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During its plenary session on May 8 this year, the Chamber of Representatives in Belgium adopted a legislative proposal regulating private investigations.

The legislative proposal for the federal Programme Act was introduced last week in the federal parliament and is expected to be voted on this month.

Earlier this year, leave legislation was amended so that leave days of employees who fall ill during their statutory leave days are converted into sick days (see our newsflash of 3 April 2023).

The European Commission has launched a six-week consultation with unions and employer bodies on how to improve working conditions for digital platform workers.

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

Employers generally face lighter compliance obligations for short business trips than for longer-term assignments abroad. However, what qualifies as a ‘business trip' and the restrictions that apply can vary.

In jurisdictions worldwide, caregivers are afforded protection and enjoy specific entitlements in the workplace. Our map below highlights how these protections and entitlements vary across different countries.

In tijden van duurzame inzetbaarheid en structurele krapte zetten we in op duurzame loopbanen. We werven talent met het oog op lange termijn en zetten in op onboarding en interne mobiliteit...

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.

Since 1 April 2023, Belgian employers in the private sector with 20 employees or more must include the right to disconnect in collective bargaining agreements or work rules.

The social partners have agreed that from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2025, employers and employees in all sectors will again be able to make use of additional voluntary overtime...

In a judgement of 14 June 2021, the Supreme Court ruled on a dispute over the sale of a car. The parties both claimed having agreed on a different price.

In Belgium, the language rules for the use of documents in social relations (from employers to employees) are very strict and of public order.

In response to a question posed by a Member of Parliament (MEP) back in October, and against a backdrop of uneven progress on national implementation...

The European Court of Justice has ruled that homophobic statements made about recruitment policy in the context of a radio interview breached the anti-discrimination directive, because there was a link...

The European Union will hold elections in June 2024. Therefore, the coming months will be focused on finalising the work of this legislature.

The rules change frequently and so the Guide is regularly updated, with the date we last changed the text marked prominently at the head of each country section.