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Guides for employers
What your joint committee requires and what to know before you hire. Every figure checked against an official source.
Find your joint committee
Pay scales, indexation, bonuses and the rules of your sector. Your number is on every payslip.
- 111PC 111Metal and machine building
- 112PC 112Garages
- 118PC 118Food industry (blue-collar workers)
- 119PC 119Food trade
- 121PC 121Cleaning
- 124PC 124Construction
- 140PC 140Transport and logistics
- 140.03PC 140.03Road haulage and logistics for third parties
- 145PC 145Horticulture
- 149.01PC 149.01Electricians
- 200PC 200White-collar employees
- 201PC 201Independent retail
- 202PC 202Food retail employees
- 209PC 209Metal industry employees
- 220PC 220Food industry employees
- 226PC 226Employees in trade, transport and logistics
- 302PC 302Hospitality
- 314PC 314Hairdressing and beauty care
- 322PC 322Temporary agency work and service vouchers
- 330PC 330Healthcare institutions and services
- 337PC 337Non-profit (supplementary committee)
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Guides by topic
Hiring staff
What it costs and what to arrange before day one.
First employeeWhich RSZ reduction you get for your first to fifth employee, what it really saves and what to arrange before day one.
Flexi-job costThe 28% special employer contribution, the minimum flexi wage, the conditions and a worked example against a regular blue-collar worker.
Late DimonaWhat a late or forgotten Dimona costs per employee, the deadlines per type and how to correct a forgotten declaration today.
Part-time employment contract BelgiumPart-time employment contract in Belgium: mandatory clauses, the new 1/10 minimum since June 2026, how to publish variable schedules, and two model clauses.
Single permit Belgium employer applicationSingle permit Belgium employer application in Flanders: the right category, 2026 salary thresholds, document checklist, fees and realistic waiting times.
Bogus self-employment BelgiumBogus self-employment in Belgium: construction and transport criteria as a checklist, what the NSSO reclaims with a worked example and when to request a ruling.
Pay, bonuses and benefits
What you pay on top of gross pay, and what is tax-efficient.
End-of-year bonus calculation in Belgium by sectorEnd-of-year bonus calculation in Belgium for JC 200, transport, construction, hospitality and food trade: who pays, pro rata, sick days, dismissal and cost.
Double holiday pay calculation in BelgiumDouble holiday pay calculation in Belgium: 92% for white-collar staff, 15.34% leaving holiday pay, the blue-collar holiday contribution and what employers pay.- Meal vouchers employer contribution BelgiumMeal vouchers employer contribution Belgium: € 8.91 maximum per voucher, the conditions to stay free of NSSO, the € 4 deduction and the cost next to a pay rise.
Benefit in kind company car Belgium 2026Benefit in kind company car Belgium 2026: the formula, reference emissions of 70 and 58 g/km, the € 1,690 minimum and three SME cars with the employer cost.
CBA 90 bonus BelgiumCBA 90 bonus Belgium in 2026: the NSSO and tax-free maximum, a worked example in euros, targets the FPS Employment accepts and the steps to file your plan.
Paying overtime Belgium 2026Paying overtime Belgium: when you owe a 50 or 100% premium, when time off in lieu applies, and how 240 voluntary overtime hours are gross equals net.
Sickness, accidents and unemployment
Who pays what when someone cannot work.
Guaranteed salary in Belgium during sickness (2026)Guaranteed salary in Belgium during sickness: how many days you pay, the blue-collar versus white-collar difference in euros and the new 8-week relapse rule.
Medical force majeure in BelgiumMedical force majeure in Belgium for employers: timeline from first sick day to C4, model letter, adapted work and 1,800 euros for the Return to Work Fund.
Report workplace accident Belgium employerHow to report a workplace accident in Belgium as an employer: the 8-day deadline, extra duties after a serious accident and who pays wages, with a timeline.
Temporary unemployment in BelgiumTemporary unemployment in Belgium for employers: ONEM notice periods, maximum duration, the eC3.2 control card and what it costs you per day in 2026.
Dismissal
Deadlines, compensation and the mistakes that cost money.
- Notice period employer Belgium 2026Notice period employer Belgium 2026: the table by start date, 1 week in the first six months, the 52-week cap and three worked examples in euros.
Dismissal for serious cause in BelgiumDismissal for serious cause in Belgium: both 3-working-day deadlines on a calendar, an evidence checklist, two template letters and the cost of losing.
Employer obligations
What the inspectorate checks first at an SME.
- Work rules Belgium employer guideWork rules Belgium employer guide: what must be in them, a filled-in template for variable schedules and how to file them online within 8 days.
External prevention and protection service BelgiumExternal prevention and protection service in Belgium: mandatory from your first employee. What you pay per employee in 2026, what it covers and how to switch.
Your social secretariat
Choosing, comparing and switching, directly or through a social bureau.
Choosing a social secretariatWhat a recognised social secretariat is, whether you need one and how an SME picks the right one.
Largest social secretariats in BelgiumSocial secretariats in Belgium in 2026: the 25 recognised secretariats on the official list and the largest ranked by employers, with source and date.
Acerta vs SD Worx, Securex, Liantis or PartenaAcerta vs Securex, SD Worx, Liantis or Partena: scale, region, services, pricing model and digital tools pair by pair, from their own websites, with date.
Social bureau in BelgiumWhat is a social bureau and what does it do for your SME? The difference with a social secretariat, what it costs, when it fits and how to switch.
Acerta or Business CentrumAcerta or Business Centrum? The same social secretariat, two ways: directly you do a lot yourself in the portal, through us in Ghent we do it for you.
SD Worx alternativeLooking for an SD Worx alternative for your SME? What to compare, how to give notice to SD Worx and how to move to Acerta through a social bureau in Ghent.
Securex alternativeLooking for a Securex alternative for your SME? Securex vs Acerta side by side, what happens to your other services and how to switch through a social bureau.
Liantis vs Acerta? A Liantis alternative for your SMELooking for a Liantis alternative for your SME? Liantis vs Acerta side by side, where sociaal bureau Liantis comes from, and how to give notice and switch.- Partena alternativeLooking for a Partena alternative for your SME? Partena vs Acerta side by side, doing it yourself or having it done, and how to leave Partena and switch.
- Social secretariat costsHow the price of a social secretariat is built up, what appears separately on the invoice and why the cheapest offer can turn out expensive.
Changing social secretariatHow employers give notice, when the switch takes effect and what moves to the new social secretariat.
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