Compliantly hire your distributed team members in
Belgium
To hire new employees in
Belgium
, your business must have a local legal entity or an Employer of Record like Borderless in place already. Then there’s the management of local employment compliance, taxes, benefits, payroll, and more. Hiring contractors poses similar challenges.
Borderless handles all of that for you, so you can focus on getting to work with your new team member in
Belgium
while staying fully compliant with local laws and compliance.
Dutch, German, French
Euro (€, EUR)
Monthly
10 days
27.5-40%
$$ (#28 of 140, 2023)
24 days
30 days
15 weeks
In many countries like
Belgium
, the treatment of employees and contractors is different. If you misclassify a new team member, you could be subjected to penalties and fines. Let Borderless get this right for you, so you don’t have to worry.
The minimum wage in Belgium is €1,954.99 per month.
Standard working hours in Belgium are 38 hours per week. Hours worked over the standard 38 hours per week are paid overtime. Exceptions may apply for certain roles and positions.
There is no additional pay detail for Belgium.
For Borderless customers, all contractor payments will be made in equal monthly installments on or before the last working day of each calendar month, payable in arrears.
Note that by Belgian law, the employer has to pay an additional 13th month with the December salary payment. This is only mandatory for employees that have been employed by the company for at least half a year (i.e. start date as of July 1st of the current year). It is relatively common for employers to decide to pay the 13 month payment to everyone regardless.
Employees and contractors can have their employment terminated by the employer, provided there are fair grounds for dismissal provided. These include:
Terminations are only considered lawful when they’re due to factors regarding employee capability or an employer’s need to retain a worker’s services.
In Belgium, the notice period required varies based on the length of employment:
There is no probation period in Belgium. Probation cannot be added in the employment agreement, it has no legal value. The employee shall not have the right to ask for the reason for the dismissal if it occurs within six months of the start of the employment contract, according to the standard dismissal processes that should be followed at the beginning of the employment contract. Additionally, they won't be eligible for an outplacement offer. The employment agreement may be terminated by the employer (in which case the employee is entitled to a notice time and indemnification), the employee (in which case the employer is entitled to a notice period), or by mutual consent.
Severance is typically only applicable when the required notice was not given.
When the world is your competition, it pays to incentivize new hires and existing alike. Borderless benefits packages typically include:
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