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Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Belgium, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Belgium Employment

AdLex Advocaten & Bemiddelaars

New Standards, New Protections: Key Outcomes From The 2025 ILO Conference

The annual meeting of the International Labour Organization (the ‘ILO') concluded earlier this month. We summarise the key developments from the conference, which includes the adoption of new labour...

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Brussels Regulatory Brief: March 2025

On 11 February 2025, the European Commission launched a call for evidence to seek stakeholders' views on the Geo-Blocking Regulation (EU) 2018/302 to assess its effectiveness.

European Union Strategy

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Navigating DEI In Europe Amid Developments In The US

In light of the increasingly challenging situation that employers are facing following the US administration's approach to diversity, equity and inclusion...

European Union Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Three Months' Protection Indemnity For A Dismissed DPO

Belgium Employment

A

Altius

Crowned With Curls : Intersectionality And Women Of Colour In The Workplace

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Protections And Entitlements For Caregivers In The Workplace

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

CJEU Reaffirms Obligation To Register Working Time

Belgium Employment

VO

Van Olmen & Wynant

Including "Affirmative Action Measures" In Your Diversity And Inclusion Policy: What Employers Need To Know

Belgium Employment

A

Altius

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Belgium Employment

BB

Bird & Bird

Quotas For Employing People With Disabilities In A Range Of Countries

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Early Implementers Of The Pay Transparency Directive: Key Takeaways From Sweden And Belgium

Belgium Employment

F

Fieldfisher

CJEU Rejects Gender Discrimination Claim Regarding Higher Cost Allowance For (Male) Pilots Than For (Female) Cabin Crew

Belgium Employment

VO

Van Olmen & Wynant

Global HR Law Guide Update: Discrimination

Belgium Law Practice

IL

Ius Laboris

Commission Guidelines For Providers Of General-purpose AI Models

European Union Healthcare

AP

Arnold & Porter

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Belgium Employment

AdLex Advocaten & Bemiddelaars

Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Advisory | Trump Administration's AI Action Plan To Promote The U.S. AI Industry Through Deregulation, Expanded Infrastructure, And Diplomacy

Belgium Technology

AB

Alston & Bird

Labor Market Reforms In Belgium—Summer Agreement And New Program Act: Major Transformations On The Horizon

Belgium Employment

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Two Kiwis Per Day Chase Constipation Away – European Commission Approves Health Claim For Fruit

Belgium Healthcare

A

Altius

Double Discrimination Against Part-Time Workers

EU law prohibits employers from treating part-time employees less favourably than comparable full-time employees, unless such treatment is justified by objective reasons.

European Union Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Sexual Harassment Law In Latin America

While most countries have some kind of express legal prohibition of sexual harassment, the definition of what constitutes harassment varies across jurisdictions.

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Caregivers' Protection Against Discrimination: Tips For Employers

In the landmark 2008 Coleman case, the European Court of Justice expanded EU anti-discrimination protections to include caregivers.

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Hervorming Van Het Ziektepensioen Voor Ambtenaren - De Tekst Is Goedgekeurd En Treedt In Werking Vanaf 1 Januari 2025 En Vanaf 1 Januari 2028

Het wetsvoorstel om de re-integratie van langdurig zieke ambtenaren te vergemakkelijken werd aangenomen door de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers.

Belgium Employment

CE

Claeys & Engels

Agreement Reached On EU Platform Work Directive

European Union Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Employment Protections Extended To Infertility Treatment

Belgium Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Absence Due To Infertility Treatment Or Medically Assisted Reproduction - Partial Assimilation To Maternity Protection

Belgium Employment

CE

Claeys & Engels

Absence pour cause de traitement de l'infertilité ou de procréation médicalement assistée - Assimilation partielle à la protection de la maternité

Belgium Employment

CE

Claeys & Engels

Afwezigheid wegens vruchtbaarheidsbehandeling of medisch begeleide voortplanting - Gedeeltelijke gelijkstelling met de moederschapsbescherming

Belgium Employment

CE

Claeys & Engels

New Dismissal And Discrimination Protection For Employees Undergoing A Fertility Treatment

Belgium Employment

VO

Van Olmen & Wynant

'Cumulative' Maternity Dismissal Compensation

Belgium Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

New Protection For Employees Undergoing Infertility Treatment

Belgium Employment

A

Altius

What Should Employers In Belgium Consider When Using AI In The Workplace?

Belgium Employment

OC

Osborne Clarke

Le cumul de l'indemnité au titre de protection de la maternité et des indemnités de discrimination, en cas de licenciement d'une travailleuse enceinte et malade : une histoire de "et".

Belgium Employment

CE

Claeys & Engels

'Cumulative' Maternity Dismissal Compensation

The Antwerp Labour Court recently settled the question of whether compensation for maternity protection and separate compensation for discrimination...

Belgium Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

New Protection For Employees Undergoing Infertility Treatment

On 18 April 2024, a new Act to better protect employees undergoing infertility treatment was published in the Belgian State Gazette.

Belgium Employment

A

Altius

What Should Employers In Belgium Consider When Using AI In The Workplace?

The impact of AI spans across various sectors, with notable implications observed in the employment relationship.

Belgium Employment

OC

Osborne Clarke

Le cumul de l'indemnité au titre de protection de la maternité et des indemnités de discrimination, en cas de licenciement d'une travailleuse enceinte et malade : une histoire de "et".

Par un arrêt du 4 janvier 2024, la Cour du travail d'Anvers a confirmé un jugement du Tribunal du travail d'Anvers du 18 octobre 2022.

Belgium Employment

CE

Claeys & Engels

The Cumulation Of Compensation For Pregnancy Protection And Compensation For Discrimination In The Case Of Dismissal Of A Pregnant And Sick Employee: An 'And-And-And Story'

Belgium Employment

CE

Claeys & Engels

Het dragen van religieuze tekens op het werk - Arrest van het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie en recent arrest van het Arbeidshof van Brussel

Op 28 november 2023 heeft een cruciale beslissing van het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie verduidelijking gebracht inzake het dragen van religieuze tekens in de Belgische publieke sector.

European Union Employment

CE

Claeys & Engels

Le Port Des Signes Religieux Au Travail - Arrêt De La Cour De Justice De L'Union Européenne Et Arrêt Récent De La Cour Du Travail De Bruxelles

Le 28 novembre 2023, une décision cruciale de la Cour de Justice de l'Union Européenne a éclairé les débats entourant le port de signes religieux au sein du secteur public belge.

European Union Employment

CE

Claeys & Engels

March Deadline Looms In Belgium For Compliance With Employee's Right To Training

The "Labour Deal" Act of 3 October 2022 enacted the right for each employee within the private sector in Belgium to individual training in companies with 10 or more employees.

Belgium Employment

OC

Osborne Clarke

Women Underrepresented In Science

To mark UN International Day of Women and girls in Science, on 11 February, we've been taking a look at the issue of gender equality in science as a profession.

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Public Administrations Can Prohibit Employees From Wearing Religious Symbols At Work

Belgium Employment

Reliance Littler

Employer Obligations And The Gender Pay Gap In Belgium

Belgium Employment

OC

Osborne Clarke

What Impact Will Artificial Intelligence Have On The Future Of Work Internationally?

Worldwide Technology

OC

Osborne Clarke

WEBINAR VIDEO | Help… Am I Still Up-to-date With The Current Trends In Labour Law?

Belgium Employment

A

Altius

De Bouche À Oreille - Discrimination Sur Le Lieu De Travail Avec Amaury Arnould (Podcast)

Belgium Employment

CE

Claeys & Engels

Toolkit For An Ethical Way Forward

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Pay Transparency In The EU: It's Time To Prepare

European Union Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Is Employment Law Ready For AI?

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Pay Transparency Directive: What Is A Joint Pay Assessment?

European Union Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Discrimination: A Practical Case To Follow Up With The Latest Legislative Improvements

Belgium Employment

LL

Loyens & Loeff

When Is There A Cumulation Of Indemnities If A Pregnant Employee Is Dismissed?

Belgium Employment

CE

Claeys & Engels

Compensation Ordered After Email Slip Reveals Age Discrimination

Belgium Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

The EU Pay Transparency Directive: What Employers Need To Know

European Union Employment

LG

L&E Global

Summer Update Of The Discrimination Legislation: Multiple Discrimination, New Concepts, Modern Terminology And More Flexibility For Sanctions And Enforcement

Belgium Employment

LG

L&E Global

New Law Targets ‘Intersectional' And ‘Multiple' Discrimination

Belgium Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

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WEBINAR VIDEO | Help… Am I Still Up-to-date With The Current Trends In Labour Law?

A

Altius

Zero Tolerance! Addressing Harassment In The Workplace (Video)

AM

Arendt & Medernach

Equal Pay Day 2022: What's Happening With The Gender Pay Gap?

IL

Ius Laboris

Video: Employment Law Roundup Part 2 – Important Cases From 2020

WF

William Fry

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