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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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10/10/16
Ook Brussel heeft nu een eigen versie van de doelgroepvermindering voor oudere werknemers

Na Vlaanderen heeft nu ook Brussel gebruik gemaakt van de door de zesde staatshervorming aan de gewesten overgedragen bevoegdheid inzake het doelgroep…

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23/09/16
International Employee Mobility after Brexit

It appears that Brexit has taken the UK political elite by surprise and that the Leave campaign does not have a single unified plan for leaving Europe…

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16/09/16
Thuiswerken kan geld kosten

Werknemers krijgen steeds meer de mogelijkheid om af en toe thuis te werken. Vaak gebeurt dit aanvankelijk occasioneel, en evolueert dit op informele …

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14/09/16
Dismissal for serious cause: is a proportionality check between the grounds for dismissal and the sanction all…

In a judgment of 6 June 2016, the Supreme Court ruled on a case brought by a senior employee against a company in the distribution sector which had di…

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09/09/16
A vos cas: le droit de grève

Est-ce qu’un préavis doit toujours être déposé avant une grève ? Les piquets de grève sont-ils légaux ? Un non-gréviste perçoit-il une rémunération en…

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06/09/16
Bill on Workable and Flexible Work submitted to Stakeholders

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Labour Kris Peeters submitted a draft Bill on Workable and Flexible Work (Wetsontwerp Werkbaar en Wendbaar Werk…

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08/08/16
Peut-on jouer à Pokemon Go au travail ?

En peu de temps, Pokemon Go est devenu un phénomène de société dont les conséquences sont nombreuses: addiction au jeu, agressions physiques, rassembl…

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26/07/16
EU Regulation 883/2004 on social security applied to company directors working across borders in Europe

An interesting brochure is now available on the social security status in many European jurisdictions of company directors who are working across bord…

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19/07/16
Motif grave: censure du principe de proportionnalité

En matière de licenciement pour motif grave, une certaine jurisprudence apprécie l’existence d’un lien de causalité entre la gravité de la faute et l’…

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11/07/16
Motivering van het ontslag: welke redenen moeten worden meegedeeld?

Sinds de inwerkingtreding van CAO nr. 109 van 12 februari 2014 betreffende de motivering van het ontslag heeft elke werknemer het recht om de redenen …

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08/07/16
Détachement en France: nouvelle déclaration obligatoire depuis le 1er juillet

Depuis ce 1er juillet 2016, toute entreprise étrangère qui détache temporairement des salariés en France, est tenue de transmettre, avant le…

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05/07/16
De motivering van het ontslag van een arbeider in de publieke sector: geen toepassing meer van artikel 63 Arbe…

In een arrest van 30 juni 2016 (nr. 101/2016) heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof geoordeeld dat artikel 63 Arbeidsovereenkomstenwet, in samenhang gelezen me…

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01/07/16
Football vs. work: 1-0? A quick guide for Belgian employers to deal with EURO 2016

According to a survey among 1,000 Belgian employees, 6 out of 10 employees intend to watch Euro 2016. Another survey among 200 HR managers revealed, h…

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24/06/16
Zeg nooit ouderschapsverlof tegen zwangerschapsverlof

In de overwegingen van het arrest brengt het Hof van Justitie in herinnering dat zwangerschaps- en ouderschapsverlof te onderscheiden zaken zijn. Weli…

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22/06/16
Update on the Employer's Obligation to Justify a Dismissal (Upon Request) and the Concept of Manifestly Unfair…

Prior to 1 April 2014, employers were not obliged to justify dismissals. Since the entry into force of national Collective Bargaining Agreement No. 10…

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22/06/16
Deeltijdse arbeid: complexe regels. Bent u zeker dat u ze toepast?

Veel bedrijven hebben deeltijdse werknemers, maar zijn zich niet bewust van de risico’s die het systeem inhoudt. De wetgeving is (overdreven) complex …

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21/06/16
Obligation to Provide Reasons for Dismissal

The social stakeholders concluded Collective Bargaining Agreement No. 109 regarding the obligation to provide a reason for dismissal (CAO nr. 109 betr…

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17/06/16
The new EU Trade Secrets Directive unlocks an unknown yet powerful protection regime for innovative firms

Following approval by the European Parliament on 14 April 2016, the proposal for a directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business in…

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14/06/16
Structural reform of the labour market: greater working time flexibility on the way?

Kris Peeters is wanting to reform labour law and to start by reviewing the statutory working time provisions. He’s right. Most of the legislation in t…

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10/06/16
De hervorming van de structurele bijdragevermindering

In het kader van de zogenaamde “taxshift” is beslist over te gaan tot een hervorming van de structurele bijdragevermindering. Deze hervorming verloopt…

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