Living and Working in Belgium
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Living and Working in Belgium
Porto, October 2013
Jill Delombaerde, Euresadviser Kortrijk, Belgium
Annelies Thomas, Euresadviser Brugge, Belgium
Michele Op ‘t Eynde, Euresadviser Lanaken, Belgium
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Overview of presentation
• Belgium : facts and figures about labour market, social security, taxes,…
• Where and how to look for a job in Belgium ?
• Points of interest for you
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Belgium…
the of Europe
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Airports & flights
• Brussels airport int.: TAP and Brussels airlines fly Porto 2x a day and Lisbon 5x a day.
• Charleroi airport (Brussels South): Ryanair flies Porto once a day and Faro every day except on Mondays.
• Easy to go back or to visit other countries
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Belgium: Some Facts
• Surface: 32.545 km2 ( Portugal = P: 91.982 km²), 300 km to drive through
• Kingdom• Population: 10.879.159 inhabitants ( P =
10.642.841) • Population density : 341,1/km² ( P = 116,4/km² ) • A multicultural society (> 8% of residents are
foreign nationals)• Brussels is the capital: officially recognised as the
capital of Europe and the home of the key political and decision-making institutions of the EU
• English is working language in IT-sector, big companies, … especially in Brussels
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MAIN TOWNS
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Typical Belgian
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Unemployment Rates *
• E.U.: 10,40% • Belgium: 8,60%• Brussels Region: 17,50% • Flanders: 4,3%• Wallonia: 10,1%
• % of active population
Source: Trends (July 2013) en WSE (April 2012)
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The Belgian Labour Market
• Most relevant sectors Services 72 % Industry and construction 26,3%
• Major (exporting) industries Chemical sector Car assembly Metallurgical industry
• Engineersarchitecture, electricity, electronics, mechanics, electromechanics, chemistry, synthetic materials, safety, biochemistry, alimentation
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Shortages• Technical functions: electronics,
electromechanics, maintenance mechanics
• All engineer functions
• All nurses functions
• Construction sector: carpenters, plumbers, electricians, tower crane drivers, …
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Our international approach• Mainly sector focussed events: engineering,
healthcare and ICT• Focus on matching: start from the vacancy• www.workinflanders.be: publish your CV
• Partnership with public ‘integration services’ Information on Dutch classes, health care, housing,
public transport, schools, … Personal guidance Even when you are still in Portugal [email protected] www.inburgering.be 0032 16 26 73 50
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About your salary
• min. salaries: collective wage agreements• http://www.vacature.com/salariskompas• take into account : living costs , fringe benefits • Startsalaries for
Bachelor : gross € 1750 - € 2100/ month
net € 1229 - € 1433,75 / month Master : gross € 2000 - € 2600 / month
net € 1344,66 – 1627,26 / month
Be realistic!!
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Net salary
Gross salary - 13.07 % (Social security contributions) ---------------= Taxable amount - Taxes ---------------= Net salary
On yearly basis: 13 months salary for 12 months of work
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Social security • 13.07 % on gross salary• Covers:
Sickness insuranceOccupational accidentsUnemployment benefitsFamily benefitsLegal pensionProfessional diseases
Employer: formalities for affiliation, except for health insuranceDon’t forget your social security forms (S, P, U, F): more info
with the local Euresadviser
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Income Taxes
• Scales vary on average between 40 and 50 % • Various reductions: taxs deduction for dependent
children, mortgage loan for house, pension savings• A declaration of all incomes of former year: before
end of June (in Dutch!)• Contact the local tax office for help• More information: official website:
www.belgium.be/en/taxes/income_tax
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Some Characteristics
• Difference in contracts “labourers/workers” and “employees” !!
• Workweek = 38 h / construction 40 h• Regulation of annual vacation days
based on prestations of the previous year
4 weeks + 10 public holidays • Individual Professional Training in the
Company: attn: no working contract!
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How and where to find vacancies for Belgium ?
• Public services : www.leforem.bewww.actiris.be www.vdab.be www.adg.be
• Eures : www.ec.europa.eu/eures • Press : www.standaard.be, www.vlan.be, www.lesoir.be,
www.lalibre.be, www.lameuse.be, www.lecho.be,, www.references.be
• Federation of temporary agencies : www.federgon.be
• Temp. work agencies: Randstad (www.insel.com/en), Accent Jobs for People, Actief Interim, Adecco, Ago Select, Daoust, Konvert Interim, Secretary Plus, Start People, Unique,…
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Regional Employment Services
VDABwww.vdab.be
FOREMwww.leforem.be
ACTIRISwww.actiris.be
ADG www.adg.be
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How and where to find vacancies for Flanders?
• www.workinflanders.beDrop your CV in the CV-box on this site Guide and presentation Living and
Working Google-translation of Flemish job offers
• Stand of Eures Flanders: hall …• Stands of Belgian employers: hall …
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Vacancies on our Eures-stand: hall …
Vacancies for engineers, ICT and nurses:Belgian employers in Porto-Jan De Nul Group-Reditech Engineering-Willemen Group-Altran Technologies-Medical Etape
Belgian employers participating ‘on line’ at europeanjobdays.eu/Porto-Benaki-RF Technologies-JBF GE BVBA-DSP Valley
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Vacancies for engineers and IT’ers in 2012
1. Software engineer: 5000
2. Helpdesk support engineer: 4000
3. Engineer electromechanics: 3400
4. Construction engineer: 3000
5. Projectmanager IT: 1600
6. Business analyst: 1500
7. IT analyst-developer: 1100
8. Engineer mechanics: 1000
9. Engineer electronics: 950
10. Engineer chemistry: 600
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How to apply for vacancies in Belgium ?
•Motivation letter : maximum one page mention your willingness to
move mention if you can apply by
webcam
•CV : maximum two pages picture only if asked professionel experience in an anti-chronological
order mention in your contactdetails your country code
( phone and address )
mention the equivalence of your diploma (google “Naric” ) Europass – CV
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Points of interest
• If you find a job in Belgium, contact your local Portugese Eures-adviser (SS-forms)
• Spouses will get full support from Eures and VDAB to find a job in flanders as well!
• U2: authorisation to continue receiving unemployment benefit while looking for a job in another EEA-country
• What is your engagement and the engagement of the employer?
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Useful Linkshttp://www.actiris.be
http://www.adg.be
http://www.leforem.be
http://www.vdab.be
http://www.stepstone.be
http://www.emploi.lesoir.be
http://www.feb.be
http://www.references.be
http://www.career.be
http://www.belgium.be
http://www.diplomatie.behttp://
www.fiscus.fgov.be
http://www.socialsecurity.be
http://www.onem.be
http://www.brussel.irisnet.be
http://www.flanders.be
http://www.wallonie.be
http://www.dglive.be
http://www.eurobrussels.com
http://www.jobsinhubs.com
http://www.jobsinbrussels.com
http://www.brusselsjobs.com
http://www.workinflanders.be
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Questions?
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