Belgium welcomes the third highest number of posted workers in the European Union. Employers sending posted workers to Belgium face obligations and liabilities according to the stipulations of the EU Posted Workers Directive. These obligations include prior...
Below an overview of the official public holidays 2025, the regional public holidays 2025 in Belgium and a reminder of the rules applicable to replacement days for employers with employees in Belgium. What are the Public Holidays 2025 in Belgium? New Year's Day -...
Interested to increase your pension with an extra pension plan when you will be retired? The fundamentals of the system in Belgium consists of 4 different pillars. This article provides useful information to employers, employees and self-employed persons seeking...
Preparing Legal Formalities Starting a business in Belgium equals to fill out legal formalities. If you are not familiar with the world of administration, then it might look complicated. There is paperwork to do on many levels; the level of the town you are living,...
Starting Business Starting out as a self-employed person or starting your own company in Belgium begins with a visit to an enterprise counter. An enterprise counter (in Dutch ondernemingsloket or in French guichet d’entreprise), also known in English as a business...
Almost every employee in Belgium receives an extra-legal benefit from the employer in addition to salary. The range of extra-legal benefits is huge. Here is an overview with more than 10 strong common employee benefits in Belgium. A Pension Scheme is Included in a...
Belgium has many peculiarities like the important difference between blue collar workers and white collar workers. This is not only visible in a number of differences in the reciprocal rights and obligations of the employer and the employee. You will also notice this...
Easy wage indexation 2024, after giant indexation 2023. Employers in Joint Industrial Committee 200 (JIC 200) are relieved and look to the future with a positive outlook. The System Every January, the salaries of employees in companies in Joint Industrial Committee...
A quick-start of doing Business in Belgium is easy. With the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE), an Enterprise Number and assistance of an Enterprise Counter also foreign companies can easily start-up business in Belgium. The Belgian government is facilitating the...