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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 [...]
Minimum wage of 1,700 euros allowing corona flexibility
Employers and unions have at last reached a national agreement on a series of crucial issues. The minimum wage will be raised to €1700 from April 2022. The [...]
Federal coronavirus aid measures extended until 30 September
The Belgian Government has agreed to extend a series of coronavirus aid measures to 30 September. The measures include: Since 9 June working from home is no longer [...]
Even when employees are sick, most of them are still willing to help out if they can
When employees are off sick, most employers tend not to contact their absent staff believing that they need a proper rest to get better. However this could [...]
Living, working and COVID19
During these times of long crisis, a study by Eurofound has shown a decline in mental health and trust in government across the EU between 2020 and [...]
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 [...]
Minimum wage of 1,700 euros allowing corona flexibility
Employers and unions have at last reached a national agreement on a series of crucial issues. The minimum wage will be raised to €1700 from April 2022. The [...]
Federal coronavirus aid measures extended until 30 September
The Belgian Government has agreed to extend a series of coronavirus aid measures to 30 September. The measures include: Since 9 June working from home is no longer [...]
Even when employees are sick, most of them are still willing to help out if they can
When employees are off sick, most employers tend not to contact their absent staff believing that they need a proper rest to get better. However this could [...]
Living, working and COVID19
During these times of long crisis, a study by Eurofound has shown a decline in mental health and trust in government across the EU between 2020 and [...]
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 [...]
Minimum wage of 1,700 euros allowing corona flexibility
Employers and unions have at last reached a national agreement on a series of crucial issues. The minimum wage will be raised to €1700 from April 2022. The [...]
Federal coronavirus aid measures extended until 30 September
The Belgian Government has agreed to extend a series of coronavirus aid measures to 30 September. The measures include: Since 9 June working from home is no longer [...]
Even when employees are sick, most of them are still willing to help out if they can
When employees are off sick, most employers tend not to contact their absent staff believing that they need a proper rest to get better. However this could [...]
Living, working and COVID19
During these times of long crisis, a study by Eurofound has shown a decline in mental health and trust in government across the EU between 2020 and [...]
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 [...]
Minimum wage of 1,700 euros allowing corona flexibility
Employers and unions have at last reached a national agreement on a series of crucial issues. The minimum wage will be raised to €1700 from April 2022. The [...]
Federal coronavirus aid measures extended until 30 September
The Belgian Government has agreed to extend a series of coronavirus aid measures to 30 September. The measures include: Since 9 June working from home is no longer [...]
Even when employees are sick, most of them are still willing to help out if they can
When employees are off sick, most employers tend not to contact their absent staff believing that they need a proper rest to get better. However this could [...]
Living, working and COVID19
During these times of long crisis, a study by Eurofound has shown a decline in mental health and trust in government across the EU between 2020 and [...]
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