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 -...
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Legal Formalities in Belgium
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,...
Payroll Pitfall nr 2 : Limosa and Dimona
A Limosa declaration and a Dimona declaration are mandatory electronic notifications for every employer. Prior to the start of an employee, the employer must declare its employees with an electronic notification system to the Belgian National Social Security Office...
Reduced employer cost first employee, jovial reduction
The reduced employer cost makes that Belgium remains an interesting country to hire new employees. An incentive of an amount up to € 3.100 per quarter for an indefinite period of time, will convince a lot of foreign employers to hire their first employee in Belgium....
Payroll Pitfall nr 1 : Umbrella Company and Employer of Record
An Umbrella Company and an Employer of Record are frequently used by expanding companies that want to hire employees in their target markets. They are not familiar with the local rules relating to labor and don't want to concern themselves with administration and...
Eunomia, Official Enterprise Counter since 2004
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...
Increase your Pension in Belgium with an extra Pension Plan: Use the 4 Pillars
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...
White Collar Workers, Blue Collar Workers and 9 Other Types of Employees in Belgium
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...
New Rules on Posted Workers to Belgium
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...