Gross/ Net Salary : Belgian Federal Government Information & Services
Organization : Belgian Federal Government
Type of Facility : Gross/ Net Salary
Country: Belgium
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Website : http://www.belgium.be/en/work/gross_salary_net_salary/
Gross salary/net salary :
Basic scales:
In the private sector, salaries are not fixed by law, but are generally agreed in a Collective Labour Agreement (CLA).
Related : Belgium Information & Services Register On Federal Portal Belgian Government : www.statusin.org/8416.html
That may take place within your company or within the sector in which you work. Every CLA establishes the basic scale, the conditions for salary indexation, and any benefits such as the year end bonus, meal vouchers, and bonuses for shiftwork, nightwork, weekend work etc.
Gross salary:
The gross salary is the salary which is agreed between the employee and the employer. This figure is set out in the employment contract.
The gross salary is the sum that you, as an employee, earn before deductions.
The two most important deductions are:
** The social contributions paid to the National Office of Social Security (NOSS). These contributions make it possible to pay substitute allowances (pensions, unemployment benefits etc.) and supplementary allowances (child benefit, the refund of health care, etc.). In the private sector, social contributions amount to 13.07 % of your gross salary. More information on social contributions on the site of the Federal Public Service Social Security in French or Dutch.
** Income tax. This is the part of your personal taxation deducted “at source” each month from your salary. The amount of this deduction depends on your taxable gross salary (the gross salary mentioned in the the employment contract minus the social contributions), the composition of your family and other rules. More information on income tax on the site of the Federal Public Service Finances in French or Dutch.
Net salary:
The net salary is the amount that you keep after deduction of income tax, the NOSS contribution, and other permitted deductions.
More information on cultivation of net salary on the site of the Federal Public Service Finances in French or Dutch
Employment legislation:
Belgian employment policy is based on consultation between the social partners. This kind of collaboration between employers and workers has resulted in a dynamic, flexible and protected workforce (Belgian workers enjoy excellent protection from unemployment and illness). Social consultation offers multiple benefits, such as wage cost control, increased workforce productivity and guaranteed peaceful industrial relations.
In Belgium, the legal working week is 38 hours. Apart from the legal working week, enterprises may alter working time in line with their companies’ requirements. Workers may work appropriately remunerated overtime.
Posting workers to Belgium :
** A company whose registered office is not established in Belgium can temporarily post workers to Belgium. In this case, it must respect the employment conditions applicable in Belgium.
** More information about the procedures that need to be followed when posting workers to Belgium is available on the website of the FPS Employment, Labour and Social dialogue.
Formalities :
** A foreign employer (or his agent) who wants to post one of his workers to Belgium is obliged to submit an electronic declaration known as Limosa.
** More information about the obligatory Limosa declaration (link is external) is available on the social security department portal site.
Contact in Belgium :
** The Belgian liaison office is the first point of contact for a foreign employer who wants to post workers to Belgium or for the posted workers. The office provides information about labour law in Belgium and refers them to the authorised departments.