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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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15/09/23
15/09/23
Inger De Wilde joins Eubelius as Of Counsel

Inger De Wilde has joined Eubelius as Of Counsel. She will strengthen the Employment team headed by Liesbet Vandenplas.

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12/06/24
Nieuwe registratieplicht voor werkgevers in de Federal Learn…

Depuis la loi du 3 octobre 2022 portant des dispositions diverses relatives…

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06/06/24
Internal investigations: an employee’s right to be assisted …

The Supreme Court clarifies… but is already overruled by recent legislative…

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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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21/01/10
Crisis premium: who pays?

If an employer wishes to dismiss a blue-collar worker during the period 1 January 2010 - 1 July 2010, the employee is entitled, along with the ordinar…

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11/01/10
Belgian employers now bear the burden of proof of lump sum cost allowances

The programme law of 23 December 2009 looks to turn around the burden of proof procedure – as far as social security is concerned – of lump sum cost a…

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23/12/09
Un manquement continu ou répété peut constituer une faute grave

Il peut arriver qu'un travailleur se rende coupable d'une faute qui ne constitue pas nécessairement un motif grave en tant que tel mais qui peut acqué…

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22/12/09
Programme Law - December 2009

The main social law measures provided by the draft Programme Law introduced to the Chamber of Representatives on 25 November 2009 can be summarised as…

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18/12/09
Tips and tricks on management employees and working time

Management employees at numerous firms work significantly more time than the weekly working time set down in the company regulations would allow.

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16/12/09
Negative indexation at the beginning of 2010

The probability that nearly half a million employees of the Belgian private sector will see their wages decrease from the beginning of next year is ve…

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14/12/09
Public procurement law amended

The Belgian public procurement regulation is governed by the Public Procurement Act of 1993 [1] (hereinafter “the Act”) and its implementing Decrees […

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14/12/09
"Forfaitary" valuation of mobile phone benefits foreseen

The Council of Ministers recently approved a draft Royal Decree which defines the way in which the benefits of private mobile phone use (cell phone, B…

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10/12/09
Social security agreement between India and Belgium

On 1 September 2009, the long-anticipated Social Security Agreement between the Kingdom of Belgium and the Republic of India (the “SSA”) entered into …

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17/11/09
New soil regulations in the Brussels Region

The new ordinance on the management of polluted soils of the Brussels Capital Region [1], will be applicable from 1 January 2010. Undoubtedly your org…

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09/11/09
Vie privée, travail et sites sociaux : un ménage à trois

L'articulation de la vie privée et du travail, et plus particulièrement de la vie privée au travail, est une problématique déjà ancienne. L'émergence …

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30/10/09
The calculation of the compensation in lieu of notice in case of parental leave: the point of view of the Cour…

In our latest ezine we referred to the discussion on the calculation of the compensation in lieu of notice in case of reduced work.

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30/10/09
New developments on holiday and holiday pay

Contrary to holiday pay for blue-collar workers, for white-collar workers it is paid by the employer himself.

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19/10/09
The 2010-2011 budget and its impact on employment and social security

Last week, the Belgian government reached an agreement on the 2010-2011 federal budget. The most important social security and employment law measures…

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08/10/09
Unfair recruitment policies under Court scrutiny

A company manager recently stated in a number of interviews that he could not hire certain candidates of foreign origin due to the reluctance of some …

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14/09/09
White-collar worker or blue-collar worker? Consult Wikipedia

A blue collar worker mainly performs manual work whereas a white collar worker is deemed to perform essentially intellectual work. The difference betw…

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05/08/09
New European Regulation 883/2004 regarding the social security legislation applicable to workers moving within…

The new Regulation (EC) N° 883/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security schemes (hereaf…

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01/07/09
Mandatory Eco-cheques for JC n°218

On 18 June 2009, the social partners of Joint Committee (JC) n°218 adopted a draft sectoral agreement for the years 2009-2010. This project is current…

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26/06/09
Anti-Crisis Measures to Sustain Employment

The Law implementing measures to sustain employment in times of economic downturn was published in the Belgian Official Journal on 25 June 2009. Three…

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18/06/09
Work permit exemption for non-EEA CEOs

As of 29 May 2009 Company Headquarters are no longer required to obtain work permits for any level of non-European Economic Area (EEA) citizen employe…

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