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Legal interest rate for 2024

The legal interest rate for 2024 increases to 5.75%.

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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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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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Nieuwe registratieplicht voor werkgevers in de Federal Learn…

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

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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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Rules that excluding executives from union delegation is discriminatory

In January 2021, the Antwerp Labour Court of Appeal (‘Arbeidshof/Cour du travail’) decided that ‘non-baremized’ staff (i.e. staff not subject to the e…

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Vaccinatie tegen corona : 10 vragen en antwoorden

Het coronavaccin krijgt daarbij een zeer belangrijke betekenis, waarbij ook de werkgever een rol kan spelen.Wat kan en mag een werkgever doen in het k…

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Wat met sociale media op en buiten de werkvloer?

Kan een werkgever iets ondernemen wanneer een van zijn werknemers op een "Social Media" kanaal een bericht plaatst dat schadelijk is voor hem of zijn …

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The Future is Now: The New World of Work in Belgium

As a result of COVID-19 and measures put in place in response to the pandemic, businesses around the world – including in Belgium – have adopted new i…

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Contribution of the employer for teleworking: a new circular letter

​In the context of teleworking, the tax authorities clarified in a circular letter of 26 February 2021 the reimbursement by the employer of office exp…

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The Vaccination Campaign in Belgium Is Slowly Getting Underway. What Does This Mean for Employers?

Can an employer require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19? Can an employer require employees to present a vaccination certificate? Can an em…

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The Belgian requirement to rely on recognized dockers to perform dock work passes the ECJ test

In a long-awaited court ruling, the ECJ confirmed on 11 February 2021 that the Belgian rules on dock work, obliging companies to have only recognised …

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Rules applicable to strikes

A national day of action is being organised by a coalition of labour unions today (25 February 2021) in Belgium.We would like to remind you of the rul…

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CLA 149 Teleworking

The National Labour Council concluded the collective labour agreement (CLA) 149 on 26-1-2021 on recommended or mandatory telework due to Covid.

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Bescherming van de privacy: wat te doen met de mailbox van een ex-werknemer?

Een werkgever (met een tiental werknemers) sluit de mailbox van een ex-werknemer niet af. De gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (GBA) veroordeelt hem tot …

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The Court of Cassation on the protection against dismissal for employee representatives reaching the pensionab…

On 14 December 2020, the Court of Cassation ruled that an employee representative who has been given notice before reaching the age of 65, but whose n…

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Brexit: tijdelijke crisismaatregelen treden in werking op 22 maart 2021

De Belgische wetgever heeft op 6 maart 2020 een wet tot invoering van tijdelijke crisismaatregelen voor werkgevers in moeilijkheden als gevolg van de …

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Business immigration: new substantive rules in the Flemish Region as of 1 March 2021

With the Decree of 8 January 2021, the Flemish Region introduces more flexibility into its migration policy so that employers have a wider range of op…

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Whistleblowing – A Guide to Compliance: Part 1

A Guide to Compliance is intended to provide companies with a practical guide to help them comply with their obligations under the EU Whistleblower Di…

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Bestrijding van de loonkloof tussen mannen en vrouwen: vergeet het verslag niet!

Het tweejaarlijks analyseverslag van de bezoldigingsstructuur in de onderneming moet vóór 31 maart 2021 overgemaakt worden aan de ondernemingsraad of,…

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Paid time off takes pain out of employee vaccinations

In order to ensure that as many people as possible are vaccinated, the trade unions and the employers’ organisations in the National Labour Council ha…

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Brexit en tewerkstelling: impact or not? That’s the question!

Door de Brexit kwam op 1 januari 2021 ook een einde aan het vrij verkeer van werknemers tussen de EU en het Verenigd Koninkrijk.

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New CLA on telework during the COVID-19 pandemic adopted by the National Labour Council

On 26 January 2021, the social partners adopted Collective Labour Agreement no. 149 regarding recommended or mandatory telework due to the coronavirus…

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Te koud op het werk: wat moet je als werkgever doen?

De werkgever moet ervoor zorgen dat zijn personeel tewerkgesteld wordt bij normale temperaturen. Als dit niet mogelijk is, moet hij de nodige maatrege…

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Posted workers in the international road transport sector

In a judgment of 1 December 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") interpreted Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliam…

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