For employers in Zele
Social secretariat for Zele: construction, transport and textiles
A social secretariat for your company in Zele is Business Centrum in Ghent: we run your payroll, Dimona declarations and contracts, with the returns via Acerta. In Zele construction is the largest sector, with many civil engineering firms, and transport and the region's textile industry count too. We know their joint committees and keep blue-collar and white-collar staff apart.
Employers in Zele and their joint committee
Zele has 21,587 inhabitants and 2,131 VAT-registered businesses. Three sectors shape the staff work:
Construction and civil engineering
With 471 businesses, construction is the largest group in Zele, ahead of professional services (342). Of these, 90 work in civil engineering. In the Dendermonde district, 751 construction workplaces have employees. Blue-collar staff fall under JC 124.
Transport
51 businesses in Zele work in land transport. In freight transport, drivers usually fall under JC 140, with their own pay scales and allowances.
Textiles
Textiles, clothing and leather account for 1,511 employee jobs in the Dendermonde district. Blue-collar staff there fall under JC 120, white-collar staff under JC 214.
Zele in figures
Official figures on the municipality and the Dendermonde district, and the trip to our office.
What Business Centrum takes over for your company in Zele
This is what we take over:
- The right joint committee for your blue-collar and white-collar staff
- Pay for your construction workers or drivers on their committee's pay scale
- Contracts for blue-collar and white-collar staff and students
- Monthly salaries, with indexation, end-of-year bonus and holiday pay
- The quarterly return and NSSO contributions, via 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 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 Zele
We have no office in Zele. This is how it still runs smoothly:
Call or get a call back
You call us or your fixed contact, who knows your file, calls you back.
By appointment in Ghent
Our office is at Doornzelestraat 23-25, 9000 Ghent. By car it is 30 km via the E17 and the R4, 28 minutes without traffic. By train you reach Gent-Dampoort in 27 minutes, with one change at Lokeren.
Everything else remotely
You pass on hours worked, site hours and absences by email or phone. You do not need to come to Ghent for your payroll.
How to start from Zele
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 Zele: frequently asked questions
My construction firm works with subcontractors. What should I watch out for?
With every payment to a contractor, you check whether they owe money to the NSSO or the tax authorities. How that works is in our article on the [withholding obligation](/blog/inhoudingsplicht-aannemer-controleren/).
Do you also handle drivers' pay?
Yes. We keep the committees of drivers and office staff apart and calculate each salary on the right pay scale.
Does my social secretariat have to be in Zele?
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 in Ghent.
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 gemeentehuis van Zele 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 Zele
Want the staff work in Zele 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 company.