Delhaize close to finishing switch to franchise ownership

Supermarket group Ahold Delhaize has already franchised 108 of its 128 supermarkets, and plans to complete the entire switch to a franchise model before the end of the year.

Transport and logistics companies up in arms over Belgium’s Parcels Act

Belgium’s three federations of transport and logistics companies have lodged an appeal with Belgium’s constitutional court against a new law aimed at improving the working conditions of parcel delivery workers – potentially including meal delivery drivers.

Belgium’s workplaces ‘insufficient’ in its inclusion of people with a disability, says study by the King Baudouin Foundation

Access to the job market remains a major challenge for people with disabilities in Belgium, reveals a new study, initiated by the King Baudouin Foundation (KBF).

Minimum wage in Belgium to rise above €2,000 a month

Belgium’s minimum wage will rise to €2,000 a month gross on 1 April, resulting in a pay increase for some 80,000 workers in the country.

Van Hool bus company to lay off 1,100 workers by 2028

Flanders bus construction company Van Hool will say goodbye to more than 1,100 jobs in four years, it announced at an extraordinary committee meeting.

Hospitality sector to take action against new flexible working restrictions

Representatives of the hotel, restaurant and catering (horeca) sector will take legal action against new flexi-work legislation at Belgium’s constitutional court, announcing: “We want to support entrepreneurs keen to develop and workers who choose to work more.”