Belgium: details on the protection of teleworkers in the event of industrial accidents

Social partners adopted, on February 27, as part of the national labor council, a national collective agreement to complete that signed on November 9, 2005 concerning telework, in order to give details on the onus of proof in the event of an industrial accident happening in the premises used by the telecommuter. (Ref. 080179)
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In a notice (No. 1631) adopted on February 27, at the same time as the second collective agreement No. 85 amending the national collective agreement (CCT) of November 9, 2005 concerning telework, social partners ask for an amendment of article 7 of the law of April 10, 1971 on industrial accidents which defines an industrial accident as an accident which happened to the employee “during and because of the performance of the contract of employment”. “It is assumed, until proven otherwise”, that

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