The communion or spring festive season is starting again. In some cases, your workers may be entitled to a day of short leave on this occasion. We explain the applicable rules here. Short leave allows the worker to be absent from work for certain specific events while retain...

Employees can take Flemish training leave (VOV) under certain conditions as part of their continuous training. They keep their normal (capped) pay for the training days attended, and you can reclaim part of this pay cost. From the next school year onwards, the conditions wil...

Full-time workers are entitled to 10 statutory public holidays each year. Generally, no work should be carried out on these days. Please note that these public holidays are mandatory, and the social inspection oversees compliance with this rule.