Belgium: Cire, Cleanse-BrasilEuro Case – Abused workers and a “forgotten” lawsuit, Sept. 2018

The article returns to the Cleanse BrasilEuro case following the judgement of the Criminal Court of 15 December 2017, ten years after the facts. 455 undocumented men and women, mainly …

Belgium: Act of 18 July 2018 on economic recovery and the strengthening of social cohesion, 26 July 2018

The law of 18 July 2018 on economic recovery and the strengthening of social cohesion creates “contracts” without social security contributions and without withholding tax, which should be able to …

Belgium: FGTB, “Criminal prosecution for union trade action? What are we talking about?”, 24 July 2018

On 29 June 2018, the president of the regional branch of a socialist trade union has been found guilty of “malicious obstruction of traffic”, following the national trade union action …

Belgium: Arbeidshof Brus., 19 June 2018, Case Nr. 2017/AB/448

The Law of 10 May 2007, which prohibits discrimination based on protected criteria, also applies to selection criteria and hiring processes in the context of labor relations. Since the affiliation …

Belgium: Arbeidshof Brus, 27 Apr. 2018, Case Nr. 2016/AB/1.219

Where a report by the prevention adviser exists and there is no reason to question the accuracy of the findings and the impartiality of the author of the report, the …

Belgium: C.Trav. Brux., 25 Apr. 2018, Case Nr. 2017/AB/22

The person who meets the majority of the specific criteria laid down in the Royal Decree of 7 June 2013 is presumed to have performed his or her duties under …

Belgium: Wage gap: still an unacceptable level!

After the positive trend of a few years ago, the wage gap between women and men now seems to have stagnated at 20% for four years now. On the one …

Belgium: Part-time work is rarely a deliberate choice

One of the main causes of the wage gap and the resulting pension gap is the unequal distribution of work. Women work much more often part-time than men. Most of …

Administrative Commission for the settlement of the employment relationship, 23/02/2018

If the facts communicated by the potential future employee lead to the conclusion that the envisaged employment relationship, consisting of the delivery of meals by bicycle, is not characteristic of …

Belgium: C.Const. 22 février 2018, Case Nr. 6629

The Constitutional Court confirms the obligation of the public employer to respect the requirement of a pre-dismissal hearing for contract workers (not only for civil servants). This puts an end …

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