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Timestamp: 2019-10-16 23:22:36+00:00

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EPLex - Belgium - Procedural requirements - individual dismissals
Belgium - Procedural requirements for individual dismissals
Art. 40.1 § 1er. Si le contrat a été conclu pour une durée déterminée ou pour un travail nettement défini, la partie qui résilie le contrat avant terme et sans motif grave est tenue de payer à l'autre une indemnité égale au montant de la rémunération qui restait à échoir jusqu'à ce terme, sans que ce montant puisse toutefois excéder le double de la rémunération correspondant à la durée du délai de préavis qui aurait dû être respecté si le contrat avait été conclu sans terme.
Art. 37 (1) ECA
* Blue-collars:
Statutory notice period: art. 59 ECA
- 28 days (0.9 month) for less than 20 years of service.
- Notice period is multiplied by 2 from 20 years of service.
Collective Agreement No. 75 of 1999 (approved by royal order and applicable in the absence of derogatory notice period established by royal order or specific collective agreement): art. 2:
- less than 6 months of service: 28 days;
- between 6 months and less than 5 years: 35 days;
- between 5 years and less than 10 years: 42 days;
- between 10 years and less than 15 years: 56 days;
- between 15 years and less than 20 years: 84 days;
- over 20 years: 112 days.
* White-collars:
Statutory notice period: art. 82 ECA
Applicable when yearly wages do not exceed 30327 EUR (as of 01.01.2010):
- less than 5 years of service: 3 months;
- 3 month-rise every 5 years of service.
Therefore, for those white-collar workers, the notice period to be given by the employer varies according to the length of service, as follows:
- from 0 to less than 5 years: 3 months
- from 5 to less than 10 years: 6 months
- from 10 to less than 15: 9 months
- from 15 to less than 20: 12 months
- from 20 to less than 25: 15 months
- from 25 to less than 30: 18 months.
When yearly wages exceed 30327 EUR (as of 01.01.2010), the notice period is to be agreed upon by the employer and the employee at the time of termination, or failing an agreement, by the Court. However, the notice period should not be less than the above-mentioned statutory period.
blue-collar workers - 28 day(s).
blue-collar workers covered by the Collective Labour Agreement No 75 - 35 day(s).
blue-collar workers covered by the Collective Labour Agreement No 75 - 42 day(s).
white-collar workers - 9 month(s).
blue-collar workers covered by the Collective Labour Agreement No 75 - 56 day(s).
white-collar workers - 15 month(s).
blue-collar workers - 56 day(s).
blue-collar workers covered by the Collective Labour Agreement No 75 - 112 day(s).
Payment in lieu of notice cannot however exceed 3 months' pay for blue-collars and 6 months' pay for white-collars.
Applicable when yearly wages do not exceed 29729 EUR (as of 01.01.09):
When yearly wages exceed 29729 EUR, the notice period is to be agreed upon by the employer and the employee at the time of termination, or failing an agreement, by the Court. However, the notice period should not be less than the above-mentioned statutory period.

References: Art. 40
 § 1

Art. 37
 art. 59
 art. 2
 art. 82