Which activation measures for employment in critical industries?
The government is constantly taking additional measures to contain the proliferation of the Coronavirus, and to limit the consequences for the economy.
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/which-activation-measures-employment-critical-industries
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/supplementary-pensions-and-collective-insurances-how-continued-accrual-rights-and-payment
Supplementary pensions and collective insurances: how the continued accrual of rights and payment of contributions for employees in temporary unemployment is regulated?
On 30 April 2020, the Belgian Parliament adopted a bill on certain measures concerning the continuation of collective insurances for employees in temporary unemployment. These measures apply to supplementary pension schemes, collective health insurances, disability insurances, invalidity insuranc
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/smes-need-be-paid-within-60-days
SME’s need to be paid within 60 days
On 29 October 2019, the law of 28 May 2019 amending the Law on late payment of commercial transactions of 2 August 2002 Act was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/covid-19-what-are-flexibility-measures-iorps
COVID-19: what are the flexibility measures for IORPs?
Yesterday, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives has adopted the legislative proposal on exceptional measures for institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- https://www.lydian.be/en/webinar-marketing-and-gdpr-new-decade
Webinar Marketing and GDPR in the New Decade
Direct marketing and (marketing) cookies are attractive to many companies and marketers to target more easily their (future) customers. These marketing tools are not new but their regulation is often evolving and more particularly these last months.
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/connected-vehicles-and-gdpr-status-update-after-public-consultation
Connected Vehicles and GDPR – A Status Update after the Public Consultation
Many vehicles that were launched in the last few years contain sensors, cameras, a GPS and other data capturing technologies.
- https://www.lydian.be/en/areas-expertise/fraud-and-internal-investigations
Fraud and internal investigations
Lydian’s dedicated and multidisciplinary Internal Investigations Team advises global and local clients on all aspects of business crime and employee fraud, including:
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/e-flash-cease-fire-extended-moratorium-bankruptcies-and-enforcement-measures-until-least-17
E-flash: “Cease fire extended – moratorium on bankruptcies and enforcement measures until at least 17 june 2020”
On 24 April 2020, the moratorium on enforcement measures by creditors and bankruptcy declarations or judicial dissolutions entered into force for Belgian companies facing financial difficulties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic/epidemic and the measures taken in the context of this pandemic/epide
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/two-years-gdpr-application-belgium-lessons-learned-decisions-litigation-chamber-and-market
Two years of GDPR application in Belgium: lessons learned from the decisions of the Litigation Chamber and the Market Court
Today, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) celebrates its second anniversary.
- https://www.lydian.be/en/news/does-coronavirus-also-cause-flare-class-actions-belgium
Does the Coronavirus also cause a flare-up of class actions in Belgium?
It is generally accepted that the Corona pandemic is a global force majeure situation in which, in principle, no one can be held responsible for any damage caused by the Coronavirus.