There are two forms of temporary unemployment, the temporary unemployment due to force majeure and the temporary unemployment due to economic reasons. Which of these two forms is the one applicable to the coronavirus outbreak? The temporary unemployment due to force majeure is applicable to
Last weekend, the Belgium edition of Hack the Crisis took place. During the hackathon, various teams competed to come up with innovative solutions against COVID-19. In the end, no fewer than 36 teams and 614 people from 7 different time zones took part in the
It is now clear that the COVID-19 virus strikes heavily in Belgium, Europe and the rest of the world. An economic crisis seems inevitable. It is therefore written in the stars that the continuity of many Belgian companies will be jeopardized. At the time this
Original Article on EY.com As a result of the financial consequences for companies resulting from the corona crisis, the government has taken various measures to support companies affected by the corona virus. One of these measures concerns payment of contributions to the National Social Security
Original article on EY.com Given the current Corona crisis, companies are having their employees work from home. While it may not be business as usual, business must go on. In case documents or contracts need to be signed, companies need to consider how this signing
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Original article on EY.com Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Belgian population and the Belgian companies are confronted with various precautionary measures implemented by the Belgian Government. These measures will have a huge financial impact on the Belgian companies. Those measures and the general health
Original article on EY.com The COVID-19 containment measures introduced by the Belgian National Security Council on 17th March 2020, do have direct and far-reaching implications for employers in Belgium. Companies are obliged to organize telework for every function where this is possible. For the cases where telework is
Original article on EY.com Unlike for its blue -collar workers, where the company only needs to demonstrate that the normal working conditions cannot be maintained for economic reasons or force majeure to initiate temporary unemployment, a lengthier and more complex process needs to be followed
Original article on EY.com In addition to a number of supporting measures such as easing conditions for temporary unemployment in case of force majeure or for economic reasons, governmental guarantees for loans and initiatives to alleviate undesirable tax burden, regional governments are also granting a
