Social security

Social security can be defined as all legal clauses which aim to guarantee paid workers and their families the right to some benefits when they find themselves in certain circumstances which, as a consequence:
  • Either deprive them of all or part of their income or
  • Incur upon them costs that it is appropriate to help them bear (e.g.: health care costs or education for children)

The systems which are covered by the social system set up to meet these needs are those which concern:

  • Mandatory insurance in the event of illness and incapacity, health care sector;
  • Mandatory insurance in the event of illness and incapacity, compensation sector;
  • Family allowance;
  • Retirement and death insurance;
  • Unemployment insurance;
  • Annual holidays (manual workers);
  • Insurance against work-related accidents;
  • Insurance against occupational diseases.

 

Therefore, in the absence of a clause contrary to an international agreement or a bilateral convention , the social security regime applies to any worker providing his services on the Belgian territory for an employer established in Belgium.

 

 

| 4/05/2010 |