Belgium/ Implementation of the cross-industry agreement (AIP). Following the refusal of the FGTB union to sign the 2019/2020 cross-industry agreement (accord interprofessionnel, AIP) (see article n°11063), social partners opted to implement agreed measures by means of collective labour conventions (CCT) adopted by National Labour Council (CNT) (see article n°11070). As such, on 23 April the CCTs were signed in order to progressively increase the age at which workers access end-of-career employment schemes (working time reductions) to the age of 57 in certain cases (rather than 55), as well as the age at which they access the unemployment scheme with company supplement (RCC, formerly the pre-pension) to 59 in the case of strenuous jobs and long careers (then to 60 in 2021), to 58 in the case of struggling companies or those restructuring, though the age threshold will go to 60 in 2021.
News update as of 24 April 2019
On the menu: implementation of the cross-industry agreement (AIP) in Belgium, UK government to provide free digital training for adults, EU Parliament adopts text of draft directive on cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions, Tech workers express solidarity with Chinese counterparts, who have spoken out about their working conditions.
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