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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!
2009, a CBA concerning ecocheques was entered into within the Joint Committee 218 (the Belgian Auxiliary Joint Committee for white-collar workers). Th…
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The Bill of 12 April 2011 in respect of new termination rules for employment contracts will apply to employment contracts starting from 1 January 2012…
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Salary increases are strongly limited as Belgian government imposes maximum margin for salary costs increases for 2011 and 2012.
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The draft Interprofessional agreement (IPA), as described in our newsletter of 31 January 2011, was finally rejected by several trade unions.
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As of 1st April 2011, the procedure to be followed to adopt a bonus plan according to the system of non-recurrent result-linked benefits changes.
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Companies are found to be making insufficient use of the nonrecurring result-tied bonus plan system (NRRB plan), in spite of the fiscal and parafiscal…
Read MoreThe Council of Ministers approved, on 25 February, the final act and decrees relating to the execution of the mediation proposition of the Federal Gov…
Read MoreMore and more managers of small and medium-size companies decide to refinance their companies through the granting of stock options to their employees…
Read MoreEurope has mobilized itself in order to restrict excessive compensation policies associated with risky behaviours. Belgium follows suit.
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As you know, since 1 January 2008, it has been possible for Belgian employers to introduce a collective bonus plan which qualifies for favourable tax …
Read MoreLa Cour du travail de Liège a récemment été confrontée à la problématique du temps de repos d’un travailleur chargé d’effectuer des tournées avec un v…
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De maaltijdcheques zijn in België een goed gekend sociaal voordeel en 1,3 miljoen werknemers in de private sector genieten ervan. In 2011 zal voor dez…
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Aangezien de stakers geen arbeidsprestaties leveren, hebben zij voor de gestaakte tijd geen recht op loon. Indien de staking werd erkend door de vakbo…
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Last week, the National labour Council issued an opinion, in which it recommended that the next social elections be held from 7 until 20 May 2012, inc…
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As you know, so-called social elections or elections for the purpose of establishing employee representative bodies (i.e. a works council and committe…
Read MoreIn view of the upcoming social elections, the minister for employment and equal opportunities, Joëlle Milquet, has consulted the NLC about certain pro…
Read MoreWhere are we with the project of harmonizing the status of blue and white collar workers?
Read MoreCertain measures were put in place during the crisis to deal with the employment consequences thereof. The applicability of certain measures has, yet …
Read MoreUne fois n’est pas coutume, c’est en matière de bénévolat que la Cour de cassation a eu à examiner s’il y avait lieu à procéder à une requalification …
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Le simple fait d’atteindre l’âge de 65 ans ne met pas fin au contrat de travail et ne transforme pas automatiquement le travailleur en un pensionné.
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