For employers in Zottegem
Payroll in Zottegem: offices, construction and small businesses
Looking for payroll in Zottegem? Business Centrum takes over your staff administration from Ghent, with Acerta as the recognised social secretariat. We handle salaries, Dimona, contracts and absences, whether you run an accountancy practice, a construction firm or a café. Our office is 30 km from the Markt.
Employers in Zottegem and their joint committee
Zottegem has 28,343 inhabitants and 2,680 VAT-registered businesses. Four groups set the picture:
Professional services and offices
The largest group: 471 businesses are accountants, architects, engineers, consultants and other professionals. Their white-collar staff often fall under JC 200. Working through a company? Also read our page on payroll for a private limited company.
Construction
408 businesses are in construction. Their blue-collar workers fall under JC 124, with loyalty stamps and bad-weather rules.
Trade
383 businesses are active in trade. White-collar staff in an independent shop often fall under JC 201.
Hospitality
171 businesses are cafés, restaurants or hotels. They work under JC 302, often with flexi-jobbers and students.
Zottegem in figures: businesses and distance to our office
The official figures on Zottegem and the Aalst district, to which Zottegem belongs administratively, and how far our Ghent office is. The district has 5,804 workplaces with employees and 74,384 jobs.
| Figure | Value | Reference date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population of Zottegem | 28,343 | Statbel: Statbel, Structuur van de bevolking: bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2026 | |
| VAT-registered businesses with head office in Zottegem | 2,680 | Statbel: Statbel, open data: btw-plichtige ondernemingen volgens rechtsvorm en gemeente, 2024 | |
| VAT-registered businesses in professional, scientific and technical activities, Zottegem | 471 | Statbel: Statbel, open data: btw-plichtige ondernemingen volgens rechtsvorm en gemeente, 2024 | |
| VAT-registered businesses in construction, Zottegem | 408 | Statbel: Statbel, open data: btw-plichtige ondernemingen volgens rechtsvorm en gemeente, 2024 | |
| Workplaces with employees in the Aalst district | 5,804 | NSSO: RSZ, Verdeling van de arbeidsplaatsen naar plaats van tewerkstelling, 31 december 2024 | |
| Road distance from the Markt in Zottegem to our office in Ghent, in km | 30 | OpenStreetMap: OpenStreetMap, routeplanner OSRM, route met de auto | |
| Driving time without traffic from the Markt in Zottegem to our office, in minutes | 32 | OpenStreetMap: OpenStreetMap, routeplanner OSRM, route met de auto | |
| Daytime train journey from Zottegem station to Gent-Dampoort, changing at Gent-Sint-Pieters, in minutes | 56 | iRail: iRail, NMBS-dienstregeling |
What Business Centrum takes over for your business in Zottegem
This is what we take over, from your first employee to switching providers:
- Determining the right joint committee for your activity
- Salaries every month, with indexation and sector bonuses
- 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 Zottegem
We work for employers in Zottegem remotely, with one fixed contact:
Call or request a call back
Call us, or ask on this page for us to call you back.
By appointment in Ghent
For a meeting at the office, book an appointment at Doornzelestraat 23-25. By car it is 30 km via the N42 and the E40, 32 minutes without traffic. By train you reach Gent-Dampoort in 56 minutes during the day, changing at Gent-Sint-Pieters.
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.
How to start from Zottegem
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.
Payroll in Zottegem: frequently asked questions
Does Business Centrum have an office in Zottegem?
No. Our office is in Ghent, at Doornzelestraat 23-25. We work for employers in Zottegem by phone and email. For a meeting at the office, you book an appointment.
Is Zottegem part of the Aalst or the Oudenaarde district?
Administratively, Zottegem belongs to the Aalst district, as the Statbel figures also show. For your payroll it makes no difference: your joint committee depends on your activity, not on the municipality.
Which joint committee covers my white-collar staff?
That depends on your activity. An accountancy practice or architecture firm often falls under JC 200, a shop often under JC 201, a café or restaurant under JC 302. We check it at the start.
Can I switch from my current social secretariat?
Yes. We handle the switch and the communication with your previous social secretariat. The guide on changing social secretariat explains the notice period.
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, 2024
- Statbel, Structuur van de bevolking: bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2026
Payroll for your business in Zottegem
Hand over the staff work of your business in Zottegem?
Call us or request a call back. We look at your situation, tell you what we take over and prepare a tailored quote.