Since the Coronavirus crisis, many companies have been struggling with temporary unemployment. The social partners reached a collective labour agreement in order to simplify access to temporary unemployment due to economic effects. The simplified procedure for temporary unemployment provides clarity for employers and employees.

A pandemic such as a coronavirus (COVID-19) has a significant impact on our professional lives. We, therefore, answer some pressing questions. How to fight the virus in the workplace? What to do if a colleague becomes infected? What if I am infected myself? Do I still have to come to work? Am I entitled to my regular wages?

These days, almost everything in the relationship between employer and employee is labelled as wages, with all the consequences in terms of social security and taxation. A bonus via CLA 90 is an exception in this regard, as it is a legal system for employees, whereby only a personal social security contribution is withheld that is not subject to withholding tax on wages. It goes without saying that workers and trade unions are advocates for such a system.