Bill On Workable And Flexible Work Submitted To Stakeholders

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Labour Kris Peeters submitted a draft Bill on Workable and Flexible Work (Wetsontwerp Werkbaar en Wendbaar Werk/Projet de loi concernant le Travail Faisable et Maniable; the "Bill") to the so-called "Group of 10", a group of stakeholders including employer organisations and unions.

The Bill consists of two parts:

1. A general section with measures that apply immediately to companies.

• Annualisation of working hours: There is no question of abolishing the 38-hour work week. It would be possible, however, to determine the 38-hour work week on average over a period of 1 year. During specific periods, work can be performed up to 9 hours per day and 45 hours per week, provided that these hours are compensated for with free time during periods of less work. This flexibility is not unlimited. At no time is the employee allowed to perform more than 143 hours above the average working time. If this threshold is reached, the