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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!
A labour court in Brussels has issued one of the first published rulings on the question of whether Data Protection Officers are entitled to compensat…
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On 19 May 2025, the Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie / Cour de Cassation) held that private individuals who perform the daily management of a non-profi…
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The current Belgian government announced in its government agreement that it would introduce a cap for calculating the employer social security contri…
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On 15 July 2025, the National Labour Council (NLC) issued opinion no. 2.4556 on end-of-career arrangements, announcing structural reforms to the syste…
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In the early hours of 21 July 2025, the Belgian federal government reached a new “summer agreement” concerning important changes to labour law. While …
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Just before the summer recess, two important steps were taken in the implementation of the coalition agreement. In this article, we provide a brief ov…
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In a landmark decision dated 18 November 20241, the Belgian Supreme Court (Cour de cassation/Hof van Cassatie) ruled that the absence of a formal desi…
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On 30 June 2025, the National Labour Council (NLC) concluded several collective labour agreements (CLAs) concerning unemployment with a company allowa…
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In a judgment dated 13 June 2025, the Brussels Labour Court of Appeal ruled that an Uber driver must be considered an employee. After a thorough exami…
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Among all OECD countries, Belgium has the highest tax burden on labour. Nevertheless, in order to attract qualified personnel from abroad, Belgium has…
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The Constitutional Court annulled the Dismissal Decree by its judgment of 5 June 2025. This decree had allowed Flemish provincial and local administra…
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Understanding the prior information and consultation obligations is vital for safeguarding the rights of employees in the framework of corporate (intr…
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On 6 December 2024, the Private Investigations Act (PIA) was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The PIA imposes certain new obligations with r…
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For mobile workers, for instance technicians visiting clients, it’s common for the company car to have a track and trace system allowing the employer …
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A full-time employee is in principle entitled to five days professional training per year. This is based on article 52 of the Act of 3 October 2022 ho…
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In a decision dated 25 March 2025, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued a ruling on the use of a geolocation system in a company car. In…
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In het regeerakkoord dat binnen de federale regering De Wever I 2025-2029 werd bereikt op 31 januari van dit jaar, staat op bladzijde 18 een kort maar…
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently ruled that Belgian legislation must be amended to align with EU law, as current legislation…
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In a recent judgment,[1] the French-speaking section of the Brussels Labour Court confirmed that a Data Protection Officer (DPO) may not be penalised …
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In a recent decision, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) reviewed an employer’s use of geolocation system company vehicles. An employee chall…
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