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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.

12/02/11

Réflexions sur la compétitivité fiscale de la Belgique et sur l’impôt des sociétés

Un petit tour d’Europe permet de se convaincre assez rapidement que la Belgique ne manque pas d’atouts au niveau fiscal. Un examen tout aussi rapide d…

08/02/11

Ruling Commission for the Characterisation of Employment Relationships Finally to be Established

In December of last year, a royal decree was passed[1] establishing two divisions - an administrative division and a prescriptive division - within th…

07/02/11

Extension of EU Regulation 883/2004 to third country nationals

Since the entry into force on 1 January 2011 of EU Regulation 1231/2010, EU rules relating to social security systems coordination also apply to third…

04/02/11

E-lunch vouchers

The publication of two Royal Decrees(1) regulates the introduction of an electronic variant of the paper lunch vouchers. Both variants will co-exist u…

01/02/11

Interprofessional agreement 2011 - 2012

On 18 January 2011, the social partners agreed on a draft social agreement which will determine the remuneration and labor conditions of 2.5 million e…

29/01/11

New salary ceilings as from 1 January 2011

Salary ceilings are fixed for the implementation of certain stipulations of the law of 3 July 1978 concerning the employment contracts. On 1 January o…

25/01/11

International Mobility Update

In application of article 131 of the law of 3 July 1978 on employment contracts and article 9 of the Royal Decree of 9 June 1999 enforcing the law of …

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Legal interest rate for 2024

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

15/09/23

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Inger De Wilde joins Eubelius as Of Counsel

12/06/24

Nieuwe registratieplicht voor werkgevers in de Federal Learn…

06/06/24

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

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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?

12/02/11

Réflexions sur la compétitivité fiscale de la Belgique et sur l’impôt des sociétés

08/02/11

Ruling Commission for the Characterisation of Employment Relationships Finally to be Established

07/02/11

Extension of EU Regulation 883/2004 to third country nationals

04/02/11

E-lunch vouchers

01/02/11

Interprofessional agreement 2011 - 2012

29/01/11

New salary ceilings as from 1 January 2011

25/01/11

International Mobility Update