Belgium

New and updated

• Type:

  International

  Global minimum wage rates comparative table

  Updated to reflect changes to the minimum wage in Argentina and South Africa, effective from 1 March 2026, and to include additional information on rates in Germany, India and the Philippines. 

• Type:

  International

  Global annual leave (holidays) and pay comparative table

  Updated to include additional information on leave requirements in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Switzerland, UAE, UK and US.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated to include new rules on voluntary overtime and changes to the proposed wide-ranging labour market flexibility measures.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Termination of employment

  Updated to include changes to closure payments for collective redundancies, effective from 1 March 2026.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Employee rights

  Updated to reflect a change in the flat-rate state benefits for parental leave and for state benefits under the general time credits scheme, effective from 1 March 2026.

• Type:

  International

  Global gender pay gap reporting comparative table

  Updated to reflect how countries are transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive as of February 2026.

• Type:

  International

  Global maternity leave and pay comparative table

  Updated to include additional information on maternity benefit in the Philippines.

• Type:

  International

  Global retirement and pensionable age comparative table

  Enhanced to include new information on Austria.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Recruitment and selection

  Updated to reflect that the legal obligation for private sector employers to meet youth workforce quotas has been abolished.

• Type:

  International

  Belgium: Pay and benefits

  Updated to include changes to the indexation scheme, the cycling allowance, the national minimum wage and sick absence.