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.

Le monde juridique est mis au défi par la croissance sans précédent des initiatives environnementales, sociales et de gouvernance (ESG). Par le biais de l'enquête Avocats et Juristes face au futur, nous avons interrogé les professionnels du droit sur la demande croissante de conseils ESG, sur les mesures qu'ils prennent pour y répondre et leur degré de préparation.

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.

One of the measures of the labour deal (Act of 3 October 2022 on various labour provisions) on working time is the introduction of a right to disconnect.

Does a day, week or month go by without hearing how AI can be a productivity booster for your way-of-working or how AI makes it possible to do more with less effort? In today’s hype-filled world of technology, based on artificial intelligence, the value of AI for contract management does not only extend to sales, procurement, and finance departments, but also the legal department is facing this innovative technology to improve their way-of-working. 

Bij een (her) plaatsing van een overheidsopdracht voor diensten wordt een onderneming voor de uitoefening van uitbestede activiteiten vaak opgevolgd door een andere onderneming. Wanneer de (her)plaatsing gepaard gaat met een ondernemingsovergang, zoals bedoeld in CAO nr. 32bis, worden de werknemers van de vorige opdrachtnemer beschermd.

On 10 November 2022, the Act of 3 October 2022 on various labour provisions was published in the Official State Gazette. On our website we will address the most important measures of the Labour Deal. This article concerns the new 7-day notification term for variable work schedules.

Lors d'un panel d'étudiants en droit de troisième année à l'Université de Gand, la question suivante a été posée : un contrat est-il principalement un document juridique ou plutôt un document commercial ?

The European Long Term Investment Fund (hereinafter “ELTIF”) was created by the EU in 2015 (Regulation 2015/760 dated 29 April 2015). The ELTIFs are designed to create an EU sustainable and flexible investment scheme for long term investments.

Hoewel elke advocaat de wettelijke plicht (artikel 444 Gerechtelijk Wetboek) heeft zijn cliënt te informeren over alternatieve geschillen beslechtingsmethodes, zien we in de praktijk dat maar al te vaak en te snel of op automatische piloot, wordt gekozen voor de klassieke dagvaarding in commerciële en andere conflicten.

On 3 October 2022, the Belgian Federal Government introduced a draft bill containing various tax and financial provisions with the Chamber of Representatives. It includes a wide range of tax measures, mainly impacting procedural aspects. With this bill, the Government seeks to implement the "Second Action Plan for a coordinated anti-fraud policy" launched by the Minister of Finance (cf. our Newsflash of 29 April 2022 (Dutch)).

On September 20, 2022, Thomas De Meese and Marieke Van Nieuwenborgh presented a webinar on the new competition rules applicable to distribution relationships which entered into force on May 10, 2022. 

A new Royal Decree of 11 September 2022 has been adopted to amend the part of the Code on well-being of workers that concerns the reintegration procedure. This Royal Decree has come into force on 1 October 2022 and contains various reforms. In addition, the government submitted a legislative proposal on 14 September which aims to establish a procedure of its own with regard to the termination of the contract for medical force majeure. This procedure was initially included in the reintegration procedure, but now it will be separated.