Sotra - Organizational changes
Karel Devloo becomes Partner and Marian Dewaersegger succeeds Olivier Rijckaert as Managing Partner
Karel Devloo becomes Partner and Marian Dewaersegger succeeds Olivier Rijckaert as Managing Partner
A new European Framework Agreement allows employees to carry out up to 50% of their work in their home country, while remaining subject to the social security system of the member state where their employer is based.
A Royal Decree of 8 February 2023 allows workers who are unable to take their annual leave due to illness, accident, maternity leave, parental leave, adoption leave, prophylactic leave or foster care leave to transfer these days to the following calendar year.
CBA No. 161 introduces the right for private sector workers to request, under certain conditions, a form of employment with more predictable and stable working conditions. The CBA also provides specific guarantees for workers who make use of this right. These new measures came into force on 1 October 2022.
CBA No. 162 introduces the right for private sector workers to request "flexible working arrangements", in order to take care of their children or to provide assistance to a family member. The CBA also provides specific guarantees for workers who make use of this right. These new measures came into force on 1 October 2022.
Many workers worked remotely from abroad during the Covid-19 pandemic, which, in principle, has consequences for the applicable social security legislation. Last June, the European Administrative Commission responsible for the coordination of social security systems decided to maintain the measure to "neutralize" periods of remote working from abroad until 31 December 2022.
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