Belgium

New and updated

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Termination of employment

  Updated to reflect changes to closure payments for collective redundancies, effective 1 November 2023.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Pay and benefits

  Updated to reflect a change to the national minimum wage rate, effective 1 November 2023.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Employee rights

  Updated to reflect new information on bullying and psychological risks and changes to the minimum pay supplement for night work, the statutory maternity benefit, the flat-rate state benefits for parental leave and for state benefits under the general time credits scheme, effective 1 November 2023.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated to include new measures on the reduction in minimum notice required when certain employees resign, effective 28 October 2023.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Recruitment and selection

  Enhanced to include new information on discrimination.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Equal opportunities

  Updated to include changes to the prohibited grounds of direct and indirect discrimination in employment.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Contracts of employment

  Updated to reflect changes to probationary periods, the written statement of terms of employment and various new general measures.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Training and development

  Updated to reflect various new training rights and obligations for employees and employers.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Useful online resources

  Enhanced to include information on official data services.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Health and safety

  Updated to include information on employers’ obligations to consult in relation to the ability of employees to disconnect from work.