Letting staff go
Employment contracts can end by mutual agreement between employer and employee or by the decision of one of these parties. Whatever the situation, both parties must observe a number of rules and complete a number of formalities.
The website of the Federal Public Service Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue contains information on all scenarios and External linkprocedures at the end of an employment contract (FR/NL).
The website info.hub.brussels also publishes information on Opens in new windowwhat happens when you end an employment contract.
An alternative source of more detailed information is the Employment contracts page in this section.
Employees aged 45 and over
Employers are obliged by law to provide outplacement services to departing employees aged 45 and over.
The ONEM website provides External linklegal information about outplacement (FR/NL).
Federal Public Service Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue
Rue Ernest Blérot, 1, 1070 Brussels
Phone: +32 (0)2 233 41 11
Fax: +32 (02 233 44 88
Email: spf@emploi.belgique.be
Online: External linkwww.employment.belgium.be
The regional inspectorates (social legislation compliance checks and well-being at work checks) of the Public Federal Service are open to the public Wednesdays 9 am to 4.30 pm.