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Acerta's first sustainability report online
With this very first sustainability report, Acerta wants to anticipate this obligation. We hereby give an insight into what sustainability means for Acerta, with which concrete sustainability topics we are working on ourselves and with which ones we can guide our clients.
Read moreLeasing a bike through work has never been more popular
Company bikes are very much in evidence on our Belgian roads. As many as 25% more employees opted for a bike lease this year.
Read moreLate to work due to traffic disruption
What if your employees arrive late to work because of traffic disruption? Are they still entitled to their wages?
Read moreProfit bonus fast gaining popularity
In spite of the tough business climate, a slightly larger number of white-collar workers were paid a profit bonus this year, which also increased the average amount. This is corroborated by the scan conducted by Acerta. Which makes the profit bonus an advantageous way to reward your employees.
Read more(How) can your employees buy extra holidays?
What if your employees would like extra holidays on top of the agreed statutory and non-statutory holidays, and the work allows this? What are the possibilities? You can already assume that it will boost your employees’ motivation if you can respond to their requests for extra holidays. For that reason alone, it is worth looking at the options.
Read moreWhat if your employee is tuck at his holiday destination?
Extreme weather such as fierce forest fires and hailstorms upset the holidays of many Belgians. For holidaymakers hit by severe weather, starting start the journey home in good time is by no means easy. What if your employee is unable to return in time to resume work?
Read moreWhat if there's too much or too little work during the holidays?
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.
Read moreSocial elections 2024: census and reference period
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.
Read morePension reform: federal government reaches agreement
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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