Foreign employers with the intention to hire employees in Belgium have two options: become foreign employer without establishment in Belgium or use services of an employer of record (EOR). Why are they looking at these options specifically for Belgium? Why Start a...
Starting in Belgium All foreign companies looking to expand operations into Belgium examine tax in Belgium beforehand. Establishing a business in Belgium will likely necessitate the transfer of employees from the home country to operate locally. Given the intricacies...
Wage indexation exists in many European countries. Usually this is laid down in sector and/or company collective agreements and wage adjustment is limited to those sectors. Belgium is one of the few countries where (almost) all employees are entitled to some kind of...
Every year in January, the salaries of employees working in companies under the Joint Industrial Committee 200 (JIC 200) are adjusted to reflect the cost of living. This adjustment process is known as wage indexation 2025 in Belgium. The Index System The salary...
Does it surprise you that almost all employers in Belgium rely on managed payroll services? When to Use Managed Payroll Services? Payroll services encompass everything related to salary calculation, employee payment, and filing withholding taxes and social security...
What are the pros and cons of Employer of Record (EOR) in Belgium? Global employers with expansion plans to start with employees in Belgium all ask the same question. In what way am I going to get employees to work for me? Today there are two common options: using...
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 -...
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...
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....