Belgium: productivity bonuses taking hold in businesses

Heterogeneous award of the bonuses. To motivate their collaborators, businesses increasingly appeal to the system of “non-recurring productivity-based incentives” – the official name given to the pay incentive. In 2008, nearly 4,000 agreements on the subject were signed. According to a study by the Central Economic Council, which evaluated the issue, bonuses are mostly popular among large businesses, much less in SMEs. Indeed, 8% of employees received them in firms with 500-1,000 workers. However, all workers aren’t in the same boat. Women receive fewer bonuses than men. They only account for 24% of positions with bonuses. Other categories of employees discriminated against: seniors and agency workers, who hardly enjoy this system.
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– the official name given to the pay incentive. In 2008, nearly 4,000 agreements on the subject were signed. According to a study by the Central Economic Council, which evaluated the issue, bonuses are mostly popular among large businesses, much less in SMEs. Indeed, 8% of employees received them in firms with 500-1,000 workers. However, all workers aren’t in the same boat. Women receive fewer bonuses than men. They only account for 24% of positions with bonuses. Other categories of employees d

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