Current Region & Language
Current Region & Language
Current Region & Language
Currency
Euro
Employer Taxes
Employer contributions can be around 30-40% of gross salaries for social security.
Payroll Frequency
Monthly
Language
Dutch, French, German
Date Format
DD/MM/YYYY
Belgium By The Numbers
11.5 million
Population
EUR 550 billion
GDP
9
National Holidays
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Weekly Working Hours
National Holidays
Leave
Holiday, sick, parental (paternity, maternity, parental leave), care leave, educational leave, Palliative leave, political leave
Employment Contracts
No, but for labour leasing yes
Types of Employment
Employees, temporary agency workers, independent contractors
Employment Costs
IC Class Factors
A status assessment is multi-faceted and dependent upon a number factors and a totality approach is required in order to determine the outcome. Prevalent considerations include (but are not limited to) an analysis of the degree of control, subordination, exclusivity, economic risk of individual, integration into the organisation, subcontracting of work and the right to substitution.
Labor Leasing
Yes
Minimum Wage Requirements
The national minimum wage, the guaranteed average minimum monthly income, has been determined by the National Labor Council and currently stands at EUR 2.070,48 per month (pro-rata in case of part-time work). Per April 2026, this will be increased with 35,70.
Medical Benefits
White collar employees are entitled to their full salary paid by the employer during the first 30 days of sick leave. Blue collar employees are entitled to their full salary paid by the employer during the first 7 days, reduced to 85.88 % of the remuneration from day 8 until and including day 14, further reduced to 25,88% from day 15 until and including day 30 of sick leave.
Probationary Periods
Probationary periods are prohibited in almost all employment contracts, and the normal statutory rules on notice periods for termination of employment apply from the first day of employment.
There are two exceptions to the general prohibition of probationary periods, as follows: The first three days of the employment contracts of students working during their studies are automatically considered to be a probationary period, during which the employer or employee can terminate the contract without notice or paying any compensation.
The first three days of a contract for a temporary agency work assignment, are considered to be a probationary period, during which the employer or employee can terminate the contract without notice or paying any compensation, unless the employer and employee agree on a different length of probationary period, or that there will be no probationary period.
Termination Notice
For indefinite period contracts, depending on the length of employment. For a fixed term contract, termination during the first half of the agreed term (with a maximum of 6 months) of the first fixed-term employment contract, the statutory notice periods for indefinite period employment contract apply. In all other cases, the party who terminates the contract must pay to the other party a compensation in lieu of notice equal to the salary and benefits that would have been due until the end of the agreed fixed term.
Severance
Except for dismissals for serious cause, an employer who dismisses an employee can choose to make the employee perform a notice period (the duration of which is determined by law) or to end the employment agreement with immediate effect by means of payment of a severance pay (or a combination of both).
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