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....
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...
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 -...
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...
Why an Employer's Obligation? In this post, we want to focus on the Belgian employers obligation to keep work regulations, also called "workers regulations" or "arbeidsreglement" (in Dutch) or "réglement de travail" (in French). The legal provisions are found in the...
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...