Workers who are dismissed during sick leave often claim to be discriminated on the grounds of their state of health. A dismissal is however not automatically discriminatory, just because of its timing.
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Employers who dismiss a worker for reasons related to infertility treatment or MAR will be sanctioned.
Regulations
The Belgian Cooperation Agreement signed on 22 March 2024 amends the existing Cooperation Agreement (2018) on the occupation of foreign workers. It concerns several categories of foreign workers for which specific European directives have been adopted.
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In a decision of 20 February 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Member States may not provide that the early termination of a fixed-term employment contract does not have to be justified in writing, whereas this obligation exists for open-ended employment agreements.
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A company that suffers a cyberattack may be required to compensate for the damage caused.
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Karel Devloo becomes Partner and Marian Dewaersegger succeeds Olivier Rijckaert as Managing Partner
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