Belgium: enforcement of the welcoming leave

The Royal Decree sets the welcoming leave to a maximum of six days per calendar year as opposed to ten days in the draft Royal Decree adopted by the Council of Ministers last year (see our dispatch No. 070251). During these days, the performance of the labor contract is suspended and the worker cannot ask the employer for any remuneration. In order to compensate this loss of income, the worker using the welcoming leave will receive compensation. If the host family is composed of two people, who are both designated as host parents, the six welcoming days must be divided between the two.
Enjoy this article for free while you’re in your trial period
You have access to our content for 1 month.

href=”/?p=32372″>see our dispatch No. 070251). During
these days, the performance of the labor contract is suspended and the worker
cannot ask the employer for any remuneration. In order to compensate this loss
of income, the worker using the welcoming leave will receive compensation. If the
host family is composed of two people, who are both designated as host parents,
the six welcoming days must be divided between the two.

Conditions to appeal to the welcoming leave. The workers
designated as

Do you have information to share with us?
What you absolutely must read this week
The essential content of the week selected by the editorial team.
See all
Canada: a sustainability due diligence proposal on forced labour submitted for consultation
The facts. On July 27, the Canadian government launched a consultation to introduce mandatory corporate due diligence measures regarding forced labor. It plans to require risk identification, the...
25 August 2026
United Kingdom: trade unions can now use electronic and workplace voting
The news. The provisions of the UK Employment Rights Act 2025 authorising electronic and workplace voting for trade union ballots came into force on Tuesday, 25 August. They apply to trade union...
Netherlands: Uber fined over 800 million euros for automated algorithmic decisions
The news. In a decision dated 17 August, the Dutch Data Protection Authority fined ride-hailing company Uber €825 million for automating decisions regarding driver account deactivations. The...
Portugal: open consultation on the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive
The news. On 5 August 2026, the Portuguese government published a document proposing a draft text to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive as the basis for a public consultation open until...