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The new Social Criminal Code

Bird & Bird
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Belgium
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August 12 2010

On 1 July 2010, the long-awaited Social Criminal Code was published in the Belgian official journal of laws

Case N 20.149 of the Labour Court of Appeal of Mons - validity of a new trial clause when offering a new function

Bird & Bird
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Belgium
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June 15 2009

Case law and general legal doctrine have confirmed in the past that a second trial clause can be agreed to in the event of a (considerable) change of the employment conditions, i.e. when in fact a new employment contract is entered into with the same employer

Tough times for temp agency sector: request to amend legislation and to open up public service for temp agency workers

Bird & Bird
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Belgium
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June 15 2009

In 2008 the temp agency sector experienced negative growth (- 3,41 compared to 2007) in the numbers of hours performed

Case N 50.076 of the Labour Court of Appeal of Brussels - no termination for cause in the event of unauthorised absence for 3 days

Bird & Bird
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Belgium
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June 15 2009

The Labour Court of Appeal held that an unjustified absence of an employee of 3 working days is not sufficient in order to serve as a ground for a termination for cause

A face lift at the expense of the employer

Bird & Bird
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Belgium
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June 15 2009

This may seem strange, but when cosmetic surgery becomes more and more available to all levels of society one could question whether a leave of absence following such a cosmetic operation may qualify as period during which the employer is obliged to keep paying the salary during a limited period of time before the Sickness Fund takes over

Timeframe for fathers taking up parental leave extended

Bird & Bird
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Belgium
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June 15 2009

On 1 April 2009 the new regulation on fathers taking up parental leave came into effect

Employment of scientific personnel or researchers further rewarded

Bird & Bird
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Belgium
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August 26 2008

In order to stimulate R&D activities, the Belgian legislature had introduced a system by which employers could retain 50 of the payroll tax withheld on the wages of scientific personnel or researchers

New regulation regarding the joint and several liability of the principal with respect to the Social Security and tax debts of the contractor

Bird & Bird
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Belgium
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February 5 2008

The Programme Act of 27 April 2007, published on 8 May 2007 in the Belgian Official Gazette, modified the existing regulations regarding the liability of the principal with respect to the social security and tax debts of the contractor as well as of the contractor for these debts of sub-contractors as specified in article 30bis of the Act of 27 June 1969 on the social security of workers and in articles 400 to 408 of the 1992 Income Tax Code

Belgium adopts rules allowing electronic employment contracts

Bird & Bird
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Belgium
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December 17 2007

Belgium has adopted new rules permitting the conclusion of employment contracts electronically, provided secure electronic signature and archiving systems are used

Employment update, Belgium October 2007

Bird & Bird
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Belgium
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October 9 2007

The Act of 20 September 1948 regarding the organisation of the economy, which instituted the creation of Works Councils as organs of information and consultation of the workers’ representatives, currently provides for a threshold of 50 workers