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Salary

Work and retirement

In Belgium, the minimum wage and the working hours are regulated by law and/or by collective labour agreements at sector level. The actual wage is part of a larger remuneration package received by the employee.

Undertaking undergoing restructuring

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If your undertaking located in Belgium needs to begin a restructuring phase, you should be aware that different regulations apply depending on the cause of the reorganisation: takeover of the undertaking, acquisition of assets, closure, etc. Please consult these regulations before making a decision, especially if it will result in job cuts!

Medical treatment in Belgium

Health

Are you coming to Belgium for a planned treatment or medical care? Then you will have to take steps in your own country or in Belgium in order to be entitled to a reimbursement

Integration income

Social security

Under certain conditions, when your income does not grant you a decent living, you can benefit from social support, more specifically an integration income. It is provided at a local level by the Public Social Welfare Centre (Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn – OCMW), which offers amongst other things financial support.

Declaring employees in Belgium

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To enable a correct follow-up by the Belgian social security, employers must submit two types of declaration for their employees. The first one is the immediate declaration (Dimona), and the second one is a quarterly reporting of executed work and salaries (DmfA).

In order to declare an employee, you will need their Social Security Identification Number (SSIN). If an employee does not have a SSIN yet, you can request one for them using BelgianIDpro.

Notification of temporary unemployment

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If your employees are temporarily unable to work due to bad weather, lack of work, a technical accident or force majeure, you can apply for temporary unemployment for them. The employment contract is then temporarily suspended and your employees are entitled to unemployment benefits. The notification of temporary unemployment always has to be made electronically via the online service Temporary Unemployment or via Batch.

Working Abroad

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A company may employ workers abroad to work on a temporary or part-time basis and remain subject to Belgian legislation. In that case, the company must comply with certain formalities.

Leave

Work and retirement

In Belgium, full-time workers are generally entitled to 4 weeks’ annual leave. They are also entitled to take leave in case of sickness or other circumstances.

Declaration of a change in my personal or professional situation

Social security

As a person receiving social security benefits, do you wish to make a change in your personal or professional situation? If so, how should you declare it? Please find the answers to your questions on this page.

Reporting the end of an employment contract

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When a Belgian employment contract ends, you as an employer need to:

  • immediately complete a Dimona OUT in the online service Dimona to report that your employee is leaving your employment.
  • provide the necessary information to the NSSO in the online service DmfA to enable the calculation of the remaining social security contributions.