Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Belgium: new measures in favour of professional outplacement for people over 45 Belgium: new measures in favour of professional outplacement for people over 45 The National Labour Council adopted, on July 17, 2007, a new collective convention in terms of professional outplacement. These new dispositions on professional outplacement come within the framework of the interprofessional agreement concluded for 2007-2008 and of the Pact for solidarity between generations, which both aim at improving the right to outplacement for people over 45. (Ref. 070651) By . Published on 23 July 2007 à 9h12 - Update on 23 July 2007 à 9h12 Resources The new convention – entitled 82 bis – plans that every employer has to offer the worker aged 45 and more a outplacement procedure in the event of a layoff (except for a dismissal for gross misconduct.) As for the dismissed employees,… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Latest articles Longer careers: a new state of affairs for companies CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape Analysis & Data Latest articles Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels