On July 9, 2007, during the National Labor Council, the Belgian social partners adopted a recommendation aimed at the social partners at the sectoral and company level to keep older workers at work. The text explains who to carry out one of the provisions of the intergenerational pact, which consists in informing older employees performing "heavy labor" about lighter jobs that become available in the company to enable them to apply. (Ref. 080610)
This recommendation aims at enforcing one of the commitments taken by the national social partners as part of the intergenerational solidarity pact (see our article No. 06733). This commitment concerns “the sectors, the companies and their workers”, and consists in informing older workers performing a “heavy job” – and who ask for it – about “lighter jobs” becoming vacant in the company (and even train to attain it).
Proactive personnel management. The Council invites the sectors and, through th
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