ArticleNieuwe regelgeving rond ergonomie en MSA. Wat moet je onthouden?Uit onderzoek in 2021 blijkt dat ongeveer 60% van de werknemers zegt dat hun werk vaak of altijd dezelfde bewegingen met zich meebrengt.BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleSome Legislative Changes Regarding Collective Bargaining Agreements And The Procedure For The Non-Recurrent Result-Related BonusOn Friday, 27 January 2023, the Law of 26 December 2022 amending various provisions on collective labour relations was published in the Belgian State Gazette.BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleThe Maximum Margin For Salary Cost Increases For The Period 2023-2024 Is (Definitively) Set At 0%On 26 May this year, the Royal Decree of 13 May 2023 was published, setting (unsurprisingly) the maximum margin for changes in salary costs for the period 2023-2024 at 0%.BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleEuropean Court Of Justice - Binding Value Of A1 Certificates And FraudOn 2 March 2023, the European Court of Justice has decided in the case DRV Intertrans BV (C‑410/21 and C-661/21) that the binding value of an A1 certificate remains intact even if the issuing authorities...European UnionImmigrationClaeys & Engels
ArticleAmendments To The Social Penal Code - Sanctions For Non-compliance With Flexible Working Hours ProvisionsOn 21 June 2024, the law amending the Social Penal Code was published. These amendments came into effect on 1 July 2024. BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleRéforme de la pension pour inaptitude physique définitive des fonctionnaires - Le texte est adopté et entrera en vigueur à partir du 1er janvier 2025 et du 1er janvier 2028Le projet de loi visant à favoriser la réintégration des fonctionnaires malades de longue durée a été adopté par la Chambre des représentants. La réforme prévoit...BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleThe Cumulation Of Compensation For Pregnancy Protection And Compensation For Discrimination In The Case Of Dismissal Of A Pregnant And Sick Employee: An 'And-And-And Story'With a judgment of 4 January 2024, the Antwerp Labour Court followed up a judgment of the Labour Tribunal of 18 October 2022. In that judgment, an employer was ordered...BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleAre Daily Rest Periods Additional To Weekly Rest Periods Or Do They Form Part Of Them? The Court Of Justice Of The European Union Rules.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...European UnionEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleNew Rules Regarding The (Alternated) Succession Of Fixed Term Employment Contracts And Replacement ContractsOn 16 March 2023, the House of Representatives passed the draft Act "amending the Act of 3 July 1978 concerning employment contracts with a view to limiting the duration of the succession of fixed-term employment...BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleExtension Of Belgium's Anti-Discrimination Law - Multiple, Associative And Presumed Discrimination Is Now Also Explicitly Prohibited By LawOn 20 July 2023, an amendment to the law was published in the Belgian State Gazette that significantly expands anti-discrimination legislation, both in terms of its material scope...European UnionEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleAfwezigheid wegens vruchtbaarheidsbehandeling of medisch begeleide voortplanting - Gedeeltelijke gelijkstelling met de moederschapsbeschermingOp 18 april 2024 werd een wetswijziging gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad die een ontslagbescherming en discriminatieverbod invoert bij afwezigheid wegens een vruchtbaarheidsbehandeling...BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleCommunication About An Employee's Departure - DPA Confirms Its Earlier PositionIn a decision of 17 February 2023, the Litigation Chamber of the Data Protection Authority (DPA) confirmed its earlier position that an employer is allowed to inform employees of an employee's...BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleFPS Employment, Labour And Social Dialogue Publishes Updated Collective Dismissal FormsEmployers contemplating a collective dismissal should as of today take into account updated forms from the FPS WASO. Both the form for the announcement (= intention)...BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleHervorming Van Het Ziektepensioen Voor Ambtenaren - De Tekst Is Goedgekeurd En Treedt In Werking Vanaf 1 Januari 2025 En Vanaf 1 Januari 2028Het wetsvoorstel om de re-integratie van langdurig zieke ambtenaren te vergemakkelijken werd aangenomen door de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers.BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleKlokkenluidersregelingen - Update berekening drempel 50 werknemersWelke ondernemingen hebben de verplichting om een intern meldingskanaal te introduceren? Dit zijn de juridische entiteiten met minstens 50 werknemers.BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleTrade Union Actions On 8 And 10 March: What You Need To Know As An EmployerOn Wednesday 8 and Friday 10 March, the trade unions will take action, and in some sectors strike, for more purchasing power. On 8 March, the actions are mainly in the private...BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleThe EU AI Act Has Been Published! - Considerations For Using Artificial IntelligenceThe AI Act is published today in the Official Journal of the European Union. For companies using artificial intelligence in their business processes, the countdown has begun.European UnionTechnologyClaeys & Engels
ArticleNieuwe CS3D-richtlijn Voor Grote OndernemingenMilieu en mensenrechten zijn belangrijker dan ooit. Dit is bevestigd door de Europese Unie, die (zeer) grote ondernemingen in het middelpunt heeft geplaatst van de strijd voor duurzaamheid die al enkele jaren wordt gevoerd...BelgiumCorporate/Commercial LawClaeys & Engels
ArticleHervorming Waalse Lokale Besturen. Bevoegdheid En Delegatie Van Bevoegdheid Om De Arbeidsovereenkomst Van Een Contractueel Personeelslid Te Beëindigen.Tot nu toe werd in het wetboek van plaatselijke democratie en decentralisatie en in de Organieke Wet van 8 juli 1976 betreffende de OCMW's niet expliciet bepaald welke autoriteit binnen...BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels
ArticleRéforme de la fonction publique locale wallonne. Compétence et délégation de compétence pour rompre le contrat de travail d'un agent contractuel.Jusqu'à présent, le Code de la démocratie locale et de la décentralisation et la Loi du 8 juillet 1976 organique des CPAS ne prévoyaient pas explicitement quelle autorité était compétente...BelgiumEmployment and HRClaeys & Engels