Belgium: Arbeidshof Brus., 17 Nov. 2016, Case Nr. 2015/AB/1071

When a person provides services involving the same skills both as an employee and an independent contractor for the same company, the distinction between the two activities is fictitious. Indeed, …

Belgium: Cass., 10 Oct. 2016, Case Nr. S.14.0074.N

The authority of the employer inherent in a contract of employment is the basis for the right of an employer to impose disciplinary sanctions; the finding that, in an employment …

Belgium: Arbeidshof Brus., 5 July 2016, Case Nr. 2015/AB/1010

The parties’ choice of contractual employment in which the salary is, in principle, determined on the basis of an agreement of wills between the parties, does not prevent the salary …

Belgium: Cass., 22 June 2016, Case Nr. P.15.0001.F

Without being subject to any formal requirements, the complaint of the person claiming to be harassed consists of a report by the harasser to the authority, indicating that he or …

Belgium: T.Trav. Brux., 9 June 2016, Case Nr. 15/7170/A

In the context of an injunction, it must be ascertained whether or not the ban on wearing the headscarf constitutes discrimination contrary to law. This examination must be carried out …

Belgium: C.Trav. Brux., 8 June 2016, Case Nr. 2014/AB/437

A worker who files a complaint with the police about harassment in the workplace is protected against dismissal. If the complaint is deemed to be directed against the worker’s superior, …

Sustainability of Global and Local Food Value Chains: An Empirical Comparison of Peruvian and Belgian Asparagus

In this article the authors provide an analysis regarding the impact that global asparagus chains have had in Peru and Belgium, comparing the effects in both countries. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/4/344/htm

Belgium: CGSLB, State of Strikes, 2016

This brochure takes place in a context where the right to strike and its exercise are more than ever called into question. It examines the origins and evolution of the …

Belgium: Femmes Prévoyantes Socialistes, « Sexual harassment in the workplace – Analysis », 2016

The law of 4 August 1996 on the well-being of workers during the performance of their work, amended by the law of 10 January 2007, defines sexual harassment at work …

Belgium: Cass., 14 Dec. 2015, case Nr. S.12.0119.N-S, 12.0154.N

Where the victim of established discrimination in employment relations or in supplementary social security schemes claims a lump sum equivalent to six months’ gross pay as compensation for non-material and …

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