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ARTICLE · 05 MAY 2011

Labour Law - Legislative Measures For Implementation Of Inter-Professional Agreement For 2011-2012

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An inter-professional agreement ("IPA") for 2011-2012, covering all companies and workers in the Belgian private sector, was concluded by negotiators on 18 January 2011.

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An inter-professional agreement ("IPA") for 2011-2012, covering all companies and workers in the Belgian private sector, was concluded by negotiators on 18 January 2011. The IPA was subsequently submitted to trade unions and employers' representatives for their approval. However, it was rejected by two trade unions (See this Newsletter, Volume 2011, No. 1, p. 19).

The federal caretaker government has therefore adopted a compromise proposal, based on the original IPA. In a press release issued on 25 February 2011, the Minister for employment, Joëlle Milquet, announced that the government had reached an agreement on legislative measures necessary to implement the compromise proposal.

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