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...
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Wage Indexation 2025 – Increase of 3,58 Percent
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...
Discover the Pros and Cons of Employer of Record (EOR) in Belgium
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...
Official Public Holidays 2025 in Belgium
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 -...
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...
Mandatory Work Regulations for Employees: Payroll Pitfall nr 3
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...