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Belgium: New notice periods coming up

The new notice periods will apply in case of dismissal by the employer during the first 6 months of employment.

You can find the new notice periods in the table below:

seniority current notice periods new notice periods
0 < 3 months 2 weeks 1 week
3 < 4 months 4 weeks 3 weeks
4 < 5 months 4 weeks 4 weeks
5 < 6 months 4 weeks 5 weeks

Nothing changes for the notice periods in case of resignation by the employee.

The new notice periods will be effective as of 1 May 2018.

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