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08/04/11

Changes With Regard To Non-Recurring Result-Linked Benefits

As of 1st April 2011, the procedure to be followed to adopt a bonus plan according to the system of non-recurrent result-linked benefits changes.

08/04/11

“NRRB” Bonus Plan and CBA 90bis

Companies are found to be making insufficient use of the nonrecurring result-tied bonus plan system (NRRB plan), in spite of the fiscal and parafiscal…

02/04/11

The harmonization of the statutes of blue- and white-collar workers as provided for in the Interprofessional A…

The Council of Ministers approved, on 25 February, the final act and decrees relating to the execution of the mediation proposition of the Federal Gov…

02/04/11

Stock-options plans : «From bonus granted to high management to financing source for small and medium-size com…

More and more managers of small and medium-size companies decide to refinance their companies through the granting of stock options to their employees…

01/04/11

Risk and remuneration : bedfellows under supervision

Europe has mobilized itself in order to restrict excessive compensation policies associated with risky behaviours. Belgium follows suit.

23/03/11

Collective bonus plans: changes applicable as from 1 April 2011

As you know, since 1 January 2008, it has been possible for Belgian employers to introduce a collective bonus plan which qualifies for favourable tax …

17/03/11

Le travailleur peut disposer à sa guise de son temps de pause

La Cour du travail de Liège a récemment été confrontée à la problématique du temps de repos d’un travailleur chargé d’effectuer des tournées avec un v…

10/03/11

Maaltijdcheques: wat is er nieuw in 2011?

De maaltijdcheques zijn in België een goed gekend sociaal voordeel en 1,3 miljoen werknemers in de private sector genieten ervan. In 2011 zal voor dez…

09/03/11

Syndicale actiedag op vrijdag 4 maart: bent u voldoende voorbereid?

Aangezien de stakers geen arbeidsprestaties leveren, hebben zij voor de gestaakte tijd geen recht op loon. Indien de staking werd erkend door de vakbo…

08/03/11

Social elections

Last week, the National labour Council issued an opinion, in which it recommended that the next social elections be held from 7 until 20 May 2012, inc…

07/03/11

2012 Social Elections

As you know, so-called social elections or elections for the purpose of establishing employee representative bodies (i.e. a works council and committe…

03/03/11

The social elections of 2012: the National Labour Council (NLC) suggests very practical measures for improving…

In view of the upcoming social elections, the minister for employment and equal opportunities, Joëlle Milquet, has consulted the NLC about certain pro…

03/03/11

The collective agreement 2011-12 was rejected by the trade unions. The Government takes the lead.

Where are we with the project of harmonizing the status of blue and white collar workers?

01/03/11

Only certain anti-crisis measures extended.

Certain measures were put in place during the crisis to deal with the employment consequences thereof. The applicability of certain measures has, yet …

25/02/11

Bénévolat : Attention à la requalification en contrat de travail !

Une fois n’est pas coutume, c’est en matière de bénévolat que la Cour de cassation a eu à examiner s’il y avait lieu à procéder à une requalification …

22/02/11

Préavis réduit à 65 ans: discriminatoire?

Le simple fait d’atteindre l’âge de 65 ans ne met pas fin au contrat de travail et ne transforme pas automatiquement le travailleur en un pensionné.

21/02/11

Redelijkheid in de cassatierechtsprak inzake wilekeurig ontslag

Tot voor kort gaf het Hof van Cassatie een zeer formalistische interpretative aan artikel 63 van de arbeidsovereenkomstenwet door te stellen dat het o…

21/02/11

De arbeidsrelatieswet opnieuw in de kijker

Einde 2010 heeft het Hof van Cassatie zich voor het eerst uitgesproken over de toepassing van Titel XIII van de Programmawet (I) van 27 december 2006,…

19/02/11

Acte équipollent à rupture: une évolution fondamentale de la jurisprudence de la cour de cassation.

La Cour de cassation a rendu, le 11 octobre 2010, un important arrêt concernant ce qu’il y a lieu d’entendre par acte équipollent à rupture, qui est d…

14/02/11

Secondment under EU Regulation 883/2004: optional or compulsory?

The introduction of EU Regulation 883/2004 raised the question of whether the secondment principle must always apply.

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Simont Braun welcomes Alexis Ceuterick as partner, strengthening expertise in People Law

05/07/24

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Jones Day’s Brussels Office strengthens its Labor & Employment Practice

23/02/24

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Legal interest rate for 2024

23/12/24

Uitstel inwerkingtreding nieuwe regelgeving rond ketenaanspr…

19/12/24

New EU Directive Impacting Digital Platforms and Individuals…

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08/04/11

Changes With Regard To Non-Recurring Result-Linked Benefits

08/04/11

“NRRB” Bonus Plan and CBA 90bis

02/04/11

The harmonization of the statutes of blue- and white-collar workers as provided for in the Interprofessional A…

02/04/11

Stock-options plans : «From bonus granted to high management to financing source for small and medium-size com…

01/04/11

Risk and remuneration : bedfellows under supervision

23/03/11

Collective bonus plans: changes applicable as from 1 April 2011

17/03/11

Le travailleur peut disposer à sa guise de son temps de pause

10/03/11

Maaltijdcheques: wat is er nieuw in 2011?

09/03/11

Syndicale actiedag op vrijdag 4 maart: bent u voldoende voorbereid?

08/03/11

Social elections

07/03/11

2012 Social Elections

03/03/11

The social elections of 2012: the National Labour Council (NLC) suggests very practical measures for improving…

03/03/11

The collective agreement 2011-12 was rejected by the trade unions. The Government takes the lead.

01/03/11

Only certain anti-crisis measures extended.

25/02/11

Bénévolat : Attention à la requalification en contrat de travail !

22/02/11

Préavis réduit à 65 ans: discriminatoire?

21/02/11

Redelijkheid in de cassatierechtsprak inzake wilekeurig ontslag

21/02/11

De arbeidsrelatieswet opnieuw in de kijker

19/02/11

Acte équipollent à rupture: une évolution fondamentale de la jurisprudence de la cour de cassation.

14/02/11

Secondment under EU Regulation 883/2004: optional or compulsory?