For employers in Bruges
Social secretariat in Bruges: hospitality, port and trade with Business Centrum
Looking for a social secretariat in Bruges? Business Centrum takes over your staff administration from Ghent, with Acerta as the recognised social secretariat. We handle salaries, Dimona, contracts and absences, also for flexi-jobbers, casual workers and students in hospitality. Our office is 50 km from the Markt, but nearly everything is settled by phone.
Employers in Bruges and their joint committee
Bruges has 13,848 VAT-registered businesses. Three sectors shape staff administration there, each with its own joint committee and rules:
In hospitality and retail, staffing moves with the tourist season. Every extra pair of hands needs a Dimona before the first working day.
Hospitality and tourism
1,268 businesses in Bruges are hotels, restaurants or cafés. In the district, 7,438 people work in hospitality, spread over 1,330 workplaces. They fall under JC 302, often with flexi-jobbers, casual workers and students, each with their own Dimona.
Port of Zeebrugge
Transport and storage accounts for 6,053 jobs in the district, with the port at Zeebrugge, part of Bruges. Dock workers fall under JC 301.05, the subcommittee for the ports of Zeebrugge-Bruges, Ostend and Nieuwpoort. White-collar staff in transport and logistics often fall under JC 226.
Trade
1,921 businesses in Bruges are in trade. A shop selling to consumers often falls under JC 201 for its white-collar staff, a wholesaler under JC 200.
Bruges in figures: employers and distance to our office
Official figures on Bruges and its district, and the distance to our office, each with its source.
What Business Centrum takes over for your business in Bruges
From payroll administration to switching providers, this is what we take over:
- The right joint committee for your activity
- Salaries every month, with indexation and sector bonuses
- Every Dimona on time, also for flexi-jobbers, casual workers and students
- Contracts for blue-collar and white-collar staff, fixed-term included
- Holidays, sickness and absences
- The quarterly return and NSSO contributions, through Acerta
- The switch from your current social secretariat
What is left for you
You tell us who works and what changes. We call you if something does not add up.
Business Centrum is a payroll and HR office and your fixed contact in Ghent. Returns to the NSSO go through Acerta, a recognised social secretariat.
How we work with you from Bruges
No need to drive to Ghent:
Call or request a call back
Call us, or ask on this page for us to call you back.
By appointment in Ghent
Prefer to meet? Book an appointment at Doornzelestraat 23-25. By car it is 50 km via the E40, 45 minutes without traffic. The train runs direct to Gent-Dampoort in 36 minutes.
Everything else remotely
You pass on hours, new hires and absences by email or phone. Dimona and the quarterly return go electronically to the NSSO, through Acerta. More on the province: social secretariat in West Flanders.
How to start from Bruges
Get acquainted
A conversation by phone or at our office: how many people, which joint committee, what is in place today?
Set up
We open your file with Acerta and handle the switch if you already have a social secretariat.
Every month
You pass on the hours worked, we do the rest. Your staff get their payslip on time.
Social secretariat in Bruges: frequently asked questions
Does Business Centrum have an office in Bruges?
No. Our office is in Ghent, at Doornzelestraat 23-25. For a meeting at the office, you book an appointment.
Which joint committee covers my business in Bruges?
That depends on your activity, not on the municipality. A hotel, restaurant or café falls under JC 302, a shop often under JC 201, dock workers at Zeebrugge under JC 301.05.
Can I use flexi-jobbers in my restaurant or café in Bruges?
Yes. Hospitality may use flexi-jobbers under the conditions of the flexi-job scheme. You file a Dimona FLX per quarter, before the first shift. The guide on the flexi-job rules explains who qualifies.
Sources
Every amount and deadline on this page was checked against these official sources, last consulted on .
- iRail, NMBS-dienstregeling
- OpenStreetMap, routeplanner OSRM, route met de auto
- RSZ, Verdeling van de arbeidsplaatsen naar plaats van tewerkstelling, 31 december 2024
- Statbel, open data: btw-plichtige ondernemingen volgens rechtsvorm en gemeente, 2025
- Statbel, Structuur van de bevolking: bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2026
Social secretariat for your business in Bruges
Hand over the staff work of your business in Bruges?
Call us or request a call back. We look at your situation, tell you what we take over and prepare a tailored quote.