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A hospital decided to proceed with the dismissal of an employee who combined the roles of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Data Protection Officer (DPO). Under the GDPR, a DPO cannot be dismissed or penalised for performing their duties. Although Belgian law and the GDPR do not provide for a specific protection compensation for DPOs, the court awarded a compensation equivalent to three months’ salary.

On February 26, the European Commission presented its Clean Industrial Deal (CID). As a follow-up to the European Green Deal, the CID aims to strengthen the competitiveness of European industry while at the same time accelerating the decarbonization of the economy.

Greenwashing has emerged as a major challenge in public procurement. While the European Union is tightening regulations with Directive 2024/825 on unfair commercial practices and preparing new legislation to regulate explicit environmental claims (the Green Claims Directive), public procurement is becoming both a fertile ground for misleading practices and a key arena for challenging them.

De regels die bepalen welk land bevoegd is voor de sociale zekerheid (“aanwijsregels”) zijn vastgelegd in de Europese Verordeningen 883/2004 en 987/2009, die van toepassing zijn in de lidstaten van de Europese Economische Ruimte of Zwitserland.

On 31 January 2025, the new Federal Government (“De Wever I”, also called “Arizona”) reached a coalition agreement.

Rising absenteeism due to incapacity for work is a growing concern for many employers. Such absences can significantly disrupt the organisation and productivity of a business. Faced with prolonged or repeated absences, employers often find themselves questioning whether dismissing an…

Since Donald Trump’s election to a second term as President of the United States, the possibility of U.S. trade measures against the European Union became more tangible.

The AI Act entered into force on 1 August 2024, and from 2 August 2026, most obligations must be complied with. However, the first obligations already entered into force on 2 February 2025. These obligations relate to prohibiting certain AI…

In today’s rapidly evolving legal landscape, staying ahead requires data-driven insights and best practices.

Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) 32bis applies in Belgium in the event of a transfer of undertakings.

Toezichthoudende autoriteiten spelen een cruciale rol in het waarborgen van de naleving van wet- en regelgeving door bedrijven.

De procedure van de besloten voorbereiding van het faillissement, beter bekend als het 'stil faillissement’ of 'flitsfaillissement' of ook wel de ‘Belgische pre-pack’ genoemd, bestaat inmiddels meer dan één jaar.

The Federal legislator reformed the Belgian Investment Deduction (ID) regime through the Act of 12 May 2024 containing various fiscal provisions.

With the rise of hybrid and electric vehicles, reimbursing home charging electricity costs has introduced complex fiscal and organisational challenges for employers.

This blog post discusses the updated cyber incident reporting obligations introduced by the NIS2 framework on network and information security.