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Cyclists get more
From 1 January 2024, the maximum bike allowance for employees who cycle to work will increase to 0.35€ (up from 0.27€ per kilometre). The tax office decided to [...]
Sick leave trumps legal holidays from 2024
As of 1st January 2024 an employee falling sick during their legal holidays can request to transform these days off into sick leave, if they provide a medical [...]
Don’t forget to record employee expense claims in the payroll before mid January 2024
Remember that work-related expenses reimbursed by the employer to the employee (such as reimbursement of travel expenses, parking tickets, office supplies etc.) must appear on the employee's tax form [...]
Staff Training: The Federal Learning Account
The right to professional training has been in place since October 2022. The number of days that each employee is entitled to depends on the size of the employer [...]
Belgium Parliament adopts a vast package of new employment rules
There's a new employee right to disconnect. Organisations with more than 20 employees will need to update their work regulations before 31st January 2023, setting out the organisation's policy [...]
Employees MUST work from home until 27 April 2022
Government guidelines published on 27 January 2022 extend the requirement to work from home until 27 April 2022 (as long as you can actuallydo your job from home). As [...]
Salary restraint rules – cap of 0.4% for 2021-2022
This week, the Council of Ministers approved the draft texts for the salary restraint rules for 2021 and 2022. As expected, there will be a maximum average [...]
No more working from home declaration from July 2021
Since April 2021, all employers have had to complete a monthly working from home report in order to help ensure that the rules were followed. As of [...]
New law extending compassionate leave to 10 days
A new law in Belgium has extended the period of paid compassionate leave from 3 to 10 days for the death of the spouse or a cohabiting partner [...]
New fixed mileage allowance for civil servants
As of July 1, 2021, federal employees will receive a flat-rate allowance of EUR 0.3707 per kilometer for the use of their personal vehicle for business purposes. [...]
Coronavirus and international employment: work-at-home days do not count for determining in which country social security is due
Until December 31, 2021, the Belgian authorities do not take into account the days worked from home due to Coronavirus for the determination of the applicable social [...]
Coronavirus: Belgium extends tax agreements with neighbouring countries until September 30, 2021
The tax agreement that Belgium concluded last year was valid until June 30, 2021. An employee’s professional income is usually taxed in the country where he or [...]
Cyclists get more
From 1 January 2024, the maximum bike allowance for employees who cycle to work will increase to 0.35€ (up from 0.27€ per kilometre). The tax office decided to [...]
Sick leave trumps legal holidays from 2024
As of 1st January 2024 an employee falling sick during their legal holidays can request to transform these days off into sick leave, if they provide a medical [...]
Don’t forget to record employee expense claims in the payroll before mid January 2024
Remember that work-related expenses reimbursed by the employer to the employee (such as reimbursement of travel expenses, parking tickets, office supplies etc.) must appear on the employee's tax form [...]
Staff Training: The Federal Learning Account
The right to professional training has been in place since October 2022. The number of days that each employee is entitled to depends on the size of the employer [...]
Belgium Parliament adopts a vast package of new employment rules
There's a new employee right to disconnect. Organisations with more than 20 employees will need to update their work regulations before 31st January 2023, setting out the organisation's policy [...]
Employees MUST work from home until 27 April 2022
Government guidelines published on 27 January 2022 extend the requirement to work from home until 27 April 2022 (as long as you can actuallydo your job from home). As [...]
Salary restraint rules – cap of 0.4% for 2021-2022
This week, the Council of Ministers approved the draft texts for the salary restraint rules for 2021 and 2022. As expected, there will be a maximum average [...]
No more working from home declaration from July 2021
Since April 2021, all employers have had to complete a monthly working from home report in order to help ensure that the rules were followed. As of [...]
New law extending compassionate leave to 10 days
A new law in Belgium has extended the period of paid compassionate leave from 3 to 10 days for the death of the spouse or a cohabiting partner [...]
New fixed mileage allowance for civil servants
As of July 1, 2021, federal employees will receive a flat-rate allowance of EUR 0.3707 per kilometer for the use of their personal vehicle for business purposes. [...]
Coronavirus and international employment: work-at-home days do not count for determining in which country social security is due
Until December 31, 2021, the Belgian authorities do not take into account the days worked from home due to Coronavirus for the determination of the applicable social [...]
Coronavirus: Belgium extends tax agreements with neighbouring countries until September 30, 2021
The tax agreement that Belgium concluded last year was valid until June 30, 2021. An employee’s professional income is usually taxed in the country where he or [...]
Cyclists get more
From 1 January 2024, the maximum bike allowance for employees who cycle to work will increase to 0.35€ (up from 0.27€ per kilometre). The tax office decided to [...]
Sick leave trumps legal holidays from 2024
As of 1st January 2024 an employee falling sick during their legal holidays can request to transform these days off into sick leave, if they provide a medical [...]
Don’t forget to record employee expense claims in the payroll before mid January 2024
Remember that work-related expenses reimbursed by the employer to the employee (such as reimbursement of travel expenses, parking tickets, office supplies etc.) must appear on the employee's tax form [...]
Staff Training: The Federal Learning Account
The right to professional training has been in place since October 2022. The number of days that each employee is entitled to depends on the size of the employer [...]
Belgium Parliament adopts a vast package of new employment rules
There's a new employee right to disconnect. Organisations with more than 20 employees will need to update their work regulations before 31st January 2023, setting out the organisation's policy [...]
Employees MUST work from home until 27 April 2022
Government guidelines published on 27 January 2022 extend the requirement to work from home until 27 April 2022 (as long as you can actuallydo your job from home). As [...]
Salary restraint rules – cap of 0.4% for 2021-2022
This week, the Council of Ministers approved the draft texts for the salary restraint rules for 2021 and 2022. As expected, there will be a maximum average [...]
No more working from home declaration from July 2021
Since April 2021, all employers have had to complete a monthly working from home report in order to help ensure that the rules were followed. As of [...]
New law extending compassionate leave to 10 days
A new law in Belgium has extended the period of paid compassionate leave from 3 to 10 days for the death of the spouse or a cohabiting partner [...]
New fixed mileage allowance for civil servants
As of July 1, 2021, federal employees will receive a flat-rate allowance of EUR 0.3707 per kilometer for the use of their personal vehicle for business purposes. [...]
Coronavirus and international employment: work-at-home days do not count for determining in which country social security is due
Until December 31, 2021, the Belgian authorities do not take into account the days worked from home due to Coronavirus for the determination of the applicable social [...]
Coronavirus: Belgium extends tax agreements with neighbouring countries until September 30, 2021
The tax agreement that Belgium concluded last year was valid until June 30, 2021. An employee’s professional income is usually taxed in the country where he or [...]
Cyclists get more
From 1 January 2024, the maximum bike allowance for employees who cycle to work will increase to 0.35€ (up from 0.27€ per kilometre). The tax office decided to [...]
Sick leave trumps legal holidays from 2024
As of 1st January 2024 an employee falling sick during their legal holidays can request to transform these days off into sick leave, if they provide a medical [...]
Don’t forget to record employee expense claims in the payroll before mid January 2024
Remember that work-related expenses reimbursed by the employer to the employee (such as reimbursement of travel expenses, parking tickets, office supplies etc.) must appear on the employee's tax form [...]
Staff Training: The Federal Learning Account
The right to professional training has been in place since October 2022. The number of days that each employee is entitled to depends on the size of the employer [...]
Belgium Parliament adopts a vast package of new employment rules
There's a new employee right to disconnect. Organisations with more than 20 employees will need to update their work regulations before 31st January 2023, setting out the organisation's policy [...]
Employees MUST work from home until 27 April 2022
Government guidelines published on 27 January 2022 extend the requirement to work from home until 27 April 2022 (as long as you can actuallydo your job from home). As [...]
Salary restraint rules – cap of 0.4% for 2021-2022
This week, the Council of Ministers approved the draft texts for the salary restraint rules for 2021 and 2022. As expected, there will be a maximum average [...]
No more working from home declaration from July 2021
Since April 2021, all employers have had to complete a monthly working from home report in order to help ensure that the rules were followed. As of [...]
New law extending compassionate leave to 10 days
A new law in Belgium has extended the period of paid compassionate leave from 3 to 10 days for the death of the spouse or a cohabiting partner [...]
New fixed mileage allowance for civil servants
As of July 1, 2021, federal employees will receive a flat-rate allowance of EUR 0.3707 per kilometer for the use of their personal vehicle for business purposes. [...]
Coronavirus and international employment: work-at-home days do not count for determining in which country social security is due
Until December 31, 2021, the Belgian authorities do not take into account the days worked from home due to Coronavirus for the determination of the applicable social [...]
Coronavirus: Belgium extends tax agreements with neighbouring countries until September 30, 2021
The tax agreement that Belgium concluded last year was valid until June 30, 2021. An employee’s professional income is usually taxed in the country where he or [...]
Start your own Business Seminar : 20 May 2021
Start your own business in Belgium - Online Edition Thursday 20 May 2021 Welcome to the 2021 edition of Belgium's premier business start up event. This event is dedicated [...]
Start your own Business Seminar 2020
Start your own business in Belgium - Online Edition Thursday 14 May 2020 Welcome to 2020 edition of Belgium's premier business start up event. This event is dedicated to [...]
Unique training for Brussels based NGO leaders
Bringing the whole team with you INTRODUCTION With hundreds of international NGOs and Association Secretariats, Brussels is the most INGO crowded city in Europe. Collaborative groups across NGOs regularly [...]
SEMINAR: Start your own business #2018
Thanks to all who came and contributed to making our annual seminar on how to set up a business in Belgium such an amazing event. Over 70 participants came [...]
Possibility to increase the value of gifts from employers to employees
In principle, gifts correspond to salary An employer can give a gift in kind – in money or as voucher – to employees. These gifts correspond in principle to salary [...]
Start your own Business 2016
Our annual seminar where you can find out for free in English all you need to know about setting up a business in Belgium will take place on Tuesday April [...]
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