Claeys & Engels

𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Like previous years, 2024 has been a year full of challenges 🚀 Also in 2025, we remain by your side to support you through legislative changes and the challenges of an HR-world in constant change, while continuing to offer you a service that is both close and of high quality. Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to share some important dates and to-dos for 2025. We are confident that these insights will help you start the year with the tools and guidance needed to make it a successful HR year! We also look forward to welcoming you in March 2025 in our brand-new office at Corda Campus in Hasselt, a modern and dynamic location in the heart of Limburg! With our entire team of lawyers and staff, we remain at your disposal to continue to answer your legal questions, to advise you on your strategic projects or to represent your company in court 🤝 𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 2025, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏! The Claeys & Engels team ✨ 📋 Download our 𝐇𝐑 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 2025 via the link in the comments to kickstart your HR year with confidence! #warmwishes #happyfestiveseason Claeys & Engels

𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🚗 Employers can grant a fixed mileage allowance to employees who use their own vehicle (car, motorcycle or moped) to travel on behalf of the employer or for the home-work travel.   A royal decree dated from 10 November 2022 provides for a quarterly indexation of the mileage allowance as from 1 October 2022.   From 1 January 2025 until 31 March 2025, the mileage allowance amounts to EUR 0,4290 per kilometre.   Bear in mind that the quarterly indexation of the mileage allowance currently coexists with the yearly indexation of the mileage allowance and that the system to be applied depends on the sector. #Mileage #Allowance #Quarterly #Claeyesengels

𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒕-𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑮 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒕𝒂𝒙 𝒄𝒊𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 2025! With the rise in the number of hybrid and electric cars 🚗, the issue of reimbursing electricity costs for home charging🔋raises complex (para)fiscal and organisational challenges 🚀 To simplify these procedures, a new Circular offers a simplified evaluation method for employers, based on CREG tariffs. Would you like to find out more? 👀 Read our newsflash on the subject via the links in the comments 👇 #homecharging #hybridandelectriccars #CREG Claeys & Engels

+++ 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝘄𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 – 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 +++ 🏛️ 📜 Yesterday Parliament adopted a bill that partially transposes Directive (EU) 2022/2041 concerning adequate minimum wages in the European Union. 📜 🏛️ • ✅ 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲: The law applies to employees, employers, and persons equated with them under the collective bargaining law • ✅ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: it emphasizes the promotion of collective bargaining on wage formation, with the bill targeting a threshold of 80% collective bargaining coverage • ✅ 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀: the text mandates the availability of information on minimum wage protection on a designated website and the creation of a database for conventional minimum wages. • ✅ 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: the bill provides protections for employees filing complaints about minimum wage violations, including protection against adverse measures and dismissal, with specified compensation. The law will enter into force on the day of its publication in the Belgian Official Gazette. #claeysengels #transposition #directive #minimumwages #wages

𝐀 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐎𝟐 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 🚗💨 Employers can grant a fixed mileage allowance to employees who use their own vehicle (car, motorcycle or moped) to travel on behalf of the employer or for the home-work travel.   A royal decree dated from 10 November 2022 provides for a quarterly indexation of the mileage allowance as from 1 October 2022.   From 1 October 2024 until 31 December 2024 the mileage allowance amounts to EUR 0.4293 per kilometre.   For the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 March 2025, the amount of the kilometre allowance shall be set at EUR 0.4290 per kilometre.   In addition, the reference CO2 emissions for 2025 for the determination of the benefit in kind for a company car were also published today:   📌 59 g/km for diesel vehicles versus 65 g/km in 2024; and 📌 71 g/km for cars equipped with petrol, LPG or natural gas engines versus 78 g/km in 2024   Consequently, there will be a decrease in the reference CO2 emissions in 2025. As a result, the taxable benefit in kind linked to the private use of the company car will increase, causing employees and company managers to pay more taxes on this benefit. #tax #companycar #claeysengels

++ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒆𝒚𝒔 & 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍𝒔 2025 𝑯𝑹 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒐𝒏 ++   2024 was a pivotal year, marked by major #challenges such as talent attraction and retention, balancing business objectives with workers' expectations, and the impact of social and political elections. How do your HR colleagues perceive 2025? How do they plan to address the new challenges it will bring?   In this eighth edition, we delve into the #strategies implemented to meet these challenges, #highlighting the complexity of the legislation and the new measures impacting the world of work.   We invite you to discover in detail the results of our survey, which was completed by 329 respondents.   Curious to learn more? 👀 Download our report using the links in the comments below! 👇

Today, our colleagues Sylvie Dumortier, Marjolaine Dessard, Olivier Wouters and Jan Lein gave two exclusive webinars to share the results of our 𝐇𝐑 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧 2025 with our clients. This sneak peek offered valuable insights into the latest HR trends and best practices. As we prepare for 2025, we delve into the strategies implemented to meet these challenges, highlighting the complexity of the legislation and the new measures impacting the world of work. Stay tuned for the public release of the report tomorrow!   #HRBeacon2025 #HRInsights #ClientEngagement

💻 📃 𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 📃 💻 📃 On 23 October 2024, the European Parliament adopted a Directive on improving working conditions in platform work. 💡 Recognising that digitalisation is transforming the world of work and that individuals performing platform work sometimes fall outside existing protection systems, this Directive was adopted to both enhance the working conditions of platform workers and strengthen the protection of their personal data. Discover our latest newsflash concerning this topic in the Comments section below. 👇 #claeysengels #platformwork #workers #protection

📩 🕵 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 📩 🕵 📜 On 6 December 2024, a new act regulating private investigations was published in the Belgian State Gazette. 📜 💡 The purpose of this new act is to thoroughly revise and modernise the existing legal framework on private investigations. 💡 📩 Our latest newsletter outlines some of the changes introduced by the act that are relevant for employers carrying out private investigations. 📩 You can read our newsletter in French, Dutch or English by using the links in the first comment. 👇👇 #claeysengels #privateinvestigation #newact #privacy #belgium

🚗 ⚡ 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔: 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒕𝒂𝒙 𝒄𝒊𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 🚗 ⚡ 🔋 As the fleet of company cars becomes greener, more and more employees have an electric vehicle provided by their employer. In addition, the provision of this vehicle is often accompanied by a reimbursement of the electricity costs incurred by employees. 📝 On 05/12/2024, the FPS Finance issued a new circular aimed at clarifying and providing a framework for the tax treatment of the reimbursement of electricity costs by the employer for charging a company car at home. 💰 In particular, the circular sets out the maximum actual electricity costs that employers can use to calculate the reimbursement due to employees. This calculation is based on a ‘CREG tariff’, established by region according to the employee's place of residence. 📅 For the first quarter of 2025, the maximum fixed amount per kWh is as follows: - Flemish Region: 28.22 euro cents/kWh - Brussels-Capital Region: 32.94 euro cents/kWh - Walloon Region: 32.56 euro cents/kWh. This amount will be adjusted each quarter and will be published as an addendum to the circular. 📞 Do not hesitate to contact our specialised Tax and Compensation & Benefits team to assess the impact of this new tax circular on your company car policy. A dedicated Newsflash follows soon ! #claeysengels #companycar #electriccompanycar #electricitycosts #taxcircular