After a government compromise in June, the constitutional Court has now ruled that the status of blue and white collar needs to be harmonised, ending a century of discrimination. The harmonisation implies that blue collar workers’ notice periods will be extended, trial periods abolished and all days of sickness will be paid, from the first day onwards. The labour council still needs to rule on the calculation of annual leave, wage and salary payments, as well as short term work, which were all different for blue collar from white collar workers.
English: http://www.industriall-union.org/belgium-ends-historic-discrimination ...
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