For employers in Kortrijk
Payroll in Kortrijk: textiles, furniture and metal with Business Centrum
Looking for payroll in Kortrijk? Business Centrum takes over your staff administration from Ghent, with Acerta as the recognised social secretariat. We handle salaries, Dimona, contracts and absences, also when your blue-collar and white-collar staff fall under two joint committees. Our office is 51 km from the Grote Markt, but nearly everything is settled by phone.
Employers in Kortrijk and their joint committee
Kortrijk has 10,132 VAT-registered businesses. Four sectors carry real weight, each with its own joint committee and pay scales:
Textiles
The Kortrijk district holds 4,150 of the 8,492 jobs in textiles, clothing and leather in the province, spread over 134 workplaces. Blue-collar workers fall under JC 120, white-collar staff under JC 214.
Furniture
Of the 416 VAT-registered furniture makers in West Flanders, 121 have their head office in the district. Their blue-collar workers fall under JC 126, their white-collar staff usually under JC 200.
Metal and manufacturing
Manufacturing provides 23,668 of the 123,939 jobs in the district. In metalworking, blue-collar workers fall under JC 111, with a West Flanders agreement of its own on the end-of-year bonus. White-collar staff fall under JC 209.
Construction
1,112 businesses in Kortrijk are in construction. Their blue-collar workers fall under JC 124.
Kortrijk in figures: employers and distance to our office
Official figures on Kortrijk and the distance to our office, each with its source.
What Business Centrum takes over for your business in Kortrijk
From payroll administration to switching providers, this is what we take over:
- The right joint committee for your blue-collar and your white-collar staff
- Salaries every month, with indexation, sector bonuses and end-of-year bonus
- Every Dimona on time, also for flexi-jobbers 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.
How we work with you from Kortrijk
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 51 km via the E17, 44 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 Kortrijk
Get acquainted
A conversation by phone or at our office: how many people, which joint committees, 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.
Payroll in Kortrijk: frequently asked questions
Does Business Centrum have an office in Kortrijk?
No. Our office is in Ghent, at Doornzelestraat 23-25. For a meeting at the office, you book an appointment.
Does my payroll provider need to be in Kortrijk?
No. Dimona and the quarterly return go electronically to the NSSO, wherever your business is. What matters is that you can call someone who knows your file and your joint committees.
Which joint committee covers my business in Kortrijk?
That depends on your activity, not on the municipality. A textile company falls under JC 120 for its blue-collar workers and JC 214 for its white-collar staff, a furniture maker under JC 126, a metalworking firm under JC 111.
Can I switch from my current social secretariat?
Yes. We handle the switch and the communication with your previous social secretariat.
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
Payroll for your business in Kortrijk
Hand over the staff work of your business in Kortrijk?
Call us or request a call back. We look at your situation, tell you what we take over and prepare a tailored quote.