Companies and the FNV trade union advocate for the retention of the employee discount scheme, which is set to disappear on January 1, while the House of Representatives is currently debating its abolition as part of a tax plan. #personeelskorting #belastingplan #werkgevers (translated)
A letter from the highest magistrates of Belgium brings the division within Arizona back to the surface, as they are concerned about the impact of the increase in employer contributions for hiring new statutory employees. #JusticeBelgique #RéformeBudgetaire #MagistratsBelgique (translated)
The strikes in regional transport have been suspended for two weeks after the unions FNV and CNV received new hope from employers' organizations for successful collective labor agreement negotiations. (translated)
The planned strike in regional transport has been canceled, and trade unions and employers have resumed talks about a new collective labor agreement, hoping for a solution within two weeks. #Staking #CAO #Streekvervoer (translated)
The planned strike in regional transport will not take place, because unions and employers are resuming negotiations for a new collective labor agreement. #Staking #Cao #Vervoer (translated)
The UWV has halted the development of an ICT system that was supposed to better match job seekers and employers, as there was insufficient confidence in a successful and cost-effective implementation, which again highlights the persistent problems within the organization. #ICTflop #UWV #Arbeidsmarkt (translated)
Scheldt wrote that employers, according to a discovery at temp agencies, were not interested in graduates from UGent. https://t.co/TFo211lkvZ https://t.co/JRCimVpMmx #UGent #onderwijs #werkgevers (translated)
Pluxee, in collaboration with the Ghent fintech Warren, will offer an additional pension plan for Belgian employers, aimed at SMEs, start-ups, and growing companies, where contributions are invested in a portfolio of listed ETFs. #Pluxee #PensionComplémentaire #PME (translated)
More than 50 employers and thousands of job seekers will gather on Tuesday in Tribune 1 of the Stade Roi Baudouin for the third edition of the Brussels Job Day 2026. #BrusselsJobDay #emploi #rechercheEmploi (translated)
The free syndicate Synova held a protest action on Friday in front of the AKT headquarters in Namur, where they urged entrepreneurs to make fairer use of the benefits provided by the government, given the growing inequality between the efforts of workers and the benefits for employers. #Synova #EmploiDurable #DialogueSocial (translated)
Around a hundred members of the free union Synova mobilized on Friday at the headquarters of AKT in Namur to protest against the inequality between the efforts of employees and the benefits for employers, while demanding better guidance of government support for sustainable employment. #Synova #AKT #EmploiDurable (translated)
"It's important that everyone is willing to get started at maximum speed," said chairman Coen van Oostrom of the employers' organization VNO-NCW, for example. #SociaalAkkoord #SocialeZekerheid #Arbeidsmarkt (translated)
Minister Vijlbrief has emphasized several times that he hopes to reach a broadly supported 'social agreement' with trade unions and employers, which also includes reforms that will ultimately generate revenue again. #socialezekerheid #vakbonden #onderhandelingen (translated)
"But I am an optimist in a storm. Because we are in the Netherlands on a dead-end road." Employers' boss Coen van Oostrom (VNO-NCW) says he is 'optimistic' about the polder negotiations that start on Wednesday. #VNONCW #AI #werkgelegenheid (translated)
Coen van Oostrom, chairman of the employers' association VNO-NCW, warns of significant job loss due to the rise of AI and calls for urgent changes in government policy to keep the economy healthy. #VNONCW #AI #werkgelegenheid (translated)
During the autumn negotiations, the cabinet, trade unions, and employers reached an agreement to temporarily suspend actions while they continue negotiations over reforms of the social system for a few more weeks. #najaarsoverleg #socialestelsel #vakbonden (translated)
Geert Noels stated that a study by Vooruit estimated the annual cost of corporate taxation at 4.2 to 4.7 billion euros, but according to him, due to significant errors, it actually amounted to about 1 billion euros. He argued that this cost could not be offset by higher taxes, which he believed would cause more harm than benefit; he advocated for better oversight of bogus self-employment. Noels identified the main mistake as the comparison between directors via a management company and employees. According to him, directors were legally self-employed and paid contributions up to a ceiling. This comparison would overestimate the estimate by more than 1 billion euros. Moreover, employer contributions were calculated based on the total labor cost instead of the gross salary, resulting in a calculation of 33 percent instead of 25 percent. Noels also disputed that there were four independent estimates: according to him, they used the same rates and distribution keys. He pointed out that estimate C assumed 24 billion euros in shifted profits, compared to about 15 billion euros in total profits in estimate A. Furthermore, factors such as the tax shift, energy crisis, inflation, the reform of corporate tax in 2017, and Pillar 2 were not included as explanations for the macro figures. Also, liquidation reserves of ordinary SMEs would have been counted as leaks. According to Noels, the study also did not take behavior effects into account, such as substitution, cessation, moving abroad, losses, or bankruptcies, and only included companies with profits. He therefore labeled the note as an unreliable basis for policy and believed that bogus self-employment should be addressed directly. Finally, he urged academics, journalists, and politicians to respect the facts when it came to entrepreneurs and risk-takers. #Vennootschapsbelasting #Economie #Belastingen (translated)
Today, employers and employees in the polder are talking with the cabinet about the Dutch economy and WIA, with the hope of cooperation for a social agreement, now that previously announced cuts have been canceled. #WIA #socialezekerheid #polderoverleg (translated)
Employers, trade unions, and the cabinet are finally coming together to find solutions for the high number of people receiving benefits in the Netherlands, but due to the complex issues, no quick results are expected. #SociaalAkkoord #Arbeidsongeschiktheid #Arbeidsmarkt (translated)
After the abolition of cuts in social security, there is urgency to reach a social agreement, while employers and trade unions are under pressure to find solutions for the high number of people receiving benefits. #SociaalAkkoord #Bezuinigingen #SocialeZekerheid (translated)
