For employers in Sint-Niklaas and the Waasland
Social secretariat for Sint-Niklaas, with a fixed contact in Ghent
Your social secretariat for Sint-Niklaas does not have to be in the town itself: Business Centrum runs your staff administration and payroll from Ghent, together with Acerta. You call a fixed contact who knows your file. We know the joint committees of trade, the largest sector in the district, and of transport.
Employers in Sint-Niklaas: trade, services and transport
Sint-Niklaas has 83,400 inhabitants and 7,199 VAT-registered businesses. Three groups stand out, each with its own joint committees:
Trade
In the town, 1,228 businesses are in trade. In the district, trade is the largest branch: 13,034 of the 90,866 employee jobs. White-collar staff in an independent shop usually fall under JC 201, with its own pay scales. A large retail chain falls under JC 311.
Professional services
With 1,394 businesses, the largest group of VAT-registered firms in the town: offices, advisers and engineering firms. Their white-collar staff often fall under JC 200, unless a committee of their own applies.
Sint-Niklaas in figures
Official figures on the town and the district, and the trip to our office.
What Business Centrum takes over for your business in Sint-Niklaas
This is what we take over:
- The right joint committee, also when blue-collar and white-collar staff fall under different ones
- Contracts for permanent staff, students and flexi-jobs
- Every Dimona on time, also for a student covering on Saturday
- Monthly salaries, with indexation, end-of-year bonus and holiday pay
- The quarterly return and NSSO contributions, via Acerta
- Leave, sickness and absences
- 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 is not right.
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.
Working with our Ghent office from Sint-Niklaas
We have no office in Sint-Niklaas. This is how it still runs smoothly:
Call or get a call back
A question about pay or a contract? You call us or your fixed contact calls you back.
A meeting at the office
Our office is at Doornzelestraat 23-25, 9000 Ghent. By car it is 41 km via the E17 and the R4, 34 minutes without traffic. The train takes you in 22 minutes, direct, to Gent-Dampoort, the station closest to our office. Meetings at the office are by appointment.
Everything else remotely
You pass on hours worked and changes by email or phone. You do not need to come to Ghent for your monthly payroll.
How to start from Sint-Niklaas
Get acquainted
A conversation by phone or at our office: who works for you, under which committee, what is in place?
Start
We set up 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 Sint-Niklaas: frequently asked questions
Does my social secretariat have to be in Sint-Niklaas?
No. The Dimona and the quarterly return go to the NSSO electronically. What matters is that you can call someone who knows your file. If you want to drop by, you book an appointment at our office in Ghent.
My shop employs blue-collar and white-collar staff. Which committee applies?
Often two: one for blue-collar and one for white-collar staff. Which ones depends on what you sell and how big your shop is. We check it before we calculate the first salaries.
Do you also work for haulage companies in the Waasland?
Yes. We keep the committees of drivers and office staff apart and calculate each salary on the right pay scale.
Sources
Every amount and deadline on this page was checked against these official sources, last consulted on .
- iRail, NMBS-dienstregeling via de iRail-API, maandag 19 oktober 2026
- OpenStreetMap, routeplanner OSRM: route van het stadhuis van Sint-Niklaas naar Doornzelestraat, Gent
- RSZ, Verdeling van de arbeidsplaatsen naar plaats van tewerkstelling, 31 december 2024
- Statbel, open data: btw-plichtige ondernemingen volgens rechtsvorm en gemeente, 2024
- Statbel, Structuur van de bevolking: bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2026
Social secretariat in Sint-Niklaas
Want the staff work in Sint-Niklaas off your desk?
Call us or ask for a call back. Afterwards you know which committees apply and what we take over, and you get a quote for your business.