In a decision of 7 October 2025, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data…
Recent French judgments from the Nantes Judicial Court have drawn a clear l…
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Contrary to holiday pay for blue-collar workers, for white-collar workers it is paid by the employer himself.
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These new levels relate to the authorisations for employing and granting work permits to foreign nationals (from outside the EEA).
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Altius' banking & finance team contributed to a jurisdictional comparison of international acquisition finance. The volume provides counsel with a…
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The Royal Decree of 8 October 2008 amending the Belgian Companies Code (“BCC”) has amended the rules on financial assistance. The new rules entered in…
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Last week, the Belgian government reached an agreement on the 2010-2011 federal budget. The most important social security and employment law measures…
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In the current economic climate, suppliers ask to be paid in cash more and more often. Also, certain credit insurers are tightening their limits of co…
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A company manager recently stated in a number of interviews that he could not hire certain candidates of foreign origin due to the reluctance of some …
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On March 12, 2009, the second edition of the Belgian Code on Corporate Governance was published (the “2009 Code”), superseding and replacing the first…
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As of 8 January 2009, Belgian listed companies and financial undertakings are required to have an audit committee. The Law of 17 December 2008 on the …
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A foreign company that opens a Belgian branch office must comply with certain publication requirements. However, all too often companies fail to compl…
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A blue collar worker mainly performs manual work whereas a white collar worker is deemed to perform essentially intellectual work. The difference betw…
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The new Regulation (EC) N° 883/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security schemes (hereaf…
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Dans un précédent article, nous avons examiné les questions que soulevait la succession d’architecte concernant les prescriptions déontologiques et le…
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In the Coditel case (case C-324/07, 13 November 2008), the Belgian municipality of Uccle organised a procedure for awarding a concession for the opera…
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We discussed the effects of the 2007 Braunschweig judgment of the ECJ on judicial protection in public procurement law. Following this judgment, EU Me…
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Italian law prohibits “linked companies” from participating in public tender procedures for works. This prohibition is based on an irrefutable presump…
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On 18 June 2009, the social partners of Joint Committee (JC) n°218 adopted a draft sectoral agreement for the years 2009-2010. This project is current…
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The Law implementing measures to sustain employment in times of economic downturn was published in the Belgian Official Journal on 25 June 2009. Three…
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The new Act aims to safeguard the continuity of enterprises by offering entrepreneurs several options if they run into (financial) difficulties, via a…
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