PwC’s Workforce podcast – Payroll transformation
Assessing the true value of payroll Payroll is one of the most critical functions in managing and remunerating a workforce and it is often an organisation’s largest expense. With the current COVID-19 situation and the need to have a good overview of costs and expenses at their fingertips, many organisations are looking into payroll optimisation.
Update COVID-19 and cross-border employment: agreement with France extended
In our newsflash of 9 December 2020 we referred to the extension of the mutual agreement between Belgium and France, which includes a “force majeure tolerance” for cross-border workers in relation to government imposed COVID-19 (travel) restrictions. As countries are rolling out comprehensive vaccination schemes and various lockdown measures have been reintroduced, we are slowly
Update COVID-19 and cross-border employment: agreement with Germany extended
In our newsflash of 5 January 2021 we referred to the extension until 31 March 2021 of the mutual agreement between Belgium and Germany, which includes a “force majeure tolerance” for cross-border workers in relation to government imposed COVID-19 (travel) restrictions. Despite the roll-out of vaccination programs in many countries, it is still an uncertain
PwC’s Workforce Podcast
A series of podcasts tackling the key issues organisations face today regarding their most important asset: their workforce We’re delighted to announce the launch of PwC’s Workforce Podcast series. Our PwC experts will tackle the key issues organisations face today on their most important asset: their workforce. Last year, working remotely became the new standard,
Cadastral income for properties abroad – update
As mentioned in our Newsflash of 8 December 2020, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) imposed a lump-sum fine and penalties for each day that the Belgian tax authorities would continue to maintain a difference in tax treatment for rental income depending on whether the property is located in Belgium or abroad. In order to
Update COVID-19 and cross-border employment: agreements with the Netherlands and Luxembourg extended
In our newsflash of 10 December 2020 and our newsflash of 11 December 2020 we referred to the extension of the mutual agreements between Belgium and the Netherlands / Luxembourg, which includes a “force majeure tolerance” for cross-border workers in relation to government imposed COVID-19 (travel) restrictions. As countries are rolling out comprehensive vaccination schemes
Implementation of CRD V into Belgian law – Are banks’ remuneration policies and practices gender-neutral?
On 26 February 2021, the Council of Ministers approved a first reading of the draft law transposing certain EU directives into Belgian law, among which the fifth Capital Requirements Directive (CRD V). The latter entered into force in June 2019 and should have been transposed by Member States by 28 December 2020. As a reminder,
Employer interventions for homework: updated guidelines beyond COVID-19
As many questions on the possible financial contributions that employers may make to the various home office costs incurred by their employees remained unanswered in the Circular of 14 July 2020 (see our newsflash of 17 July 2020 in this respect), a new Circular (2021/C/20) was published by the Federal Public Service for Finance on
