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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 new draft Act has recently been submitted to the Belgian Parliament that aims to amend the Social Penal Code which lists the infringements of labour…
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On 18 April 2024, a new Act to better protect employees undergoing infertility treatment was published in the Belgian State Gazette. The new Act aims …
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From 1 April 2024, an employer establishing the termination of an employment contract for ‘medical force majeure’ will have to notify a new ‘Back to W…
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Coming soon: EU Directive on improving working conditions in platform work—but will it drive change? The platform economy (a subset of the gig econo…
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The cumulation of compensation for pregnancy protection and compensation for discrimination in the case of dismissal of a pregnant and sick employee: …
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Een werkgever die de arbeidsovereenkomst van een werknemer wenst te beëindigen wegens medische overmacht (dus zonder opzeggingstermijn of de betaling …
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Onlangs is de wet tot motivering van ontslag en kennelijk onredelijk ontslag van contractuele werknemers in de overheidssector in het Belgisch Staatsb…
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On 1 February 2024, the Belgian parliament approved the text for Book 6 of the New Civil Code. Book 6 contains the fundamental principles of Belgium’s…
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La plupart des entreprises et organisations sont désormais familiarisées avec le concept de « signalements », et en particulier avec la loi belge du 2…
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As winter settles in, the challenge of working in cold conditions becomes a significant consideration in the professional landscape. Cold working envi…
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On day X (between 13 and 26 February 2024, depending on the date of the elections within your company) lots of information with regard to the organisa…
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De rechten van werknemers zijn altijd al een centrale pijler geweest van de regelgeving van de EU die een weerspiegeling zijn van het streven naar een…
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The protection against dismissal as granted to social elections candidates starts between 14 and 27 January 2024, depending on day Y.
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Aan het begin van een arbeidsrelatie besluiten veel werkgevers om het persoonlijke telefoonabonnement van de werknemer te financieren in plaats van ee…
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Due to travel and office restrictions imposed by various governments during the COVID-19 period, working from home became temporarily mandatory. Emplo…
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Op 14 december 2023 keurde de Kamer het wetsvoorstel teneinde het gebruiksrecht van gsm-nummers van werknemers te garanderen na de beëindiging van de …
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Several employment-related provisions have been introduced by the Act of 5 November 2023, one of which is to strengthen the presence of a person of tr…
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In the Esko case regarding Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted by a US parent company to certain employees of its Belgian subsidiary, the Belgian Su…
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On 26 October 2023, the Parliament approved the draft act on several labour provisions. This draft traditionally contains various provisions relevant…
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After companies with at least 250 employees[1]have already had to do so, it is now the turn of companies[2] with at least 50 employees to set up an in…
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