SNCB boss: train conductors will not be scrapped
Wednesday, 24 October 2018 10:09
It is a time of major change on the railways – except when it isn’t.
Almost 80% of employees received an average pay hike of 22.6 euros in 2018
Wednesday, 10 October 2018 17:50
In the first eight months of 2018, three out of four employees covered by the Auxiliary Paritary Commission for Employees, CP200, received an average gross salary increase of 22.60 euros, the Acerta human resources agency said in a study published on Wednesday.
Ryanair unions say the law must be respected, not negotiated
Tuesday, 09 October 2018 17:20
"The law does not need to be negotiated but respected,” unions representing workers at Ryanair said in an open letter meant as a reminder for the CEO of the low-cost Irish carrier, Michael O’Leary.
Vincent Kompany urges Brussels jobseekers to learn Dutch
Monday, 08 October 2018 18:45
The Brussels regional employment office, Actiris, has launched its second consecutive campaign to encourage jobseekers to learn Dutch, and featuring national footballer Vincent Kompany.
Walloons encouraged to apply for jobs in Flanders
Saturday, 06 October 2018 19:38
From the 8th to the 12th of October, Le Forem and the VDAB will join forces to encourage interregional mobility as part of “Work in Flanders week”.
Part-time pension in public service possible next year
Saturday, 06 October 2018 17:02
On Friday, the ministerial cabinet approved a draft law that puts in place a part-time pension system in the public sector pension regime.
The average Belgian earns 3,329 euros per month
Friday, 05 October 2018 19:34
The average Belgian earns 3,329 euros per month before deductions, which is 4% more than last year, according to a survey by the Jobat online employment site.
Wages growing faster in public sector
Thursday, 04 October 2018 17:08
In the last twenty years, the increase in civil servants’ salaries was 5% higher than in the private sector, a study from IRES, Institute of Social and Economic Research (UCLouvain) reveals, mentioned by L’Écho on Thursday.
Hard Brexit could cost Wallonia 5,000 jobs, researchers say
Tuesday, 02 October 2018 18:09
Should negotiations on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) fail, giving rise to a “hard Brexit”, that could cost Wallonia just over 5,000 jobs, 0.4% of all employment in the region in 2015, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Institut wallon de l’évaluation, de la prospective et…
Belgium’s workers take to the streets to oppose pension reform
Tuesday, 02 October 2018 16:11
Thousands of workers took to the streets on Tuesday in Brussels and other Belgian cities in a national demonstration called by the common trade union front against the Federal Government’s pension reforms