Belgium: the Minister of Labor proposes to open talks on extending partial unemployment to employees

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5 February 2009 à 11h01

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the Minister of Employment, Joelle Micquet, questioned on February 5, 2009 about the need to extend partial unemployment – currently reserved to employees with the status of blue-collar workers – to employees, answered that it is “one of many reflection tracks currently studied in terms of reaction to the crisis.” (Ref. 090131)

The Minister of
Employment “proposed the establishment of
a workgroup to analyze several new propositions revolving around employment
policies, notably temporary...

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