With PricewaterhouseCoopers as your Human Resources partner, all your HR law issues will be tackled with creative and innovative solutions that are the result of an integrated pool of knowledge at legal and tax level.

The PricewaterhouseCoopers HR law experts have national and international experience in:
social security law
employment law
immigration law
personal tax

Proper implementation of HR law ensures:
a smooth business start-up
flexible employment and rewards
more efficient international employment management
effective profit-related remuneration systems
correct end-of-career planning and termination of labour contracts
efficient corporate HR transitions and transactions
effective HR communication
accurate HR alignment

Labour law
When you employ staff in Belgium, we can advise you in setting up a structure that complies with all the relevant social security and labour law requirements (agency registrations and employment-related documents).
We advise you in setting up your employment law structure (e.g. compulsory affiliations, social
documents, etc.), such as in registering with the appropriate agencies and drawing up employment
documents.
We help you deal with individual dismissals and collective redundancies.
We can help you draft all kinds of contracts (e.g. local contracts, secondment contracts, global
employment contracts, consultancy agreements, etc.) and policies (e.g. company car policies, stock
option plans, IT policies, etc.).
We also provide assistance on payroll issues (e.g. overtime, holiday pay, etc.).

Cross-border and international employment schemes
We set up cross-border employment and international employment schemes and have built up a strong reputation in this field.

Social security
We have wide experience in optimising remuneration packages and advising clients on all aspects of social security coverage (employee-self-employed/nationallyinternationally).

Self-employed status
On a corporate level, we advise about the employment and social security consequences of being self-employed as an independent contractor on consultancy contracts or as a company director.

Termination issues and the restructuring of companies
We can assist you in end-of-career planning and the termination of labour contracts (collective and individual dismissal procedures). We provide guidance in complex, technical areas such as HR law audits, plant closures, transfers of undertakings, etc.

Use of electronic technology in the workplace
We have top expertise to help you ensure compliance with the employment and privacy law aspects relating to the introduction and use of new electronic technology.

Collective labour law issues
We advise clients in collective labour relations and on collective bodies, including European works councils, worker elections and the relevant information and consultation procedures.

Immigration services
In collaboration with our international network, we assist companies with expatriates, including family members, for work permits, professional cards and residence permits and related issues, such as driving licences.