At the end of March 2025, the Chamber of Representatives approved a bill raising the limit for student employment to 650 hours per calendar year. This measure expands the temporary increase to 600 hours that applied in 2023 and 2024 and will be applied retroactively as of January 1, 2025.

In an unpredictable economic climate where international trade tariffs can change suddenly, businesses are increasingly facing unexpected price increases. Fortunately, Belgian law offers two valuable legal tools to help manage such risks: the price revision clause and the hardship clause.

International providers of Employer of Record (EoR) services can now operate legally in Belgium, provided they obtain a temporary employment agency license. Where this service previously existed in a grey area, there is now clear guidance regarding the legal conditions.