unemployment benefits

Belgium plans to tighten unemployment benefits, pushing long-term unemployed to return to work

The Belgian labour force could well grow by tens of thousands of people in the coming months. At least, that’s what the federal government is hoping for. As of next year, it…

2 weeks ago

Around 220 former Soliver employees attend Ghent job fair seeking new opportunities

Ghent – Around 220 former employees of the bankrupt auto glass manufacturer Soliver attended a job fair in Ghent this morning to explore new employment opportunities, reports 24brussels. Soliver declared bankruptcy in…

3 weeks ago

Brussels

Trade union plans legal challenge against unemployment benefit reform in Belgium

Belgian Government to Notify Jobseekers of Unemployment Benefit Cuts Amid Union Legal Challenge As the Belgian government prepares to send out letters informing jobseekers of upcoming cuts to their unemployment benefits, the…

1 month ago

Business

National Employment Office to send warning letters on unemployment benefit changes

Changes to Unemployment Benefits Announced in Belgium The National Employment Office (RVA) will begin sending warning letters about the limiting of unemployment benefits from mid-September. The initial letters will be sent to…

1 month ago

Business

Belgium reconsiders stance on older workers as railway board delays billion-euro decision

End of Early Retirement System in Belgium Marks a Significant Shift As of Tuesday, Belgium officially dismantled its central early retirement system, impacting both older workers seeking to exit the workforce and…

4 months ago

Politics

31 March strike: Hundreds of artists protest in Brussels and Antwerp

Hundreds of artists, actors and staff from the cultural sector are protesting on Brussels’ Muntplein and Antwerp’s Operaplein against the planned reforms of the federal government, as part of the national strike…

7 months ago

Society

Work, work, work leads to strike, strike, strike

On Monday, immediately after a week-long strike at the railway, Belgian trade unions hold a ‘national strike’. They protest against measures of the new federal government, mostly concerning pensions. The De Wever…

7 months ago

Society

What to expect from the national strike on 31 March

Belgium is bracing for major disruption on Monday 31 March as the country’s two largest unions – the socialist ABVV and the Christian democrat ACV – plan a national strike. This follows…

7 months ago

Society

unemployment benefits

Belgium plans to tighten unemployment benefits, pushing long-term unemployed to return to work

Around 220 former Soliver employees attend Ghent job fair seeking new opportunities

Trade union plans legal challenge against unemployment benefit reform in Belgium

National Employment Office to send warning letters on unemployment benefit changes

Belgium reconsiders stance on older workers as railway board delays billion-euro decision

31 March strike: Hundreds of artists protest in Brussels and Antwerp

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