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23/09/10

Evaluation forfaitaire de certains frais professionnels par l’ONSS

Dans notre newsflash du 11 janvier 2010, nous vous annoncions le renversement de la charge de la preuve des frais professionnels remboursés de manière…

15/09/10

Malgré tout une valorisation forfaitaire pour le GSM à usage privé (épisode 3)

Dans notre newsflash du 7 décembre 2009, nous vous annoncions l’approbation par le Conseil des Ministres d’un projet d’Arrêté Royal concernant la valo…

08/09/10

Collective Bonus Plans: Do's and Don'ts

Since 1 January 2008, it has been possible for employers in Belgium to introduce a collective bonus plan eligible for favourable tax and social securi…

02/09/10

It’s not a good idea to dismiss an employee on career reduction without further ado

The power to terminate employment is a feature of Belgian dismissal law. Either party to an employment contract has the right to unilaterally terminat…

31/07/10

Implications of new EU social security Regulation on supplementary pension capital

Every supplementary pension capital paid out in Belgium is subject to two withholdings by way of social security contribution: the contribution rela…

12/07/10

Parachutes dorés et rémunération variable

La crise financière a suscité de nombreuses questions notamment en ce qui concerne la rémunération des dirigeants d'entreprise, ce qui a amené la Comm…

12/07/10

De mogelijkheid om geldig afstand te doen van de beschermingsvergoeding voorzien in de wet van 19 maart 1991 o…

De wet van 19 maart 1991 «houdende bijzondere ontslagregeling voor de personeelsafgevaardigden in de ondernemingsraden en in de comités voor veilighei…

30/06/10

Crisispremie voor arbeiders

Tussen 1 januari 2010 en 30 september 2010 kan een arbeider die wordt ontslagen met een opzeg-gingstermijn of een opzeggingsvergoeding aanspraak mak…

30/06/10

Mesures anti-crise

En réponse à la crise économique, le gouvernement fédéral, en concertation avec les partenaires so-ciaux, a prévu différentes mesures temporaires de c…

30/06/10

Redundancy: Employee's behaviour

In order to calculate the notice period, when making an employee redundant, the employee’s behaviour will not be taken into account. On the other ha…

30/06/10

Is the hospital care in another Member State refunded by the Member State of stay?

Social security – Hospital care needed during a temporary stay in another Member State – Lack of right to assistance from the competent institution to…

30/06/10

Does the succession of services suppliers constitute a transfer of undertakings under CBA 32bis?

The ECJ’s case law interprets the notion of “transfer of undertakings” in such a broad way that it considers in certain cases that the existence of a …

21/06/10

The importance of a formal agreement for the reimbursement of lump sum allowances for costs proper to the empl…

Companies are increasingly granting reimbursements of lump sum amounts to employees for costs paid by the employees for the account of their employer.…

08/06/10

Transfer premium for lighter work

Oudere werknemers die bij dezelfde werkgever en met diens instemming, een overstap maken van zwaar werk naar lichter werk en hierdoor inkomensverlies …

07/06/10

Transfer premium for lighter work

Older employees who transfer from heavy work duties to lighter work – while in service for the same employer and with his consent– and suffer a income…

07/06/10

Supplementary pension schemes in case of secondment

In Belgium, all supplementary pension schemes must comply with the Law of 28 April 2003 on Supplementary Pensions (abbreviated as “WAP”). It is genera…

06/06/10

Undeclared Employment

The Omnibus Act of 23 December 2009 (the "Act"), published in the Belgian State Gazette on 30 December 2009, recently introduced a number of measures …

01/06/10

Should overtime be paid to management staff or trusted workers?

In principle, management staff or trusted workers who receive a high salary are not entitled to overtime pay unless the parties have agreed otherwise.…

01/06/10

Fixed reimbursement of costs: reversal of the burden of proof, disadvantageous for the employer

Auparavant, lorsque l’employeur était contrôlé par l’ONSS sur les remboursements forfaitaires de frais qu’il accordait à ses travailleurs, il appart…

28/05/10

Supplementary pension schemes in case of secondment

In Belgium, all supplementary pension schemes must comply with the Law of 28 April 2003 on Supplementary Pensions (abbreviated as “WAP”). It is gene…

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Malissa Begtas joins the Employment, Pensions & Mobility team at Taylor Wessing in Brussels…

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Inger De Wilde joins Eubelius as Of Counsel

12/06/24

Nieuwe registratieplicht voor werkgevers in de Federal Learn…

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Internal investigations: an employee’s right to be assisted …

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23/09/10

Evaluation forfaitaire de certains frais professionnels par l’ONSS

15/09/10

Malgré tout une valorisation forfaitaire pour le GSM à usage privé (épisode 3)

08/09/10

Collective Bonus Plans: Do's and Don'ts

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It’s not a good idea to dismiss an employee on career reduction without further ado

31/07/10

Implications of new EU social security Regulation on supplementary pension capital

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Parachutes dorés et rémunération variable

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De mogelijkheid om geldig afstand te doen van de beschermingsvergoeding voorzien in de wet van 19 maart 1991 o…

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Crisispremie voor arbeiders

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Mesures anti-crise

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Redundancy: Employee's behaviour

30/06/10

Is the hospital care in another Member State refunded by the Member State of stay?

30/06/10

Does the succession of services suppliers constitute a transfer of undertakings under CBA 32bis?

21/06/10

The importance of a formal agreement for the reimbursement of lump sum allowances for costs proper to the empl…

08/06/10

Transfer premium for lighter work

07/06/10

Transfer premium for lighter work

07/06/10

Supplementary pension schemes in case of secondment

06/06/10

Undeclared Employment

01/06/10

Should overtime be paid to management staff or trusted workers?

01/06/10

Fixed reimbursement of costs: reversal of the burden of proof, disadvantageous for the employer

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Supplementary pension schemes in case of secondment