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Late to work due to traffic disruption

15 September 2023 Miet Vanhegen

What if your employees arrive late to work because of traffic disruption? Are they still entitled to their wages?

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What if your employee is tuck at his holiday destination?

03 August 2023 Dries Rutten

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?

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

25 July 2023 Amandine Boseret

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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Pension reform: federal government reaches agreement

14 July 2023 Miet Vanhegen

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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Teleworking abroad: what about social security?

27 June 2023 Christophe Hameeuw

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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Changes in Flemish target group reductions

05 May 2023 Liselot Baert

As an employer, you pay quarterly social security contributions to the NSSO, but did you know that you may be eligible for a target group reduction? This means a significant reduction in your wage bill for several quarters. However, there will be some changes to certain existing target group reductions in Flanders in the coming period. In this blog, we list all the changes.

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Purchasing power premium: what do we already know?

28 April 2023 Ellen Van Grunderbeek

The government reached an agreement on the 2023-2024 wage index in late November 2022. This agreement provides for a purchasing power premium. The government approved the legal framework of this premium for the first time at the Council of Ministers on 23 December 2022. What do we already know and what are the next steps?

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What does the Group of Ten’s social agreement involve?

17 March 2023 Ellen Van Grunderbeek

The Group of Ten reached an agreement on 15 March 2023 on several files such as end-of-career schemes, overtime and tax-advantaged 'relance' overtime and supplementary pensions.

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'Older workers' employment plan: deadline approaching

07 March 2023 Tom Dirix

Since 2013, every organisation with more than 20 employees has been required to draw up an employment plan to retain or increase the number of employees aged 45 and over (NAC CAO 104). What obligations does an employment plan entail for you as an employer? And what legalities do you need to consider?

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