teleworking

3 10, 2022

You ask, we answer

October 3rd, 2022|To The Point|

You ask, we answer Simple yet essential insights The attentive To the Point reader has already noticed. Our FAQ section has introduced a new concept. Instead of sorting out one theme based on ten specific questions, we are now bringing different themes to your attention based on one question. Not randomly, but based on the questions that we have recently received from our customers. Teleworking or working from home became the ‘new normal’. During the COVID-19 [...]

14 04, 2022

War for wellbeing

April 14th, 2022|To The Point|

War for wellbeing Peter Van Laer, CEO BDO Belgium Doing business sustainably is a very popular theme at the moment. By which I don’t mean trendy or ‘hot’. Instead, sustainable entrepreneurship is fundamentally necessary - and even critical - to the relevance and long-term success of any company or organisation. There is no alibi that exonerates us as human beings from the negative environmental or climate impact that we ourselves are causing. There is only one [...]

22 11, 2021

Teleworking from abroad

November 22nd, 2021|To The Point|

Teleworking from abroad Tax and legal consequences and risks Charlotte Van Braeckel, Senior Consultant BDO Legal, Nancy Slegers, Partner BDO Tax Teleworking from abroad is becoming more and more common. However, you should ask yourself what the rules are. Can it be regulated, and what are the risks for both the employer and the employee from a tax, legal and social law perspective? In our globalised world, ever more employees are working [...]

22 11, 2021

‘Employee engagement’: a fine example of pure craftsmanship

November 22nd, 2021|To The Point|

‘Employee engagement’: a fine example of pure craftsmanship Turn your employer brand into a unique asset Laurien Van Nieuwenhove, Content Officer BDO Marketing & Communication No less than 87% of employees don’t feel engaged when it comes to their employer, even though employee engagement is fundamental to a company’s success. In other words: high time for action! Marketing experts Inge van Belle and Klaus Lommatzsch have used their extensive experience to write ‘Employee engagement, what else?’, [...]

19 05, 2021

How healthy will your company emerge from the COVID-19 crisis?

May 19th, 2021|To The Point|

How healthy will your company emerge from the COVID-19 crisis? Check your health with our 7P Diagnostic Tool. Despite the health crisis, some companies are more confident about their growth opportunities than others. Research by BDO Global revealed the reasons. We combined our findings into a 7P model to give you insight into these more successful companies’ priorities and actions. Better yet, our experts have developed a 7P Diagnostic Tool so that you can check your own company’s health and measure it against the market. Go for it!

18 05, 2021

Astra Sweets: “Switching in the short-term with a view to the long-term strategy.”

May 18th, 2021|To The Point|

You can sit in a corner and cry or make the best of it with all your might. Astra Sweets resolutely chose the latter. The sweets producer did not panic because of the crisis, but it did bring about a shift in some accents in the short-term. Managing Director Ronald Luyckx: “We tried to identify and capitalise on those opportunities that yield short-term results in order to offset the negative impact of the coronavirus crisis on certain market segments as much as possible. That’s in keeping with our no-nonsense culture.” In parallel, Astra Sweets continued to work on long-term strategic projects.

12 04, 2021

Impact of teleworking on international mobility of workers: employment right aspects

April 12th, 2021|To The Point|

Impact of teleworking on international mobility of workers: employment right aspects Authors: Charline Leflot, Advisor BDO Legal, and Lola Degrez, Senior BDO Legal To avoid the spread of coronavirus, a large number of employers around the world have been forced to move their employees to teleworking. This mandatory remote working may impact the situation of certain internationally-mobile workers who now find themselves teleworking on Belgian territory. Let’s address certain employment aspects that may arise due [...]

7 04, 2021

Working from home: what tax-exempted options does an employer have with respect to reimbursing costs and providing supplies for home offices as from 1 March 2021?

April 7th, 2021|To The Point|

Working from home: what tax-exempted options does an employer have with respect to reimbursing costs and providing supplies for home offices as from 1 March 2021? Author: Melissa Claessens, Supervisor BDO Tax As from 1 March 2021, the new tax circular (Circular 2021/C/20), created in consultation with the National Social Security Office, comes into force for situations of working from home that have occurred since 1 January 2020. On the basis of this circular, the employer [...]

7 04, 2021

How do you coach employees and managers in a hybrid way of working?

April 7th, 2021|To The Point|

How do you coach employees and managers in a hybrid way of working? Author: Geert Volders, Partner BDO Strategy & Transformation Coaching and leadership is not an easy given in an environment where all employees work at the exact same time and location, let alone in a situation where the entire team switches to a hybrid working mode, adding an extra layer of complexity. Our Strategy & Transformation experts share their vision on successfully managing [...]

7 04, 2021

Teleworking and the implications for taxation in the context of company tax

April 7th, 2021|To The Point|

Teleworking and the implications for taxation in the context of company tax How does remote working influence the place where the company’s profits will be taxed? Author: Olivier Michiels, Partner BDO Tax The OECD states that a company is taxable in the country where it is a tax resident unless it has a taxable permanent establishment in another treaty country. The location of the company’s directors/senior management/employees is a crucial element  for determining a [...]

Go to Top