On April 30, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved the labour reforms introduced by the De Wever government. Included in the coalition agreement, these measures aim to make the labour market “more flexible” and to “strengthen business competitiveness” by significantly easing the rules governing temporary work, night work, and voluntary overtime.
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On April 30, the Belgian Parliament passed two bills implementing a series of measures contained in the government’s coalition agreement to “increase labour market flexibility.” The first bill reforms the voluntary overtime system, with retroactive effect from April 1, 2026. Employees will now be allowed to perform up to 360 hours of voluntary overtime (instead of the previous limit of 120), without specific justification or any obligation for compensatory rest, provided they have worked for th
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Nathalie Tran
Editor-in-Chief Mind HR