New Registration Tool For Employers Whose Employees Cannot Work From Home

• Published date: 19 April 2021
• Subject Matter: Corporate/Commercial Law, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Corporate and Company Law, Government Measures, Employment and Workforce Wellbeing
• Law Firm: Loyens & Loeff
• Author: Ms Anke Istace and Kris De Schutter

On 24 March 2021, the Belgian government introduced a registration tool for employers to indicate how many employees will work at the company premises, despite the work from home obligation imposed by the government, because they are not able to work from home. The registered data can be used in the event of a social inspection.

The registration obligation was introduced by the Ministerial Decree of 26 March 2021.

For whom?

The registration obligation applies to all employers in the private and public sector. Only employers who are obliged to be completely closed do not have to register.

The obligation only applies to employees who will always work from the company premises as they cannot work from home under any circumstances (not even for specific tasks). Temporary and self-employed workers should also be included.

Employees who can partially or fully work from home do not have to be registered.

The following functions are examples of functions that cannot be performed from home: reception, cleaning, inspection, home care, etc.

How?

The registration tool is available via...