kevin De Bruyne goal and drops his mask. Other workers complain and, unfortunately, Jos also turned ou…

17/06/21

Q & A Employment Law - European Football Championship | Social benefits

Q: Can I offer a beer and wine box to our employees? Is this taxable and tax deductible?

16/06/21

Belgian Social Partners Reach Agreement on Four Key Social Topics

On Tuesday June 8, 2021, the Belgian Group of Ten (i.e., the consultative body of trade unions and employers, the “social partners”) reached…

14/06/21

Vaccinatiegegevens van personeel opvragen en bijhouden: mag dat? Op het kruispunt tussen arbeidsrecht en de GD…

De vaccinatiecampagne draait op volle toeren, waardoor de kans toeneemt dat u als werkgever wordt geconfronteerd met een werknemer die zich (eventueel…

14/06/21

Checklist voorbereiding en implementatie procedure klokkenluiders

Werknemers spelen als klokkenluider een sleutelrol bij het onthullen en voorkomen van inbreuken op belangrijke wetgeving door de onderneming of de org…

12/06/21

The mid-year review - what should you do when your employee is underperforming?

For a company to work effectively, an employer needs to be able to rely on committed, motivated and capable employees. Many employers organise mid-yea…

11/06/21

Can employers grant employees a one-off results-based bonus to incentivize them to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

The Belgian Federal Public Service Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue (FPS) is of the opinion that it would, in principle, not be possible to gran…

11/06/21

Employee party in the company building

We organise a party of freedom linked to a match of the Red Devils on our company premises. What rules do we observe? And in the open air?

09/06/21

Are employees allowed to return to the office? Yes, but under certain conditions!

As a reminder, in its meeting of 11 May 2021 the Consultative Committee decided that, if there were positive developments in the health situation, it …

08/06/21

The end of mandatory telework?

On Friday 4 June 2021, a new Ministerial Decree was published in the Belgian State Gazette that includes new provisions regarding telework. For the ti…

07/06/21

Neutraliteits- of diversiteitsbeleid: to do’s voor werkgevers

We krijgen de laatste tijd nogal wat vragen van cliënten rond de mogelijkheid om een neutraliteitsbeleid of een diversiteitsbeleid (in) te voeren. Dit…

04/06/21

New bill for a green(er) mobility

On 18 May 2021, a bill was approved by the Belgian Government to create a green(er) mobility in Belgium by (1) promoting tax incentives for CO2-emissi…

28/05/21

Werken in meer dan één EU-lidstaat

Wanneer iemand werkt in verschillende landen, denkt men al snel aan detachering. Maar dat is niet altijd het geval. Als een werknemer niet naar een on…

26/05/21

As an employer, you are responsible for any unauthorised access to personal data by one of your employees

Recently, the Data Protection Authority (DPA) imposed an administrative fine of EUR 100,000 on a financial institution. It appeared that an employee h…

26/05/21

Employers can now buy COVID self-tests for their personnel

Following a new Royal Decree of 11 May 2021 (BSG 14 May 2021), the employer can buy COVID self-tests at pharmacies. The company can provide its p…

20/05/21

WCO onder vuur - Belgische staat veroordeeld in zaak Plessers

Op 24 maart 2021 heeft het Arbeidshof Antwerpen, afdeling Hasselt, haar langverwachte uitspraak in de zaak Plessers gedaan. Het arbeidshof oordeelde d…

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Malissa Begtas joins the Employment, Pensions & Mobility team at Taylor Wessing in Brussels…

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Inger De Wilde joins Eubelius as Of Counsel

12/06/24

Nieuwe registratieplicht voor werkgevers in de Federal Learn…

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Internal investigations: an employee’s right to be assisted …

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29/06/21

Cross-border workers: COVID-19 agreements extended until 30 September 2021

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21/06/21

Extension of mourning leave approved by Parliament

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Q & A Employment Law - European Football Championship | Violation of the mask obligation in the workplace

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Q & A Employment Law - European Football Championship | Social benefits

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Belgian Social Partners Reach Agreement on Four Key Social Topics

14/06/21

Vaccinatiegegevens van personeel opvragen en bijhouden: mag dat? Op het kruispunt tussen arbeidsrecht en de GD…

14/06/21

Checklist voorbereiding en implementatie procedure klokkenluiders

12/06/21

The mid-year review - what should you do when your employee is underperforming?

11/06/21

Can employers grant employees a one-off results-based bonus to incentivize them to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

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Employee party in the company building

09/06/21

Are employees allowed to return to the office? Yes, but under certain conditions!

08/06/21

The end of mandatory telework?

07/06/21

Neutraliteits- of diversiteitsbeleid: to do’s voor werkgevers

04/06/21

New bill for a green(er) mobility

28/05/21

Werken in meer dan één EU-lidstaat

26/05/21

As an employer, you are responsible for any unauthorised access to personal data by one of your employees

26/05/21

Employers can now buy COVID self-tests for their personnel

20/05/21

WCO onder vuur - Belgische staat veroordeeld in zaak Plessers