European Works Councils -
TRILOGUE CONSENSUS MARKS TURNING POINT IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS -
1. POLITICAL BREAKTHROUGH: (ALMOST) FINAL TEXT OF THE DRAFT REVISED DIRECTIVE ON EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCILS -
On 28 May 2025, the...more
7/8/2025
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Last month, the Belgian Supreme Court ruled in a case concerning a former employee who, following an internal investigation, had been first dismissed by her employer for and subsequently convicted of several criminal...more
6/4/2024
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We continue to see increased investigation and prosecution of corruption, fraud, modern slavery and workplace misconduct, especially in the construction, transportation and financial sectors.
Investigations are boosted by...more
1/10/2024
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Compliance with GDPR requirements is a key factor when you plan and conduct social elections.
Since the social elections procedure involves the processing of a lot of personal employee data, for example, the list of...more
Employee representatives on the works council and health and safety committee benefit from a special form of dismissal protection, which covers all effective members and substitute members sitting on those bodies, as well as...more
Psychosocial risks at work can have serious consequences for the well-being and productivity of employees and the organisation. To help prevent and address these risks, Belgian law provides for the possibility to appoint a...more
Why it is crucial to correctly identify the leading personnel in a company.
Members of a company’s leading personnel (leidinggevend personeel/personnel de direction) cannot be put forward as candidates during the social...more
Determining the TBU at the start of the social elections process.
The 2024 social elections are scheduled for 13-26 May, when workers will elect their representatives on the works council and the health and safety...more
Like the majority of EU Member States, Belgium missed the deadline to transpose the Directive on time. However, the Belgian parliament has now approved the draft act transposing the Directive for the private sector (the New...more