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There is no specific law on track & trace in Belgium, but employee tracking does raise questions under both privacy and data protection law.

Climate change poses significant challenges to policymakers, and addressing it requires a concerted effort from governments, businesses, and individuals. The European Union (EU) has taken a leading role in tackling climate change, and one of its key policy tools is the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS).

Climate change poses significant challenges to policymakers, and addressing it requires a concerted effort from governments, businesses, and individuals. The European Union (EU) has taken a leading role in tackling climate change, and one of its key policy tools is the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS).

European Commission seeks stakeholders’ views on draft foreign subsidies implementing regulation

On January 24, 2023, the social partners of the National Labor Council signed CBA No. 164 regarding the employer's intervention in travel by bicycle between the home and the workplace.

The trend in digitalization in legal departments is one of rapid growth. Companies are increasingly adopting legal technology solutions to automate management of their legal matters and streamline processes.

 Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD): large companies and listed companies will soon be subject to new requirements in terms of publication and audit of sustainability information.

After an absolute record year in 2021, the international M&A market had a varied 2022 with a strong first half of the year but significantly lower deal volumes in the second half of the year, especially in the higher end of the market.

In 2023 antitrust enforcement globally will continue to respond to calls for it to do more to address a range of crises and social concerns. Authorities are being given enhanced powers and new tools, and are tackling cases that they might not have pursued a few years ago.

It is difficult to attract talent. Candidates are not inclined to change jobs easily. A competitive salary is not the sole driver anymore.

Days before the recent UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), the European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on the terms of a new Regulation on deforestation-free products.

Small Modular Reactors (hereinafter “SMRs”) are a promising new technology in the field of nuclear energy, offering a number of potential benefits over traditional large nuclear reactors. They are smaller in size and can be mass-produced, making them more affordable and easier to deploy. In addition, their modular design allows for a greater degree of flexibility in terms of deployment and operation. However, as no technology is flawless, there are also disadvantages to SMRs that are worth addressing.

A 2023 comes with a package of new labor and employment law measures that affect HR.

The turn of the year also brings a couple of changes to the legislative framework regarding employment of third-country nationals.  We give you a summary of some noteworthy changes.

Businesses are increasingly engaged in the digital transformation of their processes and in constant need of a wide array of IT services going from software (especially so-called Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software) to hosting services. This leads to a multiplication of IT arrangements and contracts.

On 10 November 2022, the Various Labour Provisions Act was published in the Belgian State Gazette. Here we briefly address the most important topics of the Belgian labour deal.