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After the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in 2022, the EU has now also enacted a second directive aiming at improving the ESG and corporate social responsibility of companies active within the EU.

In a judgment of 2 March 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on the concepts of daily and weekly rest. The Court recalls that these concepts are autonomous and cannot be interpreted...

The war in Ukraine as well as sanctions against Russia by the international community are disrupting global supply chains.

In Belgium, employers must generally accept a valid medical certificate when an employee reports sickness absence.

Many skills that are considered indispensable today were rare or unheard of a generation ago. The world of work has transformed over time, particularly with the advent of new technology.

Although employers have been proceeding with internal investigations for decades, nowadays they raise more and more legal questions.

Pursuant to CBA 109, employees are entitled to be informed in writing about the reason for their dismissal.

Below we give an overview of the expected legislative evolutions at EU-level employment law in 2025.

The Food Standards and Information Focus Group (FSIFG) has prepared draft guidance on how plant-based dairy companies should describe their products...

Following the Court of Justice of the European Union's (CJEU) landmark decision in the CCOO case on 14 May 2019, the topic of working time registration has become a hot topic in many EU member states.

Under the Belgian Employee Lending Act, "employee lending" is defined as a situation in which an employer allows a third-party user to benefit from the services of one...

A Belgian financial institution has been fined EUR 100,000 for data protection breaches after one of its employees repeatedly consulted his ex-wife's financial data without authorisation.

Employers contemplating a collective dismissal should as of today take into account updated forms from the FPS WASO. Both the form for the announcement (= intention)...

Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) 32bis applies in Belgium in the event of a transfer of undertakings. It establishes the legal framework that protects employees' rights during such a transfer.

The rise of remote work has fundamentally reshaped the modern workplace.

In some countries, collecting data from employees on race, ethnicity, religious belief or sexual orientation can fall foul of data privacy laws.

Living in one country while working for an employer in another country is not a new phenomenon, but, until recently, legitimate paths for doing so were limited, expensive and often bureaucratic.

The new revision of the European Works Council Directive has been adopted by the Council of Europe. It aims to strengthen the functioning of European Works Councils and improve the effectiveness of consultation.