The new law on flexijobs in the catering sector has a two-pronged target: enabling more flexible employment contracts and combating fiscal and social fraud.
Measures to help people with disabilities or chronic diseases to participate in the Belgian labour market need to be improved, according to a report. The study, by the University of Leuven, found that support measures are seldom used, are not known about or require a lot of extra administration.
Belgium is one of a small number of countries to use a wage indexation system linking wage rises to the cost of living. However, the recent economic crisis has highlighted problems with the system and the government has even introduced legislation to veto 'cost of living' wage increases as part of
Every three years, the Foundation for Innovation and Labour [1], part of the Flemish Social-Economic Council (SERV [2]), carries out a survey of attitudes towards work in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The results are used to assess the ‘workability’ of jobs in the region. The survey was first
A study has looked at the risk of ‘burn-out’ among medical staff in Belgian hospitals. The research was commissioned by the Belgian Federal Public Service Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue [1] and the Belgian Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment [2]. The study, which
New legislation is being introduced in Belgium which allows employers to use the hiring of temporary agency workers as a legitimate route to full-time employment. Belgium already has one of the most carefully regulated labour markets offering a high level of protection to temporary workers.