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24/09/21

Coronapremie kan worden toegekend sinds 1 augustus 2021

Sinds 1 augustus 2021 kunnen ondernemingen waar tijdens de crisis goede resultaten zijn behaald, een coronapremie toekennen aan hun personeel vrij van…

23/09/21

Wage increase margin 2021-2022 and pension harmonisation. Two summer measures that (almost) went unnoticed

The summer of 2021 has proved exceptional in that it produced a surfeit of employment-related measures. A Royal Decree of 30 July 2021 set the maximum…

10/09/21

European Court of Justice takes position justifying prohibitions on showing visible signs

On 15 July 2021 the European Court of Justice ruled that employers may legally prohibit employees from wearing any visible signs of political, philoso…

09/09/21

Back to (remote) work: new rules for Belgian employers as from September 2021

After 1.5 year of teleworking, the Belgian Coordination Committee (coordination body composed of Federal, regional and community ministers) decided to…

09/09/21

Verschillende verlofstelsels aangepast afgelopen zomer

Tijdens de zomer werden verschillende verlofstelsels aangepast.

31/08/21

Directors of regulated firms can no longer be bound by an employment contract

Until recently, directors of regulated firms were permitted to serve as directors on a self-employed basis and, at the same time, to perform their ope…

23/08/21

Returning to the workplace – Part 5: working time for teleworkers

In this fifth and final episode of our Working from Home series, we will dive into the less explored topic of working time for teleworkers.

13/08/21

Regering legt loonnorm voor 2021-2022 vast op 0,4%

Nadat de sociale partners zelf geen akkoord konden bereiken over de maximale marge van de loonkostenevolutie voor de jaren 2021-2022, heeft de regerin…

12/08/21

The new "corona" premium for employees : an interesting social and tax incentive

On 1 August 2021, the 'corona premium' rules came into force in Belgium. This premium, paid in the form of consumption vouchers (either electronic or …

31/07/21

Returning to the workplace – Part 4: Now you see me, now you don’t … Monitoring teleworkers’ productivity

The pandemic has given an enormous boost to working from home, in particular (to state the obvious) when it was mandatory. Where roles permitted it, e…

29/07/21

Coronapremie is er!

Vandaag zijn in het Belgisch Staatsblad de regels rond de coronapremie verschenen.

28/07/21

Belgium extends and enhances paid bereavement leave

On 15 July 2021, Belgium published the law of 27 June 2021 "extending bereavement leave in the event of the death of a partner or child and introducin…

27/07/21

New headscarf ruling from the European Court of Justice

On 15 July 2021, the European Court of Justice ruled in two German cases that a neutral dress code in the workplace does not constitute either direct …

26/07/21

Returning to the workplace – Part 3: Off to town for a home office? (Belgium)

I will start this third part of our Working from Home series with a confession: I worked the first couple of weeks of lockdown from a small table drag…

21/07/21

EU Court of Justice says headscarf ban is not discriminatory

Following the STIB judgement of 3 May 2021 by the Labour Court of Brussels, ordering the STIB to end its policy of neutrality due to discrimination on…

20/07/21

Succession of fixed-term employment contracts and replacement contracts: the Constitutional Court rules on the…

On 17 June 2021, the Constitutional Court issued an important decision in which it ruled that the fact that there are no statutory prohibitions or lim…

17/07/21

ECtHR rules on social media-linked dismissal in Melike v. Turkey

The European Court of Human Right’s ruling of 15 June 2021 concerned the dismissal of a contractual cleaning lady in an educational government service…

16/07/21

Returning to the workplace, Part 2 - when working from home comes at a price

At the risk of kicking in an open door, working from home and the return to the office has become this summer’s hot topic. In Belgium the pandemi…

14/07/21

Vigilance de mise en cas de succession alternée de contrats de travail à durée déterminée et de contrats de re…

Règlementation distincte pour les contrats de travail conclus à durée déterminée (ou pour un travail nettement défini) et les contrats de remplacement…

14/07/21

Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance: Part 4

Crowell & Moring LLP’s 2021 series of client alerts: Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance is intended to provide companies with a practical guid…

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

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

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Legal interest rate for 2024

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New EU Directive Impacting Digital Platforms and Individuals…

11/12/24

Belgium’s new Private Investigation Act: What employers need…

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24/09/21

Coronapremie kan worden toegekend sinds 1 augustus 2021

23/09/21

Wage increase margin 2021-2022 and pension harmonisation. Two summer measures that (almost) went unnoticed

10/09/21

European Court of Justice takes position justifying prohibitions on showing visible signs

09/09/21

Back to (remote) work: new rules for Belgian employers as from September 2021

09/09/21

Verschillende verlofstelsels aangepast afgelopen zomer

31/08/21

Directors of regulated firms can no longer be bound by an employment contract

23/08/21

Returning to the workplace – Part 5: working time for teleworkers

13/08/21

Regering legt loonnorm voor 2021-2022 vast op 0,4%

12/08/21

The new "corona" premium for employees : an interesting social and tax incentive

31/07/21

Returning to the workplace – Part 4: Now you see me, now you don’t … Monitoring teleworkers’ productivity

29/07/21

Coronapremie is er!

28/07/21

Belgium extends and enhances paid bereavement leave

27/07/21

New headscarf ruling from the European Court of Justice

26/07/21

Returning to the workplace – Part 3: Off to town for a home office? (Belgium)

21/07/21

EU Court of Justice says headscarf ban is not discriminatory

20/07/21

Succession of fixed-term employment contracts and replacement contracts: the Constitutional Court rules on the…

17/07/21

ECtHR rules on social media-linked dismissal in Melike v. Turkey

16/07/21

Returning to the workplace, Part 2 - when working from home comes at a price

14/07/21

Vigilance de mise en cas de succession alternée de contrats de travail à durée déterminée et de contrats de re…

14/07/21

Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance: Part 4