As of 1 January 2024, Belgian leave legislation will undergo two major changes to comply with European Union law and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
To fully understand the legislative changes, it should be recalled that:
- employees are entitled to paid annual leave during a calendar year (the holiday year) in proportion to the months of employment during the preceding calendar year (the reference year);
- employees are entitled to 20 statutory leave days per year in a 5 working days per week regime ; and
- if an employee is unfit for work due to illness or injury, the performance of the employment agreement is suspended by law.
1. Sick leave during annual leave
(i) Current regime until 31 December 2023
Currently and until 31 December 2023, employees who become unfit… Read more
