Belgium: government seeks to curb abuse of flexi-jobs

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The news. Following the extension of flexi-jobs across all sectors last July, Employment Minister David Clarinval announced on 22 October that he is preparing legislation to tackle the “misuse” of this scheme, which allows employees to take on supplementary employment exempt from income tax and social security contributions.

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