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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!
In order to calculate the notice period, when making an employee redundant, the employee’s behaviour will not be taken into account. On the other ha…
Read MoreSocial security – Hospital care needed during a temporary stay in another Member State – Lack of right to assistance from the competent institution to…
Read MoreThe ECJ’s case law interprets the notion of “transfer of undertakings” in such a broad way that it considers in certain cases that the existence of a …
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Companies are increasingly granting reimbursements of lump sum amounts to employees for costs paid by the employees for the account of their employer.…
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Oudere werknemers die bij dezelfde werkgever en met diens instemming, een overstap maken van zwaar werk naar lichter werk en hierdoor inkomensverlies …
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Older employees who transfer from heavy work duties to lighter work – while in service for the same employer and with his consent– and suffer a income…
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In Belgium, all supplementary pension schemes must comply with the Law of 28 April 2003 on Supplementary Pensions (abbreviated as “WAP”). It is genera…
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The Omnibus Act of 23 December 2009 (the "Act"), published in the Belgian State Gazette on 30 December 2009, recently introduced a number of measures …
Read MoreIn principle, management staff or trusted workers who receive a high salary are not entitled to overtime pay unless the parties have agreed otherwise.…
Read MoreAuparavant, lorsque l’employeur était contrôlé par l’ONSS sur les remboursements forfaitaires de frais qu’il accordait à ses travailleurs, il appart…
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In Belgium, all supplementary pension schemes must comply with the Law of 28 April 2003 on Supplementary Pensions (abbreviated as “WAP”). It is gene…
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According to Article 20, 1° of the Act on employment contracts, employers must, in principle and amongst other, provide their employees with the aid, …
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The Court of First Instance of Brussels recently (16 April 2010) ruled that capital losses on shares recharged by a non-resident parent company to i…
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There has been a recent public outcry in Belgium over the extremely large bonuses and severance packages granted to certain company directors. At the …
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Since 1 March 2010[1] stricter rules apply to time credit benefits granted by the National Employment Office (hereinafter “NEO”).
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Until 1 April 2010, two types of social security contributions were due by the employer on bridge pensions. The first was paid to the NPO (National Pe…
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Since 1 March 2010[1] stricter rules apply to time credit benefits granted by the National Employment Office (hereinafter “NEO”).
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The current European airspace closures due to volcanic ash from Iceland have left many employees stranded at their holiday destinations or on business…
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As of 10 January 2010, new rules have to be applied when calculating compensation for the dismissal of workers with reduced working hours during a par…
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On March 18 2010 the Senate approved the new Corporate Governance Act, which had already been approved by the Chamber of Deputies. The new act will be…
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