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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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25/09/20
Sociale verkiezingen 2020: aanplakking van de kandidatenlijsten op X + 40

Uiterlijk op dag X + 35 (die in functie van de dag waarop u verkiezingen zult houden, gelegen is tussen 17 en 30 maart 2020) hebben de repre…

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25/09/20
Do’s & Don’ts in case of dismissal and downsizing

The coronavirus has a major impact on our economy and possibly also on your company. In the context of this pandemic, several companies are facing par…

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24/09/20
Social elections 2020

If you have resumed your social elections procedure in the meantime by posting the adapted candidate lists on day X+29, your next procedural step is t…

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23/09/20
Grondwettelijk Hof trancheert: bijslag van 35% bij incorrecte inhouding en doorstorting sociale schulden (onde…

Conform artikel 30bis, §7 van de wet van 27 juni 1969 tot herziening van de besluitwet van 28 december 1944 betreffende de maatschappelijke zekerheid …

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23/09/20
Einde van meeste Corona-maatregelen? Sociale partners vragen enkele verlengingen

Eind augustus en september namen de meeste corona-maatregelen die de Regering Wilmès nam om de bedrijven en werknemers door de (tot nu toe) moeilijkst…

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15/09/20
Coronavirus: sancties door sociaal inspecteurs opgelegd bij overtreding van de preventiemaatregelen

De sociaal inspecteurs hebben nieuwe bevoegdheden gekregen om zich ervan te vergewissen dat de COVID-19-preventiemaatregelen van de regering in de ond…

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11/09/20
Social elections 2020 - first deadline coming up

As communicated in our previous newsletter, the 2020 social elections - delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic - will take place in the p…

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09/09/20
Cross-border workers: COVID-19 agreements extended

Belgium has concluded agreements with Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands on the tax impact of international travel restrictions and healt…

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07/09/20
Coronavirus: sancties door sociaal inspecteurs opgelegd bij overtreding van de preventiemaatregelen

De sociaal inspecteurs hebben nieuwe bevoegdheden gekregen om zich ervan te vergewissen dat de COVID-19-preventiemaatregelen van de regering in de ond…

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07/09/20
Social elections 2020 - Hide and seek 2.0: start of the new blackout period of dismissal protection

As communicated in our previous newsletter, the 2020 social elections procedure was suspended after date X+35 (normally situated between 17 and 3…

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05/09/20
Return to the usual rules concerning temporary unemployment

As of 1 September 2020, the usual rules for temporary unemployment due to force majeure or for economic reasons will apply again, with the exception o…

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05/09/20
Ontslagvergoedingen bij loopbaanvermindering wegens zorg voor kind: toch soms op voltijds loon berekenen

Net vóór de gerechtelijke vakantie gooide het Hof van Cassatie met een arrest van 22 juni nog een bommetje in een problematiek die al eerder herhaalde…

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03/09/20
New COVID-19 measure - register for foreign workers

In order to enable contact tracing in the framework of COVID-19, a Ministerial Decree has introduced the obligation for companies to register each emp…

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02/09/20
Coronavirus: maatregelen die vanaf 1 september van toepassing zijn

De regering trof nieuwe gezondheidsmaatregelen. We geven u hierna een overzicht van de maatregelen die momenteel van kracht zijn.

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29/08/20
Thuiswerkvergoeding: Vereenvoudigd standpunt van de Fiscus

Van zodra een werknemer minstens 5 werkdagen per maand thuis werkt, mag een werkgever volgens de fiscus een bureauvergoeding van 129,48 EUR toekennen.…

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28/08/20
Covid-19 and measures to protect the accrual of statutory and supplementary pensions

Over the past few months, new legislation has focused entirely on the coronavirus, both to remedy the current situation and to counter the consequence…

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25/08/20
Coronavirus: Tijdelijke werkloosheid vanaf 1 september 2020 : Wanneer nog overmacht ingevolge coronapandemie ?…

Vanaf 1 september kunnen enkel nog de ondernemingen die hard getroffen zijn door de coronacrisis tijdelijke werkloosheid wegens overmacht omwille van …

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25/08/20
BREXIT: A1's with UK - status update

With everything COVID-19 related going on it has been easy to take the eye off the ball on Brexit. The end of the transition period is fast approachin…

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21/08/20
Election sociales 2020 : la procédure reprend en septembre !

La suspension des élections sociales 2020 avait été décidée en urgence, le 4 mai 2020, en raison des mesures de confinement.La suspension des élection…

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20/08/20
Requests COVID-19: homeworking expense allowance

Following the recently published Circular Letter concerning homeworking expense allowance, the Belgian Ruling Office has published a statement on the …

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