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For employers in Brussels

Payroll in Brussels: your staff administration with Business Centrum

Looking for payroll in Brussels? Business Centrum takes over your staff administration from Ghent, with Acerta as the recognised social secretariat. Brussels is a region of its own, with other target group reductions than Flanders and documents in each employee's language. We handle salaries, Dimona and contracts, and you always call the same contact.

What we take over

Employers in Brussels and their joint committee

The Region has 125,226 VAT-registered businesses. The public sector is its largest employer, with 109,229 jobs. In the private sector, three sectors stand out:

  1. Offices and finance

    Banks and insurers employ 52,866 people. Banks have their own committee, JC 310. White-collar staff without a committee of their own fall under JC 200.

  2. Trade

    7,428 workplaces with staff are in wholesale and retail. Shop staff often fall under JC 201, large retail chains under JC 311.

  3. Hospitality

    Hospitality has 26,919 jobs in the Region, and 7,239 businesses have their head office there. They work under JC 302, often with casual workers and students.

Brussels in figures: employers and distance to our office

The official figures on the Brussels Region and City, and how far our office is. Each figure links to its source.

Brussels in figures: employers and distance to our office
FigureValueReference dateSource
Population of the Brussels-Capital Region1,255,834Statbel: Statbel, Structuur van de bevolking: bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2026
Population of the City of Brussels198,674Statbel: Statbel, Structuur van de bevolking: bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2026
VAT-registered businesses with head office in the Brussels-Capital Region125,226Statbel: Statbel, open data: btw-plichtige ondernemingen volgens rechtsvorm en gemeente, 2025
Workplaces with employees in the Brussels-Capital Region38,289NSSO: RSZ, Verdeling van de arbeidsplaatsen naar plaats van tewerkstelling, 31 december 2024
Employee jobs in the Brussels-Capital Region653,840NSSO: RSZ, Verdeling van de arbeidsplaatsen naar plaats van tewerkstelling, 31 december 2024
Road distance from the Grand-Place in Brussels to our office in Ghent, in km59OpenStreetMap: OpenStreetMap, routeplanner OSRM, route met de auto
Driving time without traffic from the Grand-Place in Brussels to our office, in minutes55OpenStreetMap: OpenStreetMap, routeplanner OSRM, route met de auto
Fastest train journey from Brussels Central station to Gent-Dampoort, changing at Gent-Sint-Pieters, in minutes51iRail: iRail, NMBS-dienstregeling

What Business Centrum takes over for your business in Brussels

From payroll administration to switching providers, this is what we take over:

  • Determining the right joint committee
  • Salaries every month, with indexation and sector bonuses
  • Every Dimona on time, also for casual workers and students
  • Contracts for blue-collar and white-collar staff
  • 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.

What is different in Brussels compared with Flanders

Your workplace in Brussels decides which language and which reductions apply:

  1. Documents in the employee's language

    Under the language laws of 18 July 1966, an employer based in Brussels drafts staff documents in Dutch for Dutch-speaking employees and in French for French-speaking ones. A translation may be added if the make-up of the staff justifies it. At the start, we record the language of each employee's documents.

  2. Other target group reductions

    Regional reductions follow the workplace where the employee works. Brussels abolished activa.brussels from 15 July 2026; for a contract signed earlier, the subsidy runs until 31 December 2026. The Brussels reduction for older workers ended on 1 July 2026.

  3. What applies everywhere

    The federal reduction for the first employee also applies in Brussels: up to € 2,000 per quarter.

How we work with you from Brussels

You do not need to come to Ghent to work with us:

  1. Remotely, and by appointment in Ghent

    You pass on hours and absences by email or phone; the returns go to the NSSO through Acerta. To meet in person, you come to Doornzelestraat 23-25: 59 km via the E40, 55 minutes without traffic, or 51 minutes by train from Brussels Central.

How to start from Brussels

  1. Get acquainted

    By phone or at our office: how many people, which joint committee, which language, what is in place today?

  2. Set up

    We open your file with Acerta and handle the switch.

  3. Every month

    You pass on the hours worked, we do the rest.

Payroll in Brussels: frequently asked questions

Does Business Centrum have an office in Brussels?

No. Our office is in Ghent, at Doornzelestraat 23-25. We work for you by phone and email; for a meeting at the office, you book an appointment.

In which language must an employment contract in Brussels be?

In Dutch for a Dutch-speaking employee, in French for a French-speaking one. This applies to every place of business in Brussels-Capital. A translation may be added if the make-up of the staff justifies it.

Does activa.brussels still exist?

Not for new hires: it was abolished from 15 July 2026. For a contract signed earlier, the subsidy runs until 31 December 2026.

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Sources

Every amount and deadline on this page was checked against these official sources, last consulted on .

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