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What if there's too much or too little work during the holidays?

25 July 2023

While the summer period is not a busy one for lots of companies, peace and quiet can be hard to find when your employees are on holiday. Those left behind often have to take on more tasks – the duties of those absent. What's the best way to prepare for the hustle and bustle, or the calm, of the summer holidays? What if there's too much work? What if there's too little? You can about this read it here.

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Social elections 2024: census and reference period

25 July 2023

Social elections will be taking place in May 2024 at organisations with at least 50 employees. To check whether that limit was exceeded, a separate calculation (counting) has to be performed, you also have to take agency workers into account, and you have to look at a certain reference period. We're happy to explain to you how to get the count right. and what to watch out for when you have temporary workers on the job.

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Pension reform: federal government reaches agreement

14 July 2023

Belgium's ageing population poses a societal challenge. The federal government reached an agreement on pension reform on 10 July 2023: a new package of measures to improve the financial sustainability of the pension system. The new package complements the 2022 pension deal and the 2023 budget measures.

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Electric commercial vehicles: trends & taxation

06 July 2023

The greening of commercial vehicles is in full swing. Since 1 July 2023, the rules on the tax deductibility of lease cars have changed and the CO2 contribution for non-emission-free lease cars has increased. What impact will tax greening have on our commute?

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Social elections 2024: what’s new?

05 July 2023

The 2024 social elections are gradually approaching. In preparation for this, just like every four years, legislation on social elections is being amended. The law was published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 30 June.

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Teleworking abroad: what about social security?

27 June 2023

Teleworking is usually performed from your home office, but with a good internet connection, you can work anywhere in the world. From 1 July 2023, it will be possible to allow limited teleworking from abroad under certain conditions, without compromising social security.

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Mental well-being: how are your employees really doing?

05 June 2023

Employers see employees' mental well-being through rose-tinted glasses: 8 out of 10 think their staff are doing well to very well. The latter group certainly doesn't always experience it that way, according to a survey of more than 2,500 Belgian employees by Acerta and Stepstone.

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The future of job mobility

01 June 2023

As an employer, you’d like to retain talent and respond flexibly to the needs of your organisation. However, your employees also want to grow and take on new challenges. Job mobility is therefore important for both employees and employers. Training offers a solution to this. How can training contribute to job mobility, and what can you do as a company to support your employees in their career development?

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The digital shift in HR processes

24 May 2023

Saving time, efficiency, data analysis... The benefits of digitisation are numerous. However, Belgian organisations are lagging behind when it comes to the digitisation of HR processes. What digital shifts are we already seeing today? What are the future plans of organisations? Acerta asked some 300 Belgian SMEs. Here we provide an overview of the most striking results.

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