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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!
When the employer starts the information procedure in the event of a collective dismissal, the judge sitting in chambers (appointed to deal provisio…
Read MoreIn its decision of 4 February 2010, the Constitutional Court confirmed the legitimacy of articles 69 and 70 of the Act of 8 June 2008 (and in partic…
Read MoreOn 11 February 2010, the House of Representatives voted in favour of a Government Bill whose main aim was to reinforce the corporate governance of t…
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The Belgian Supreme Court has ruled that circumstances which were not reasonably foreseeable at the time of the conclusion of an agreement and which i…
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In the wake of various international initiatives, the Belgian legislator has set its rules on the bonuses and severance payments for the directors and…
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Since 1 January 2008, it has been possible for employers in Belgium to introduce a collective bonus system eligible for favourable tax and social secu…
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In our newsflash of 7 December 2009, we announced the approval of a draft Royal Decree by the Council of Ministers relating to the valuation of the be…
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As from 1 April 2010, all self-employed workers have the obligation to join one of the social insurance funds for self-employed persons or the Nationa…
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A new law recently came into effect extending the obligation to disclose major shareholdings within unlisted joint stock companies which have issued b…
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The Flemish Health & Care Agency covers costs related to nonmedical care and services (medico-social services, home or residential care).
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When an employee whose annual gross salary exceeds 30.327,00 EUR (i.e. a senior executive) is dismissed, the parties are to agree upon the notice peri…
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If an employer wishes to dismiss a blue-collar worker during the period 1 January 2010 - 1 July 2010, the employee is entitled, along with the ordinar…
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The programme law of 23 December 2009 looks to turn around the burden of proof procedure – as far as social security is concerned – of lump sum cost a…
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Il peut arriver qu'un travailleur se rende coupable d'une faute qui ne constitue pas nécessairement un motif grave en tant que tel mais qui peut acqué…
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The main social law measures provided by the draft Programme Law introduced to the Chamber of Representatives on 25 November 2009 can be summarised as…
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Management employees at numerous firms work significantly more time than the weekly working time set down in the company regulations would allow.
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The probability that nearly half a million employees of the Belgian private sector will see their wages decrease from the beginning of next year is ve…
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The Belgian public procurement regulation is governed by the Public Procurement Act of 1993 [1] (hereinafter “the Act”) and its implementing Decrees […
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The Council of Ministers recently approved a draft Royal Decree which defines the way in which the benefits of private mobile phone use (cell phone, B…
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On 1 September 2009, the long-anticipated Social Security Agreement between the Kingdom of Belgium and the Republic of India (the “SSA”) entered into …
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