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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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03/12/24
03/12/24
Simont Braun welcomes Alexis Ceuterick as partner, strengthening expertise in People Law

Simont Braun is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexis Ceuterick as a partner, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to delivering innovative legal solutions tailored to clients…

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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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19/12/24
New EU Directive Impacting Digital Platforms and Individuals…

On 23 October 2024, the European Parliament adopted Directive (EU) 2024/283…

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11/12/24
Belgium’s new Private Investigation Act: What employers need…

The Belgian Private Investigation Act, which will replace the 1991 Act regu…

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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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13/07/20
Coronavirus: wat met tijdelijke werkloosheid na 31 augustus?

Les employeurs qui ne pourront plus recourir au chômage temporaire pour force majeure due au coronavirus devront se tourner vers les régimes existants…

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13/07/20
COVID-19: Een nieuw loonvoordeel: de consumptiecheque

Eén van de relancemaatregelen van de regering is de mogelijkheid voor werkgevers om een consumptiecheque te geven aan hun werknemers die daa…

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13/07/20
COVID-19  et élections sociales 2020 : Prolongation de la possibilité de prévoir le vote électronique

Comme c’était déjà le cas lors des élections de 2016, la loi relative aux élections sociales autorise le vote par voie électronique. Pour la première …

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11/07/20
Electronic signature of collective bargaining agreements

From now on, it will be possible to have collective bargaining agreements signed by means of a qualified electronic signature. This possibility also a…

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11/07/20
Nieuwe maatregelen voor werkgevers om het hoofd te bieden aan Covid-19: vermindering arbeidsduur, tijdelijke w…

De regering heeft een aantal nieuwe maatregelen ingevoerd die de werkgevers kunnen gebruiken om de coronacrisis het hoofd te bieden. De meeste van dez…

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10/07/20
COVID-19 employment-related support measures - what’s on the horizon?

Last month, the Belgian government agreed on a series of additional support measures for companies, employees and self-employed individuals to boost t…

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03/07/20
Sociale verkiezingen 2020 gaan door van 16 tot 29 november 2020 !

Eind maart meldden we u het uitstel van de sociale verkiezingen 2020 en de tijdelijke bevriezing van de procedure wegens de coronacrisis.

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02/07/20
Share related benefits granted by a foreign parent company new Esko ruling strengthens the NSSO's position tha…

Since the third quarter of 2018, the National Social Security Office (NSSO) has substantially broadened its interpretation of what is to be understood…

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01/07/20
Summer is here - principles of student work

The summer holidays are fast approaching and employers might be thinking of hiring one or more students to compensate for employees going on holiday.&…

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30/06/20
Maximum amount of compensation for employees' professional mileage has decreased

As from tomorrow, 1 July 2020, the maximum amount of the fixed mileage compensation will be set at EUR 0.3542 per kilometer. This is a decrease of the…

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29/06/20
COVID-19 and cross-border employment: agreements with Germany and France extended

The agreements concluded between Belgium and the Netherlands/Luxembourg, which implement a mutual “force majeure tolerance” for cross-border workers i…

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29/06/20
Cross-border workers & COVID-19

Belgian tax authorities have negotiated agreements with border countries on the tax impact of international travel restrictions and health instruction…

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26/06/20
New measure for critical sectors: voluntary overtime hours exempted from social security contributions

On 24 June 2020, the royal decree of 5 June 2020 was published which deals with a new measure in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. In particular, …

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24/06/20
Suspension of the notice periods during Corona temporary unemployment

The law of 15 June 2020 that aimed at suspending the notice periods during the days of temporary unemployment due to force majeure as a result of the …

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23/06/20
Meer afwezigheidsperiodes gelijkgesteld voor de verlenging van de nabevallingsrust

Deze week werd een wet gepubliceerd die bijkomend een aantal afwezigheidsperiodes gelijkstelt met arbeidsperiodes. De gelijkstellingen gelden ook voor…

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22/06/20
Verplichting om tussen te komen in de kosten van woon-werkverkeer: een gewaarschuwd werkgever is er twee waard…

Werknemers maken verplaatsingskosten om van hun woning naar het werk te gaan. Sectorale of nationale CAO's verplichten de werkgever om hierin tussen t…

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22/06/20
New Corona measures support Belgian employers well into the Autumn

The Belgian government is acutely aware that businesses will feel the impact of the Covid-19 crisis well beyond the summer months. To that end, a new …

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19/06/20
Nieuwe Europese detacheringsregels werden omgezet in Belgisch recht!

De Detacheringsrichtlijn bepaalt reeds geruime tijd welke loon- en arbeidsvoorwaarden van toepassing zijn in geval van detachering. De richtlijn 2018/…

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18/06/20
Gelijkstelling van afwezigheidsperiodes voor verlenging moederschapsverlof goedgekeurd

De wetgever stelt - met ingang van 1 maart 2020 - o.a. periodes van tijdelijke werkloosheid en arbeidsongeschiktheid gelijk met gewerkte tijd voo…

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12/06/20
Opschorting opzeggingstermijn tijdens Corona-tijdelijke werkloosheid

De Kamer heeft gisteren (11 juni 2020) unaniem het wetsvoorstel aangenomen waaruit volgt dat de opzeggingstermijn die door een werkgever wordt beteken…

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