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Oprichting Littler Belgium: een nieuw hoofdstuk in arbeidsrecht

Op 1 mei 2025 werd Littler Belgium opgericht, een onafhankelijk Belgisch advocatenkantoor gespecialiseerd in arbeidsrecht en HR-gerelateerde juridische vraagstukken.

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Universités d'été : les inscriptions sont ouvertes

AVOCATS.BE vous donne rendez-vous les mardi 19 et mercredi 20 août 2025 au Château-ferme de Courrière pour deux journées de formation autour de thématiques actuelles, animées par d…

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Promotions at Clifford Chance Brussels

Clifford Chance announces the promotion of 31 partners to the global partnership, and four new Senior Counsel and forty new Counsel appointments across our European offices, 8 of w…

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29/09/25
Coalition Agreement: Royal Decree definitively abolishes SWT…

On September 15, 2025, the royal decree (RD) abolishing the regime of unemp…

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23/09/25
Budget Mobilité en Belgique - Nouveautés 2026

Le budget mobilité permet aux travailleurs qui disposent ou peuvent prétend…

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Nieuwe omzendbrief over hoofdelijke aansprakelijkheid voor loon-, sociale en fiscale schulden bij overheidsopd…

Op 4 augustus 2014 werd in het Belgisch Staatsblad de omzendbrief overheidsopdrachten van 22 juli 2014 gepubliceerd. De omzendbrief geeft een overzich…

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MLC entered into force in Belgium on 21 August 2014

The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) was ratified by Belgium one year ago and has, according to  article VIII of the convention, now entered…

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Unpaid company representatives and mandatory social insurance: clarity at last

In principle, company representatives are subject to the mandatory social insurance system of self-employed persons. Until recently, the legislation …

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Abuse of Company Goods Put at Disposal of Employees

Most companies offer a remuneration package to their employees which not only contains the fixed monthly salary, but also benefits in kind, including …

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Judgment in Dahmane case troubles Belgian soccer clubs

By judgement of 6 May 2014, the Labour Court of Appeal of Antwerp has decided to review the judgement of the Labour Court of Hasselt in the case of th…

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New Legislation regarding Psychosocial Risks at Work

A new regulatory framework governing the prevention of psychosocial risks at work will come into force on 1 September 2014. It consists of the followi…

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Employer control of mobile phone’s private use: new perspectives

Many companies currently provide their employees with a mobile phone and accompanying contract, which they can use for private purposes. In a 12 May 2…

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New favourable RSZ/ONSS position with regard to utility vehicles

The RSZ/ONSS has recently adopted a new position regarding the CO2 contribution’s applicability vis-à-vis utility vehicles (“utilitaire voertuigen”/”v…

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Directors: Belgian legislation clarifies exemptions from social security affiliation as self-employed

Royal Decree n°38 provides that persons appointed with a mandate as director of a Belgian company are irrefutably presumed to perform a self-employed …

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Dismissal after the obligation to motivate

It was with some suspicion and anxiety that the employers’ community awaited for the way the worker’s right to know the motives of the termination of …

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Changes to the law on occupational pensions

On June 29th, 2014, an act has entered into force which makes various changes to the legal framework of occupational pensions for employees, self-empl…

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RSZ gaat werkgevers beter begeleiden bij betaling bijdragen

Zo staat het aangekondigd op de - ook al vernieuwde - website van de sociale zekerheid (www.socialsecurity.be). De Rijksdienst heeft zijn inningsproce…

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Court of Justice of the EU: a woman who pays a surrogate mother is not entitled to pregnancy leave

The Court of Justice of the EU rules that a woman who pays a surrogate mother is not entitled to pregnancy leave.

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New threshold amounts for non-recurrent performance-related bonuses (Collective Bargaining Agreement n° 90)

A Belgian employer may grant a benefit to his employees in the form of a non-recurrent performance-related bonus. Up to a certain amount, such bonuses…

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WK-Tip nr 6

Nu de Rode Duivels in de kwartfinale spelen tegen Argentinië, geef ik aan al mijn personeelsleden een rode sjaal met hun logo op. Die kost me 40 euro …

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Watch out for “volunteers”!

A recent decision by the Court of Cassation may end the practice of relying on “volunteers” which was, to date, widespread e.g. during music festivals…

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Working time: “on-call” versus “stand-by”

In an exceptional short ruling, the Belgian Court of Cassation (Supreme Court) seems to have reversed its own judgment of 30 January 1984 and appears,…

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« Le statut unique entre ouvrier et employé » - Troisième partie – La motivation du licenciement

Le Conseil National du Travail a adopté le 12.02.2014 la CCT n° 109 concernant la motivation du licenciement. Elle entrera en vigueur le 01.04.2014.

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WK Tip nr. 3 - Na de euforie

Yves is euforisch, de Rode Duivels hebben hun eerste wedstrijd gewonnen. In een opwelling beslist hij om de ravage op te kuisen die hij en zijn feeste…

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« Le statut unique entre ouvrier et employé est entré en vigueur le 01.01.2014 » - Deuxième partie – Les délai…

La loi du 26.12.2013 concernant l’introduction d’un statut unique entre ouvriers et employés en ce qui concerne les délais de préavis et le jour de ca…

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