The ongoing global coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak is significantly impacting international business and cross-border commercial operations

As the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19 in Europe begins to accelerate, so do the number of questions from employers in Belgium. Is your organisation ready to face the consequences of this epidemic situation?

European Commission approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy...

As Covid-19 continues to bite, the questions for every country around the world are what kind of government measures have succeeded in shoring up the economy and setting the stage for economic recovery -

The pandemic has prompted a range of trade unions across the world to take action on behalf of their members

Moreover, the Act of 28 January 2003 on medical examinations carried out within the framework of employment relations stipulates that an employer cannot have medical examinations...

Belgian employers and unions have agreed on three key measures for managing the coronavirus crisis relating to medical certificates, sickness benefit and notifying temporary unemployment.

On March 13, 2020, the Belgian data protection authority ("APD") published its initial guidance (the "Guidance") to assist employers having to balance preventive measures for the health

This regular update (no. 70 | 6 December 2021) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices...

The world of work has seen seismic changes in 2021. Organisations hit by pandemic-driven economic forces have been forced to restructure, while Brexit, immigration...

How will the wide-ranging containment measures announced in Belgium on 12 March affect employers and how can they mitigate their impact? This article provides guidance.

Are rights and well-being of employees protected by the organisations in this fast evolving world? This article provides details.

Can employers in France require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and can they take any action against them if they refuse to do so? This article explains.

From 20 November 2021, all workers (including employees, the self-employed and contractors) must return to remote working in Belgium unless the nature of their work makes it impossible.

The COVID-19 crisis has emphasised the importance of having performant insolvency proceedings. As of now, new measures are in force which aim to optimise the judicial reorganisation procedure.

Most people are ready to get back to work and ensure their businesses are back on the road, but the danger to health is still out there.

On 1 January 2024 the EU Framework Agreement on cross-border telework finally entered into force in Italy.

After being suspended for more than five months because of the COVID-19-pandemic, the 2020 social elections procedures have resumed in the 7.000 companies concerned by these elections.

As COVID-19 continues to spread, many public authorities and other entities subject to public procurement law (including most hospitals and nursing homes), are becoming increasingly confronted with a pressing need to purchase certain goods or services.

It used to be a ‘nice to have', but possibly not something employers felt they needed to expend a lot of effort achieving: we are talking here about building an ethical HR practice.