Living and Working in Belgium; Flanders

Living and Working in Belgium; Flanders

Do contact us !

Official languages

Gent

Antwerp

Upload your CV at:

www.workinflanders.be

eures@vdab.be

of Europe.....

Brussels

A federal state of 3 regions with large autonomy...

Regional employment services

Leuven

Hasselt

Bruges

Wanted !

Social security

13.07 % on gross salary

Covers:

Sickness insurance

Occupational accidents

Unemployment benefits

Family benefits

Legal pension

Professional diseases

Belgium is known for its extensive social and health insurance safety net

Salary calculation

All salaries are officially published as gross salaries, restricted by law, according sectoral agreements!

Nett wages are what you receive after deduction of monthly taxes(20-25%) and Social Security (13,07%).

In Belgium most employees receive vacation money, annual benefits and sometimes dubble annual benefits!

Extra legal advantages: mealcheques, ecocheques, extra pension, phone, car...

Engineers

(mechanical, electromechanical, electrical, electronical, safety, construction international, chemical…)

Technicians (various!)

ICT

Nursing

Income tax

Unemployment rates

Scales vary between 25 % and 50 %

Calculated after deduction of social security and expenses

Everybody has a taxfree minimum on his or her salary

Brussels Region: 16,9%

Flanders: 4,9%

Wallonia: 10,6%

EU 27: 8,6%

04.2017. Source:

www.werk.be WSE)

Youth unemployment increased with 10% compared with last years figures

Employee in Belgium: caracteristics

Belgium, Flanders

Workweek = 38 h

Dutch language is important in Flanders but English is sometimes the working language in IT sector, big companies,… especially in Brussels

Regulation of annual vacation days are based on achievements of the previous year

4 weeks + 10 public holidays

Eures Flanders

eures@vdab.be

A multicultural society (> 8% of residents are foreign nationals)

Brussels is the capital: "the capital of Europe" and the home of the key political and decision-making institutions of the EU

The Belgian economy is a service economy. The weight of the tertiary sector (services) is increasing and represented nearly 70 % of the GDP generated in Belgium

Facts & Figures

How to apply?

Surface: 32.545 km2

only 300 km to drive through this

Kingdom

Population: 10.879.159 inhabitants

Population density : 341,1/km²

Typically Belgian

Civil engineer - Civil engineer

E-mail: Motivate and situate!

CV : Maximum two pages

No Picture only if asked

Competences & keywords (functionallity)

Personal intersets

Professional experience in a chronological order

Mention in your contact details your country code (phone and address )

Mention the equivalence of your diploma (google “Naric” )

Tip:Europass – CV

Do contact us !

Note:

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Belgium the

of Europe

Public services : www.leforem.be www.actiris.be

www.vdab.be

www.adg.be

&

Eures : www.ec.europa.eu/eures

www.workinflanders.be !

If you find a job in Belgium, contact your local Eures-adviser

Spouses might need support from Eures and VDAB to find a job in flanders as well!

U2 &/or IBO

Overview

How to apply?

Post your profile on www.workinflanders.be

Motivation letter (≠ e-mail) :

Maximum one page

Mention your willingness to move, if needed

Belgium : Overall, culture, facts and figures about labour market, social security, taxes,…

Where and how to look for a job in Belgium ?

Useful websites