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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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06/09/12
LA RÉMUNÉRATION NEUTRE EN TERMES DE GENRE: NOUVELLES OBLIGATIONS POUR LES EMPLOYEURS

Tout le monde admet que le principe « à travail égal, rémunération égale » doit constituer le fondement de notre droit belge du droit du travail. Cepe…

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04/09/12
Sociale inspectie: medewerkingsplicht of zwijgrecht?

Op basis van het zwijgrecht kan niemand verplicht worden verklaringen af te leggen waaruit zou blijken dat hij strafbare feiten heeft gepleegd. Maar b…

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29/08/12
“Recruitment” - a new possibility to appeal to temporary agency workers

On 17 July 2012, the National Labour Council has issued an advice relating to the modernization of the rules regarding temporary agency work. The most…

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21/08/12
Werken bij extreme zomerhitte

Bij warm zomerweer dienen werkgevers - bij overschrijding van bepaalde drempelwaarden - een aantal maatregelen in acht te nemen ter bescherming van hu…

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06/08/12
Brussels Court Prohibits New Packaging Jupiler Blue

On 6 July 2012, the Brussels Commercial Court (the “Court”) ordered Jupiler Blue to be withdrawn from the Belgian Market due to possible confusion wit…

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02/08/12
Special social security contribution for supplementary pensions

The Program Law of 22 June 2012 (1) introduced a new (tax deductible) social security contribution whereby a rate of 1.5% must be paid by the employer…

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31/07/12
Special social security contribution for supplementary pensions

The Program Law of 22 June 2012 (1) introduced a new (tax deductible) social security contribution whereby a rate of 1.5% must be paid by the employer…

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26/07/12
Draft Bill on Bogus Self-Employment Adopted by the Chamber

The draft bill which will profoundly change the fight against bogus self-employment in a number of sectors of industry, was adopted by the Chamber. Th…

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19/07/12
Workers entitled to claim back holidays lost to sickness

On 21 June 2012, the European Court of Justice (hereafter referred to as the ‘ECJ’) reaffirmed its earlier decision from 2009 whereby workers who fall…

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09/07/12
Wetsontwerp schijnzelfstandigen ingediend in de Kamer

Het wetsontwerp dat de aanpak van schijnzelfstandigheid in een aantal sectoren drastisch zal veranderen, werd op 2 juli 2012 ingediend in de Kamer. De…

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03/07/12
Dismissal of Employees - Some Pointers

The legislator has introduced new rules to determine the notice period for employees whose annual gross salary exceeds EUR 31,467 in 2012 (See, VBB on…

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29/06/12
Mobile phone masts - health risks - suspension (supreme court decision no 219.332 of 11 May 2012)

Considérant que l’influence sur la santé des ondes provoquées par des antennes de téléphonie mobile fait l’objet de controverses dans les milieux médi…

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28/06/12
International: Cross-border tele-working: beware!

Modern information and communication technology mean that some employees can now work remotely from any location as effectively as they do from their …

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26/06/12
The employment of older workers: the new initiative of the Government and its (disproportionate) social cost

The name for early retirement has been modified – one now speaks of “unemployment with employers’ intervention” (abbr. “UEI”) – but it is not the mos…

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26/06/12
Le transfert conventionnel d’entreprise : cadre et limites

  La vie d'une entreprise ne se conçoit plus de manière linéaire. Trop souvent, les entrepreneurs ignorent les conséquences des opérations commer…

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25/06/12
Ziek tijdens vakantie = dagen nadien recupereren

In zijn arrest van 21 juni 2012 (C-78/11) heeft het Europees Hof van Justitie geoordeeld dat een nationale bepaling op grond waarvan een werknemer die…

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25/06/12
LA CONSULTATION ET LES NÉGOCIATIONS COLLECTIVES DANS LE CADRE DE RESTRUCTURATIONS

La consultation est, tout comme l'information, la négociation collective ou la codécision, une forme de participation des travailleurs ou de leurs rep…

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22/06/12
LE COÛT DES PRÉPENSIONS AU CŒUR DES PROJETS DE RESTRUCTURATION

Depuis la déclaration gouvernementale de décembre 2011, le gouvernement Di Rupo a fait une priorité de maintenir des travailleurs âgés au travail.La M…

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21/06/12
QUAND LA MAISON-MERE ANNONCE UN LICENCIEMENT COLLECTIF

  La procédure de licenciement collectif se déroule en plusieurs étapes. 1. Cette procédure commence par une phase d'information et de consultati…

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19/06/12
Les restructurations : des réformes nécessaires

Le cadre juridique des restructurations est constitué d'une accumulation depuis plus de 35 années de mesures légales et réglementaires. Avec quel succ…

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