Belgium: Government Proposes Annualised Working Time

The news. On 18 July, the Belgian Council of Ministers approved a preliminary draft bill introducing annualised working time, allowing hours to be averaged over a full year rather than on a weekly basis. Subject to an agreement between the employer and the employee, workers could put in more hours during busy periods and fewer when business slows down. The average full-time working week would remain set at 38 hours, while employees would continue to receive the same monthly salary. The draft ha