Belgium

Last updated on 9/30/2024

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Info Salary

Salary per category

Unskilled

Cat I

17,739 EUR per hour

Skilled

Cat IA

18,622 EUR per hour

Cat II

18,913 EUR per hour

Cat IIA

19,855 EUR per hour

Specialist

Cat III

20,112 EUR per hour

Foreman

Cat IV

21.348 EUR per hour

Beginners / young workers

Cat I

17,739 EUR per hour

Professionals

Head of Team A

22,123 EUR per hour (team a : team composed of workers belonging to the same category)

Head of Team B

23,483 EUR per hour (team b: team composed of workers belonging to different categories)

Supervisor

25,618 EUR per hour

Info Working time

Daily

8 hour(s)

Weekly

40 hours

Overtime

1 hour per day

2 hours per day (week of “flexible work”)

5 hours per week + saturdays (working on saturdays is considered as overtime and can be added to the 5 hours of overtime allowed per week)

10 hours per week (week of “flexible work”)

180 hours per year

Breaks

Rest

after 6 hours of work

15 minutes legal provision – no sectoral agreement

Special conditions

Info

List of dangerous and insalubrious works on demand.

No limits in the number of hours, but wage bonuses: from 10% to 100% according to the type of work.

Info Travel abroad and lodging

Within Belgium

Travel allowance

Info

Travel expenses and mobility allowance (based on the time spent to cover long distances) vary according to the distance and the time.

Details on request.

Meal allowance

3,247 EUR

Info Premiums

Overtime

20 % per hour if not compensated in hours

0 % in week of flexible work

Night work

Allowed

From 10:00 pm to 6:00 am

25 %

Working on Saturdays

50 %

Info

On Saturdays the premium is due even if the hours are compensated.

Working on Sundays

Not regulated at sectoral level

Working on public holidays

If working on public holidays, days must be compensated by an additional day off.

Shift work

10 %

25 % night shift

Hazardous work

10 to 100 %

Info

List of hazardous work available on demand

Annual holidays allowance

Applicable

15.38 % of gross salary increased by 8%

June

13th month

Applicable

9 % of gross salary

Paid on november

Info Holidays

Number of holidays

32 days per year

Public holidays

10 days per year

New Year’s Day (1st Jan.)

Easter Monday

1st May

Ascension Day

Whit Monday

21 July

Assumption day

All Saints' day (1st November)

11 November

Christmas Day (25 December)

Info Wage deductions

Social security contributions

13.07 % of gross salary increased by 8%

Income tax

± 30 %

Info Sickness and injuries

Sickness/illness

Day 1 to 7 : 100 % paid by the employer

Day 8 to 14 : 85.88 % paid by the employer without the payment of the social security provisions

Day 15 to 30 : 85.88 % paid by the employer and social security

Work injuries/accidents

Temporary inability : 90 % of gross salary

Permanent inability to work : annual allocation

Info

Amount depending on the rate of permanent inability

Info Contacts

ACLVB - CGSLB

Boudewijnlaan 9 , 1000 Brussel

Tel. +32 (0)2 882 13 00

W. https://www.aclvb.be

E. brussel@aclvb.be

You can contact us in the following languages

English, French, Dutch

ACV Bouw - Industrie & Energie

W. https://www.hetacv.be/acvbie

You can contact us in the following languages

Dutch

ALGEMENE CENTRALE - ABVV / CENTRALE GENERALE - FGTB

W. http://accg.be/

E. info@accg.be

You can contact us in the following languages

Dutch, English, French, Portuguese

CSC Batiment - industrie & énergie

W. https://www.lacsc.be/cscbie

You can contact us in the following languages

French

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Salary per category

Unskilled

Skilled

Specialist

Foreman

Beginners / young workers

Professionals

Daily

Weekly

Overtime

Breaks

Rest

Special conditions

Within Belgium

Travel allowance

Meal allowance

Overtime

Night work

Working on Saturdays

Working on Sundays

Working on public holidays

Shift work

Hazardous work

Annual holidays allowance

13th month

Number of holidays

Public holidays

Social security contributions

Income tax

Sickness/illness

Work injuries/accidents

ACLVB - CGSLB

ACV Bouw - Industrie & Energie

ALGEMENE CENTRALE - ABVV / CENTRALE GENERALE - FGTB

CSC Batiment - industrie & énergie