Belgium

Adopted on 17 December 2024 by the National Labor Council (NLC), Collective Labor Agreement (CLA) no. 32/8 (amending CLA no. 32 bis of 7 June 1985) introduces significant changes in the management of company transfers or asset takeovers after bankruptcy.  Effective from 1 February 2025, this amendment is aimed at reinforcing the obligations to be complied with in relation to information and consultation of employees and their representatives by involving the transferee in the process.

Electronic signatures  In Belgium, an employment contract executed by using an electronic signature generated by an electronic identity card or an electronic signature that meets the same security criteria as the signature generated by the electronic identity card, is considered equivalent to an employment contract bearing a wet ink signature.

Ruben Vermang has been appointed as a partner at AKD in Brussels within the Real Estate practice.