Posting
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This is the single official Belgian national website on the posting of workers.
An employer established outside Belgian territory can post its workers in Belgium. This means it can temporarily employ posted workers in Belgium.
In this case, the employer is required to comply with a set of rules within the Belgian social law.
On this website, you can find information on:
- the concept of posting of workers;
- the formalities applicable to posting in Belgium as well as the exemptions from the obligation to deliver particular social records in this case;
- working conditions to be respected when posting to Belgium,
- posting of drivers in case of activities in the field of road transport and,
- the Belgian liaison office for the posting of workers (first point of contact when posting workers in Belgium) and the Belgian labour Inspectorate.
- Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services
- Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services
- Directive (EU) 2018/957 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 June 2018 amending Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of service
- Directive (EU) 2020/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 laying down specific rules with respect to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU for posting drivers in the road transport sector
- Belgian Act of 5 March 2002 concerning the working, remuneration and employment conditions in case of posting of workers in Belgium and the monitoring thereof (see the following links in French language)
- Belgian Act of 5 March 2002 concerning the working, remuneration and employment conditions in case of posting of workers in Belgium and the monitoring thereof (see the following links in Dutch language)
- Royal Decree of 1st April 2007 providing for implementing measures regarding posting of workers in Belgium (a consolidated version of this text can be found via the following link in French language)
- Royal Decree of 1st April 2007 providing for implementing measures regarding posting of workers in Belgium (a consolidated version of this text can be found via the following link in Dutch language)