6 articles
How dismissal works in Belgium: the statutory notice scale, severance when notice is not worked, urgent cause, and the sectoral agreements that sit above the federal floor.
Calculate your Belgian notice period free and see why the answer depends on your contract's start date. Covers all four regimes including the 1 June and 1 August 2026 reforms.
How much notice a resigning employee owes in Belgium under article 37/2, the tegenopzeg rule for a new job, and the 1 August 2026 reform to the resignation scale.
How Belgian severance pay (ontslagvergoeding, indemnité de rupture) is calculated under article 39, what CAO nr. 109 adds for an unreasonable dismissal, and the RVA/ONEM interaction.
How CAO nr. 109 / CCT 109 works in Belgium: the 3 to 17 week indemnity for a kennelijk onredelijk ontslag, who is excluded, and the separate penalty for not explaining a dismissal.
Belgium's summary dismissal rule under article 35: the double three-working-day deadline, how reasons must be notified, burden of proof, and the arbeidsrechtbank / tribunal du travail.