In2023, Looking ahead, we explore the most important trends and developments related to labour and employment law in Belgium.

Starting ahead in 2023: new and upcoming employment rules in Belgium

Below we briefly discuss the most important new or upcoming changes to employment law in Belgium.

Programme Act of 26 December 2022

Belgium entered the new year with the entry into force of most of the provisions of the massive Programme Act of 26 December 2022 (published on 30 December). Amongst others, this act contains the following:

1. Attendance registration for cleaning sector: a new obligation to register workers at the workplace in order to combat social fraud (a similar obligation already exists in the construction sector).
2. The Limitation period for social (NSSO) fraud by the employer is extended from 7 to 10 years.
3. It will become easier for the National Employment Office (NEO) to reclaim wrongfully paid benefits from the employer if he wrongfully invoked temporary unemployment for suspension of employment contract.
4. The abolishment of the reimbursement of the activation compensation in case of collective dismissal: previously, the employer could recover from the NEO the difference between the activation compensation and the severance pay effectively due (if the activation compensation exceeds the severance pay). This is no longer possible.
5. A temporary reduction of social security contributions for employers and a possibility to spread the payment social security...

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