Suboverview | Companies: Hiring
OVERVIEW DEPLOYING INTERNATIONAL TALENT
Attracting international talent offers companies many opportunities but also involves specific obligations and points of attention. Good preparation is therefore essential.
EU citizens: straightforward but not without conditions
Although a work permit is not required (thanks to the free movement of persons within the European Union), your employee must register with the municipality. In addition, as an employer, you must ensure a correct employment contract and compliance with social security obligations.
Non-EU citizens: additional obligations
Stricter rules apply to non-EU citizens. Often a work card or combined permit is required, or other administrative obligations. These procedures require time and accuracy. Start on time.
WORKING WITH EU CITIZENS
EU CITIZENS IN EMPLOYMENT: FREE ACCESS
EU citizens│Employees from all EU member states, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland have free access to the Belgian labor market and therefore do not need a work permit.
DETACHED EU CITIZENS
EMPLOYED < 90 DAYS
Employed│Foreign companies are allowed to temporarily send their employees to Belgium to work here through secondment. This way, you can temporarily make use of employees from another EU country through secondment.
EMPLOYEES > 90 DAYS
Employed│ For secondment of an EU citizen for more than 90 days, additional obligations apply. Besides the Limosa notification that you must make as an employer and the A1 form that the employee must have, the employee must also register with the Belgian municipality where he/she resides.
SELF-EMPLOYED < 90 DAYS
Self-employed│An EU citizen working in Belgium as a posted self-employed person does not need a professional card; a non-EU citizen does. No specific permits are required for temporary assignments (shorter than 90 days).
SELF-EMPLOYED > 90 DAYS
Self-employed │Is a self-employed person from another EU country staying in Belgium for more than 90 days? Then additional obligations apply to both the self-employed person and the client.
WORKING WITH NON-EU MEMBERS
WORK PERMIT < 90 DAYS
Non-EU citizens│Do you want to hire an employee for less than 90 days? Is he/she from outside the EU? Then you must apply for a work permit.
SINGLE PERMIT > 90 DAYS
Non-EU citizens│Do you want to hire an employee for more than 90 days? Is he/she from outside the EU? Then you must apply for a work permit.
EUROPEAN BLUE CARD
Non-EU citizens│ The European Blue Card is a work and residence permit for highly skilled workers from outside the EU.
WORKING THROUGH THIRD-COUNTRY TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
Non-EU citizens│Third-country secondment is the temporary employment of workers who are not nationals of the EEA or Switzerland by an employer established outside Belgium.