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Working in Belgium - Recruitment

EU Factsheets on finding, applying for and ending a job in Belgian employment, including information on work hours, workers rights, leave allowances and the recognition of qualifications.

Contents:

Introduction

Moving to Belgium
Registration Procedures
Movement of Goods and Capital
Moving Cars
Finding Accommodation
Finding a School

Living in Belgium
The System
Incomes and Taxation
Accommodation
Cultural & Social Life
Educational System
Private Life
Transport
The Health System
Cost of Living

Social Security
Social Security in Europe
General Organisation
Sickness Insurance
Family and Maternity Benefits
Old Age Insurance
Unemployment Benefits
E-forms

Working in Belgium
Recruitment
Applications
Recognition of Qualifications
Kinds of Employment
Employment Contracts
Remuneration
Working Time
Vocational Training
Leave: Sickness, Maternity
End of Employment
Self-employment
Special Categories
Representation of Workers
Work Disputes

Recruitment

Job vacancies are advertised in the press and different media, i.e. advertisements in daily newspapers, (Le Soir, La Dernière Heure, De Standaard, Het Laatste Nieuws, etc.), advertising papers (Vlan, etc.) and regional newspapers and on the Internet, radio and teletext.

Public employment services

Forem for the Walloon Region
VDAB for the Flemish Region
ACTIRIS for the Brussels Capital Region
The ADG for the German-speaking Community

Other bodies involved in the job market

Selection and recruiting offices
SELOR: the administration’s selection office

On top of this there are also a great many hidden vacancies: a large number of vacancies are never advertised. This means you should also apply speculatively. The Yellow Pages, company lists, newspaper articles, the employment network and specialist journals all offer access to the ‘hidden’ job market. However, careers in the police, law, the army or finance are not available to people from other countries.

Text last edited on: 03/2009

Source: European Union
© European Communities, 1995-2009
Reproduction is authorised.

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