Belgian Social Dialogue Model: Joint Committee's Role
Belgium's social dialogue model promotes social peace through negotiations between employers and trade unions, facilitated by the government. The Joint Committee system, with over 150 committees, sets sectoral wages and working conditions. Comprising equal representation from employer and employee organizations, Joint Committees play a crucial role in concluding labor agreements, resolving conflicts, advising stakeholders, and executing legal responsibilities.
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Joint Committee 337: Recent Collective Labour Agreements Joep Vanderbeke Chairman JC 337 Auxiliary Joint Committee for the Non-Profit Sector
Summary Belgian social dialogue model and the role of the Joint Committee Joint Committee 337 Collective Labor Agreements in the JC 337 Transportation costs Year-end bonus Indexation Training and education Other CLA s 2
1. Belgian Social dialogue model and the role of the Joint Committee 3
The Belgian social dialogue model Social Peace through social dialogue, facilitated by the government negotiations between social partners, (representative employers organizations and trade unions) on socio-economic issues, such as working conditions, wages, and social security. With the government as a supporter and a mediator 4
Joint Committee Over 150 Joint (Sub)Committees in Belgium E.g. Construction sector, Chemistry, Health Care, Banking, Retail, A Joint Committee Brings together companies/organizations that perform similar activities Determines the sectoral wages and working conditions Every company or organization is assigned to a joint committee 6
Joint Committee Composition: equal number of members from representative employer organizations and employee organizations (trade unions); a chairman (President) and a vice-chairman (social mediators from the Federal Public Service); two or several secretaries (civil servants from the Federal Public Service). 7
Joint Committee Tasks (Art. 38 Law December 5, 1968): Concluding collective labor agreements; Preventing or resolving social conflicts; Advising the Government, the National Labor Council, or the Central Council for Business; Performing any task entrusted to them by law. 8
Joint Committee Role: Social partners own the social dialogue the government (Chairman): Neutral Preside meetings Facilitate meetings (agenda, location, Meeting report, ) Mediation/conciliation in case of conflicts Communication to third parties 9
JC 337 Auxiliary Joint Committee for the non-profit sector Young Joint Committee Created in 2008 First CLA in 2016 11
JC 337 12
JC 337 Article 2 [The Auxiliary Joint Committee for the non-profit sector is responsible for employees in general and their employers, specifically for organizations in the non-profit sector whose activities do not fall under the jurisdiction of another joint committee that is specifically competent for this purpose. Non-profit is understood to mean without the intention of making a profit .] 13
JC 337 Article 3 [Also falling under the jurisdiction of the Joint Committee for the non- profit sector are private individuals who employ personnel for their personal service or that of their family, with the exception of employees who fall under the jurisdiction of the Joint Committee for agriculture, the Joint Committee for horticulture, and the Joint Committee for forestry, as well as employees under a service contract for domestic workers.] 14
JC 337 +- 7500 employers, National and international (political, religious, ) NGOs, Health insurance funds, Persons who employ a Personal Care Assistant, International schools, Embassies, +- 55000 employees (9% of total non-profit ) 15
JC 337 Federal Public service: Chairman and secretary Representative Employer Organisation: Unisoc (11) m.degols@unisoc.be Representative Worker Organisations (Trade Unions): ABVV-FGTB (5): jvaneeghem@bbtk-abvv.be ACV-CSC (5): tom.holvoet@acv-csc.be ; sebastien.robeet@acv-csc.be ACLVB-CGSLB (1): tommy.jonckheere@aclvb.be 16
3. Collective Labour Agreements in JC 337 17
Collective Labor Agreements in JC 337 Remember: legal task of Joint Committees Recent and important CLA s: Transportation costs Year-end bonus Indexation Training Other 18
CLA Transportation costs (1. home- work) Transportation costs for Commuting expenses ( home-work ) CLA of December 3, 2019 Public transport: As from 30 june 2020: Full reimbursement based on third partie agreement with Public Transport Companies. Private motorized vehicle: 80% of tarifs national CLA 19: https://cnt-nar.be/sites/default/files/documents/nl/CAO%2019- 9_1.pdf) Bicycle: Reimbursement of 0,35 per kilometer Index system Not in case of company bike or bike leasing Mixed transport/Monthly lump sum: Declaration of honour Not for non-working days (regardless of the reason) 19
CLA Transportation costs (2. on behalf of) Transportation costs for business trips on behalf of the employer CLA December 3, 2019 Public transport: Full reimbursement Private motorized vehicle: Reimbursement of 0,4415 per kilometer Index system (july) Bicycle: Reimbursement of 0,35 per kilometer Index system Not in case of company bike or bike leasing 21
CLA Year End Bonus Division between Year-end bonus specifically for PAB/PVB assistants (not the scope of this presentation) General sectoral arrangement a.o. Embassies CLA December 19, 2023 22
CLA Year End Bonus The amount consists of 2 parts: Fixed indexed part: Workers: 435.12 EUR; Employees: 575.91 EUR; To be indexed amount (comparison October-October). Variable part: (salary of October x 12) x 2.5%. 23
CLA Year End Bonus Reference period January 1 to September 30. Each effective or equivalent worked month = 1/9 of the bonus. Month : any commitment made before the sixteenth calendar day of the month. Calculation method Pro rata of the worked and equivalent performances in the calendar year. Pro rata for part-time employees. not granted if at least equivalent existing year end bonus 24
CLA Year End Bonus Example (2023): gross wage of 4000 full time Fixed indexed part for employees: 575.91 EUR Variable part: (4000 EUR x 12) x 2.5% = 1200 EUR Total = 1775.91 EUR Half time: /2 Start 1st of April: 6/9 887.955 EUR 1183.94 EUR 25
CLA Indexation CLA December 6, 2016 The planned wages as well as the actual wages paid are linked to the moving average health index . = the average value of the health indices over the last four months = Consumer Price Index excluding certain products such as alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and motor fuels (except LPG) 26
CLA Indexation Each time the moving average index figure reaches (or is reduced) to one of the pivot indices, wages increase (or decrease) by 2%. Pivotal index: a predetermined threshold Applied from the first day of the second month following the month in which the health index reaches the pivot index that justifies the adjustment. Overview: Good Offices Commission Embassy staff | Federal Public Service Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue (belgium.be) 28
CLA Training and education Law October 3, 2022 Organisations + 20 employees: 5 days of individual training from 2024 onwards Both formal and informal training Pro rata Organisations 10 >x< 20 employees: 1 day 31
CLA Training and education CLA January 16, 2024 Companies < 10 employees: individual right to 1 day training per year; informal or formal Companies 10 >x< 20 employees: A collective right to an average of two days of training per calendar year; In addition to the (one day) individual rights arising from the Law Trainings: informal or formal training. 32
Other CLAs Right to deconnect (CLA December 19, 2023) Remote work (CLA May 9, 2022) Seniority days (CLA December 14, 2021) Time Credit (CLE December 1, 2020) End of career jobs (CLA June 20, 2023) Social Fund (CLA February 20, 2024) Recherche CCT | SPF Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale (belgique.be) 33
