The Select Ministerial Committee bringing together the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Ministers of the federal government reached an agreement, during the night of Monday to Tuesday, on a reform of the labor market.
On Twitter, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Labour, Pierre-Yves Dermagne (PS), announces that the reform of the labor market is “validated in kern” and welcomes “concrete progress for all workers: right to concrete training, protection of platform workers, reconciliation of professional and private life and measures to boost employment”.
Also on Twitter, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open VLD) says he is satisfied with the agreement obtained, described as a “boost for the economy”. “With things for which we have been fighting for a long time”, adds the Flemish liberal minister, referring to greater freedom for workers, more flexibility for employers and the fact that dismissal becomes “a springboard to a new job”. As for e-commerce, it is “here to stay and to develop”, according to the Courtraisien.
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Ministers Dermagne, Frank Vandenbroucke (Social Affairs) and David Clarinval (Independents) will detail the agreement reached during a press conference, scheduled for Tuesday at 9:15 a.m., in the press room (the “bunker”) at 16 rue de la Loi.
The agreement concluded includes measures that should allow Belgium to reach an employment rate of 80% by 2030. Currently, the employment rate barely exceeds 71% in our country, with strong regional disparities.
Opportunity to work against for an extra day off
Sources close to the federal government say that the new measures will allow workers who so wish to work more hours a day, in exchange for an additional day off. Full-time could thus be worked over four days. It would also be possible to work more in one week and less in another.
Measures also concern the right to training for workers, which will be reinforced, and better support for those made redundant. Workers could already be working during their notice period for another employer. And the focus will be even more on the outplacement of workers with long notice.
Evening work in the e-commerce sector will be made easier and workers in the platform economy, such as Deliveroo and Uber, will be better protected. This last point was a difficult knot to cut between the government’s partners.
Finally, measures should increase the autonomy of the Regions in terms of the availability of job seekers, while monitoring of shortage occupations and diversity in sectors and companies will be reinforced.
In reaction to this validation, the politicians were quick to “chirp” on the network:
Entire conversation:
(1/4) It has positive points: flexibility to work full time in 4 days, support and training for those made redundant, better protection for platform workers.
(2/4) Far from being eliminated as some announced, e-commerce will be facilitated, and this is a good balance if the social rights of those who work there are reinforced.
(3/4) Inadequacies and vagueness: the right to disconnect does not go far enough, and one can question the validity of the changes to the notice; it will also be necessary to see how the monitoring of trades in shortage will be concretely strengthened.
(4/4) Despite some progress, it is hard to see how this reform will be enough to achieve an 80% employment rate in 2030.
On Twitter, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Labour, Pierre-Yves Dermagne (PS), announces that the reform of the labor market is “validated in kern” and welcomes “concrete progress for all workers : right to concrete training, protection of platform workers, reconciliation of professional and private life and measures to boost employment”. Also on Twitter, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open VLD) said he was satisfied with the agreement obtained, described as a “boost for the economy”. “With things for which we have been fighting for a long time”, adds the Flemish liberal minister, referring to greater freedom for workers, more flexibility for employers and the fact that dismissal becomes “a springboard to a new job”. As for e-commerce, it is “here to stay and to develop”, according to the Courtraisien. The Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo and the Dermagne ministers, Frank Vandenbroucke (Social Affairs) and David Clarinval (Independents) will detail the agreement reached during a press conference, scheduled for Tuesday at 9:15 a.m., in the press room (the “bunker”) at 16 rue de la Loi. The agreement reached includes measures that should allow Belgium to reach an employment rate of 80% by 2030. Currently, the employment rate barely exceeds 71% in our country, with strong regional disparities .Possibility of working against for an additional day of rest Sources close to the federal government, it is indicated that the new measures will allow in particular the workers who wish it to work more hours per day, in exchange for an additional day of rest. Full-time could thus be worked over four days. It would also be possible to work more in one week and less in another. Measures also concern the right to training for workers, which will be reinforced, and better support for those made redundant. Workers could already be working during their notice period for another employer. And there will be even more emphasis on outplacement for workers with long notice. will be better protected. This last point was a difficult knot to cut between the government’s partners. Finally, measures should increase the autonomy of the Regions in terms of the availability of job seekers, while monitoring around shortage occupations and diversity in sectors and companies will be reinforced. In response to this validation, policies n were quick to “chirp” on the network:Total of the conversation:(1/4) It has positive points: the flexibility to work full time in 4 days, the support and training of those made redundant, the better protection for platform workers. (2/4) Far from being abolished as some announced, e-commerce will be facilitated, and this is a good balance if the social rights of those who work there are reinforced .(3/4) Insufficiencies and vagueness: the right to disconnect does not go far enough, and one can question the validity of the changes to the notice; it will also be necessary to see how the monitoring of trades in shortage will be concretely reinforced. (4/4) Despite some progress, it is difficult to see how this reform will be enough to achieve an 80% employment rate in 2030.
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