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ARTICLE · 19 SEPTEMBER 2011

New Recommendations Concerning Workplace Bullying

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On 14 July 2011, the House Committee on Social Affairs of the Belgian Parliament adopted a proposal (the "Proposal") containing a number of recommendations to strengthen the fight against workplace bullying by making changes to the existing legal framework and in particular to the Law of 4 August 1996 on the wellbeing of employees in the performance of their work.

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On 14 July 2011, the House Committee on Social Affairs of the Belgian Parliament adopted a proposal (the "Proposal") containing a number of recommendations to strengthen the fight against workplace bullying by making changes to the existing legal framework and in particular to the Law of 4 August 1996 on the wellbeing of employees in the performance of their work (Wet betreffende het welzijn van de werknemers bij de uitvoering van hun werk/Loi relative au bien-être des travailleurs lors de l'exécution de leur travail) (the "Law on Wellbeing at Work")

The Law on Wellbeing at Work obliges each company to appoint at least one person of trust whom employees can turn to for assistance and advice, when confronted with bullying. The Proposal recommends that this individual be required to follow training, without specifying who should bear the costs for such training. The Proposal also recommends that the training of the prevention advisor for psychosocial aspects (Preventiea

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