Easily manage employment in Belgium

Employees are entitled to 20 days if they work 5 days a week and 24 days if they work 6 days a week

Maternity leave is 15 weeks long. The mother must take a minimum of 1 week before the expected due date and can take up to a maximum of 6 weeks of leave before the due date.Then the woman will take a mandatory 9 weeks which starts from the date of the birth of the child.Women who have twins (or multiple births) will be entitled to an additional 2 weeks of maternity leave.Belgium’s Health Insurance Fund pays for this parental leave as follows:- 82% of the pay for the first 30 days of the leave- 75% of the pay (maximum 106.9, EUR per day) from the 31st day onwards

Paternity Leave is 15 days that can be taken continuously or separately.The employer will pay the first 3 days of the leave and the remaining period is paid by the Health Insurance Fund at a rate of 82% of the regular pay of the gross pay of the employee.

Parental leave can start from any time after the birth of the child and be taken as follows:- A four month period taken consecutively- Various periods broken into at least one month each (adding up to four months)- Reduced working hours to 80% for a maximum of 20 months- Reduced working hours to 50% for a maximum of eight months- Half a day per week or one full day every two weeks (for a maximum of 40 months)

- Employees are entitled to a paid leave of absence to attend to unforeseen circumstances or civil obligations, provided they inform their employer in advance or as soon as reasonably possible.- Likewise, employees can take up to 10 days of paid leave to handle emergencies, family issues, etc., provided they reach an agreement with their employer regarding how the leave will vest.