Notice period, 'holiday salary' and annual leave in Belgium

Notice period, 'holiday salary' and annual leave in Belgium?
Where can I find how long is my notice period? I don't have this in my contract and I don't want to ask my employer as I don't want to alarm them. I am thinking about leaving but not sure yet. I know it varies from company to company but any general rules? I'm a white collar working for just about half a year for this company. And as well... this is my first year working in Belgium, am I entitled to the 'holiday salary' or does it come only next year? And the last but not least how many days holiday will usually a white collar have? Including the days from overtime etc. Is it common to have them above 30 a year?
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your notice period will depend on type of contract, length of employment and level of salary - provided you are no longer on "trial" (as it is usually called here). Typically this is 6 weeks if you've worked less than a year at your employer - if you're no longer on "trial" and you give notice. The most commonly used Claeys formula when your employer gives you notice is as follows: If the yearly gross salary is lower than or equal to EUR 120,000.00 P = 0.87*(Sen.) + 0.06*(Age) + 0.037*(R) – 1.45 If the yearly gross salary exceeds EUR 120,000.00 P = 0.87*(Sen.) + 0.06*(Age) + 0.029*(R) – 1.45 P: notice period Sen.: seniority in years and fractions of years Age: age in years and fractions of years R: yearly gross salary/1000 * 106.53 / index of month of termination Seeing as this is your first year working in Belgium you will most likely not get the holiday pay - you will also not have any paid "vacation" days - not counting the 10 official fixed holidays (or their compensation days) you are entitled to regardless of that. To put it simply: you work this year to earn vacation days & the pay that goes along with it for next year. There are exceptions possible but that's the general rule. A full vacation for a white collar employee is typically 20 days per year. Normally "overtime" is not allowed and needs to be approved. However, it is very common to have a situation where you officially work a 38-hour week but actually perform 40 hours. In that case you get compensation in the form of 1 day off per month. There is no fixed set of rules for this. You will have to check the company regulations on that. You should have received a copy of those (arbeidsreglement in Dutch) if you're in a large company. There you will also find the specific rules on notice period and such.
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Some extra about the number of days holiday: - 20 is the minimum - above that you have also the official holidays as there are: New years day, Easter Monday, Pentecost Monday, 1st of May, Ascension Day, 21st of July, 15th of August, 1st of November, 11th of November, Christmas Day (I think that's all of them). If one of these is in a week-end you get the day on another moment (fixed or free to choose, depends on the yearly agreement) - quit common are the free days because of longer working days (as mentioned above, if you work for instance 40 hours instead of the 38 hours) - besides that you can have other days, depending of the CAO (collective agreement about working circumstances, can be on company level or for a whole branch of industry). Financial company for instance have exta bankholidays.

Can i work with type D visa in belgium

Can i work with type D visa in belgium?

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A long-stay visa itself does not authorize to work in Belgium except if it is endorsed with code B24 (working holiday). You need a work permit (Arbeidskaart / Permis de Travail) which must be applied for by your prospective employer and a type D visa indorsed with the codes B12 to B17 to initially entry Belgium in order to apply for a residence permit (Verblijfstitel / Titre de Sejour) after having been registered at the local community you plan to live in. Source(s): http://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/services/travel_to_belgium/visa_for_belgium/ ..

What's the salary fr software professional with 10yrs work exp & MS degree in Computer Engineering in Belgium

What's the salary fr software professional with 10yrs work exp & MS degree in Computer Engineering in Belgium?
Location: Antwerp Company: An US based embedded software development company Monthly base salary offer before tax: 3800 Euros Company is providing 13th Month salary plus double vacation money (92% of normal gross month salary), Meal vouchers, Hospitalisation insurance DKV, Group insurance AG (fortis), free internet subscription, PC - prive plan, Q8 card
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Not enough ;-) Depends where you will have to pay income taxes. In Belgium these are around 35%. Monthly base salary should be around 3.500 euro (before taxes) but there can be different extra legal advantages, like company car, mobile, laptop computer, life insurance,...

I am planning on buying a Ps3 in belgium but i live in South America(Uruguay).Will it still work there

I am planning on buying a Ps3 in belgium but i live in South America(Uruguay).Will it still work there?
I really dont know if the games will work or what will happen
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Games you buy in South America will not always work on a European PS3 Also, your power outlets may be different
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maybe it will if i were you i would just buy stuff that is like close to u. ever thought of that??????
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well you will need to buy the South American power cable because the wrong one can fry your PS3 and also games are region free meaning almost every PS3 game will be able to work with that PS3 there might be some that have region lock but at least 99% of the games will play