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The wage guarantee scheme: continued payment of wages in the event of the employer’s bankruptcy

Dominique Dorsman2022-06-28T07:24:52+00:00June 27, 2022|companies in financial distress, employees, posts|

The Unemployment Insurance Act includes a scheme that entitles employees to payment in the event of payment problems on the part of the employer. The regulation is also called the wage guarantee regulation. It also regulates which benefits an employee can claim in case of bankruptcy of the employer. In this article I will discuss the main provisions of the wage guarantee scheme that apply in the event of bankruptcy and I will go into a recent judgment of the Supreme Court on this subject.

Use of a contiguous site in violation of the zoning rules

Jeanine Vlot2023-02-13T14:38:57+00:00May 30, 2022|enterprise and government, posts|

Old buildings are increasingly getting a new function. An old school building becomes a restaurant in retro style, a dilapidated mansion revives as a hotel and an abandoned office building gets e and new life as a student complex.

(Written) assignment agreement: in good faith or well regulated?

Jeanine Vlot2025-03-07T13:21:28+00:00May 24, 2022|employees, posts|

Entrepreneurs like to work together "in good faith." In other words, agreements are made verbally and the parties immediately start working together. That's great, after all we want to get to work quickly and deal with legal matters as little as possible.

Request for debt restructuring and Corona: the tax collector thinks along

Dominique Dorsman2023-02-13T14:39:08+00:00May 12, 2022|companies in financial distress, enterprise and business, enterprise and government, posts|

Until further notice, the Tax Authorities will approach requests for restructuring of tax debts with a flexible attitude. This applies in particular to requests from entrepreneurs whose businesses are fundamentally sound and who have been affected by the Corona crisis. For these entrepreneurs, the generous corona deferral policy may prove to be of no avail.

The end of the Wob and the arrival of the Woo in a nutshell

Jeanine Vlot2023-08-15T10:32:55+00:00May 9, 2022|enterprise and government, posts|

As of May 1, 2022, the era of the Open Government Act ("Wob") has come to an end. After years of serving as the legislative framework for the right to government information, the Wob has been replaced as of May 1, 2022 by a new law, which entered into force under the name of the Open Government Act ('Woo').

Deferral of tax payment during corona

Jeanine Vlot2023-02-13T14:39:30+00:00April 12, 2022|enterprise and government, posts|

Deferral of tax payment during corona During the corona crisis, the Emergency Measures Corona Crisis Decree included conditions under which ...

Closure of houses in case of drug discoveries

Dominique Dorsman2023-02-13T14:39:38+00:00April 8, 2022|enterprise and government, posts|

Is the door of Damocles unlocked? New developments in case law indicate that homes can be closed down less quickly due to the discovery of prohibited substances.

Compulsory education and study-cost clause: all points of attention for employers

Dominique Dorsman2025-03-07T13:25:59+00:00March 28, 2022|employees, posts|

As an employer, you like to keep your employees' knowledge up to date. This is important for the sustainable employability of your personnel and it can create more productivity within the organisation. Thus, a win-win situation.

Bonus employees: how to create a good bonus scheme as an employer?

Claudia Rondberg2025-03-07T13:29:42+00:00March 14, 2022|employees, posts|

The bonus is a nice incentive for employees that you can use as an employer. But you have to be careful. The bonus scheme can be risky if it is not put down on paper correctly. As an employer, you then face the question: is the employee entitled to the bonus and how high is it? Obviously, you do not want to have that discussion with your employees. In this article, we discuss how you, as an employer, can draw up a good bonus scheme.

Amend model employment contract in 2022? Implementation of EU Directive on transparent and predictable terms of employment

Dominique Dorsman2025-03-07T13:33:53+00:00March 3, 2022|employees, posts|

In June 2019, the European Parliament adopted a Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. The Directive grants new rights to employees and this thus affects employees' employment contracts, as well as any employment conditions regulations. This may lead to employers having to change their (model) employment contracts and employment conditions regulations in 2022.

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