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23/01/15

New salary amounts for immigration purposes

From 1 January 2015, the applicable annual remuneration thresholds for various employment law purposes are:

22/01/15

Usage privé d'un GSM, d'un smartphone et d'un PC mis à disposition par l'employeur : l'O.N.S.S. publie ses règ…

Dans ses instructions relatives au 4ème trimestre 2014, l'O.N.S.S. officialise la manière dont l'utilisation personnelle d'un GSM ou d'un smartphone, …

21/01/15

Non-EU employers now more exposed to employment litigation

In an international mobility scenario involving cross-border employment in one or more states, it is probable that at least some of the legislation of…

12/01/15

Being on call for the employer: working time or not?

Time frames during which an employee has to be permanently on call to answer a call from his employer, but during which the employee is not obliged to…

08/01/15

New legislation on psychosocial risks at work: Employer action required

Following new legislation regarding psychosocial risks in the work place, employers need to be aware of several necessary actions.

07/01/15

To index or not to index, that is the question

Sector specific indexation rules are still applicable while legislation for the 2015 "indexation skip" is pending. Although the governmental agreemen…

05/01/15

Directors: Belgian legislation clarifies exemptions from social security affiliation as self-employed

Royal Decree n°38 provides that persons appointed with a mandate as director of a Belgian company are irrefutably presumed to perform a self-employed …

01/01/15

The Flemish decree on the use of languages finally amended

The Decree of still imposes the obligation to use the Dutch language but allows the use of another language known by all parties for employment contra…

31/12/14

The ban on employing temporary agency workers during a strike: Does the scope of the ban need to be specified?…

The ban on employing temporary agency workers during a strike, which can be found in article 19 of the collective labour agreement n° 108 of 16 July 2…

29/12/14

The requirement to justify dismissal

Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) n° 109 introduces an obligation to state the reasons for dismissal.

24/12/14

New calculation method for social security contributions of self-employed workers

The Parliament recently approved a new law (1) amending the calculation method of social security contributions for the self-employed. The new legisla…

23/12/14

Gift and gift vouchers: summary before the year-end celebrations

During the final days before the year-end celebrations, certain employers like to offer a gift or gift vouchers to their employees but have questions …

19/12/14

Passage obligatoire et définitif aux chèques-repas électroniques dès le 1er janvier 2016!

Alors qu'un système de choix et de réversibilité de choix entre les chèques-repas délivrés sur support papier et les chèques-repas sous forme électron…

17/12/14

Finally, clarifications on outplacement in Joint Committee No. 218!

On 10 July, the social partners within the National Joint Committee for Employees (No. 218) signed a Collective Labour Agreement about outplacement fo…

17/12/14

Social elections: it is time to think of a strategy

A WC has to be set up in companies with 100 employees or more. The same applies in companies where a WC should have been established during the previo…

15/12/14

A non-competition clause for employees.

Non-competition clauses are regularly included in employment contracts. This article clarifies the points an employer should pay attention to when dra…

12/12/14

Sociale verkiezingen 2016: tijd om een strategie uit te stippelen

Indien een onderneming gewoonlijk gemiddeld minstens 50 werknemers tewerkstelt, moet een CPBW opgericht worden.

09/12/14

Elections sociales 2016: il est déjà temps de réfléchir à une stratégie

Un CPPT doit être institué dans les entreprises occupant habituellement en moyenne au moins cinquante travailleurs.

05/12/14

Detachteringsrichtlijn II

Het recht van ondernemingen van een lidstaat om in een andere lidstaat diensten aan te bieden en om hun personeel tijdelijk te detacheren voor het uit…

02/12/14

RIZIV - De Zelfstandig Verpleegkundige in het Vizier

Een zelfstandig verpleegkundige dient als zorgverlener zelf prestaties aan te rekenen aan het RIZIV. De media bericht dat de Dienst Geneeskundige Eval…

03/12/24

03/12/24

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

05/07/24

05/07/24

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

23/02/24

23/02/24

Legal interest rate for 2024

23/12/24

Uitstel inwerkingtreding nieuwe regelgeving rond ketenaanspr…

19/12/24

New EU Directive Impacting Digital Platforms and Individuals…

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23/01/15

New salary amounts for immigration purposes

22/01/15

Usage privé d'un GSM, d'un smartphone et d'un PC mis à disposition par l'employeur : l'O.N.S.S. publie ses règ…

21/01/15

Non-EU employers now more exposed to employment litigation

12/01/15

Being on call for the employer: working time or not?

08/01/15

New legislation on psychosocial risks at work: Employer action required

07/01/15

To index or not to index, that is the question

05/01/15

Directors: Belgian legislation clarifies exemptions from social security affiliation as self-employed

01/01/15

The Flemish decree on the use of languages finally amended

31/12/14

The ban on employing temporary agency workers during a strike: Does the scope of the ban need to be specified?…

29/12/14

The requirement to justify dismissal

24/12/14

New calculation method for social security contributions of self-employed workers

23/12/14

Gift and gift vouchers: summary before the year-end celebrations

19/12/14

Passage obligatoire et définitif aux chèques-repas électroniques dès le 1er janvier 2016!

17/12/14

Finally, clarifications on outplacement in Joint Committee No. 218!

17/12/14

Social elections: it is time to think of a strategy

15/12/14

A non-competition clause for employees.

12/12/14

Sociale verkiezingen 2016: tijd om een strategie uit te stippelen

09/12/14

Elections sociales 2016: il est déjà temps de réfléchir à une stratégie

05/12/14

Detachteringsrichtlijn II

02/12/14

RIZIV - De Zelfstandig Verpleegkundige in het Vizier