In het kader van de Europese dag voor Justitie zetten de vier hoge rechtscolleges hun deuren open: Grondwettelijk Hof, Hof van Cassatie, Raad van State en het Rekenhof. VRG-Alumni…
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The Decree of still imposes the obligation to use the Dutch language but allows the use of another language known by all parties for employment contra…
Read MoreThe ban on employing temporary agency workers during a strike, which can be found in article 19 of the collective labour agreement n° 108 of 16 July 2…
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Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) n° 109 introduces an obligation to state the reasons for dismissal.
Read MoreThe Court of Appeal of Brussels has decided that red soles of the brand Louboutin are a valid trademark. As a consequence [of this decision], other sh…
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In our VAT newsflash of 27 November 2014, we informed you that, as of 1 January 2015, legal entities would no longer be able to choose whether their s…
Read MoreThe Directive of the European Commission of 26 November 2014, published on 5 December 2014, aims at ensuring an effective enforcement of competition l…
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The Parliament recently approved a new law (1) amending the calculation method of social security contributions for the self-employed. The new legisla…
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Les titres qui n'avaient pas encore fait l'objet d'une conversion de plein droit ou à l'initiative de leurs titulaires au 1er janvier 2014 ont en prin…
Read MoreDuring the final days before the year-end celebrations, certain employers like to offer a gift or gift vouchers to their employees but have questions …
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The Royal Decree of 10 December 2014 containing the wage withholding tax scales for income year 2015 was published in the Belgian Official Gazette of …
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In an earlier newsletter, we wrote that the Article 29 Working Party ("Working Party 29″) has adopted guidelines relating to the implementation of the…
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On 24 November 2014, the Brussels Commercial Court ("the Court") dismissed, for lack of sufficient evidence, the first action for damages ever brought…
Read MoreAlors qu'un système de choix et de réversibilité de choix entre les chèques-repas délivrés sur support papier et les chèques-repas sous forme électron…
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On 4 November 2014, the Commercial Court of Antwerp ("the Court") issued a cease and desist order against NV Right Brain Interface ("RBI") to close do…
Read MoreOn 10 July, the social partners within the National Joint Committee for Employees (No. 218) signed a Collective Labour Agreement about outplacement fo…
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A WC has to be set up in companies with 100 employees or more. The same applies in companies where a WC should have been established during the previo…
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On 12 September 2014, the Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation) ruled that the Belgian Law of 13 April 1995 on commercial agency agreemen…
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De wet van 14 december 2005 houdende de afschaffing van de effecten aan toonder (de wet van 14 december 2005) en het koninklijk besluit van 25 juli 20…
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Récemment, dans le cadre de l'affaire Impresa Pizzarotti1 , la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne s'est à nouveau penchée sur la question de savoir…
Read MoreNon-competition clauses are regularly included in employment contracts. This article clarifies the points an employer should pay attention to when dra…
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