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Living and Working in Belgium

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 eures@vdab.be. Overview of presentation.

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Living and Working in Belgium

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  1. 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 eures@vdab.be

  2. 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

  3. Belgium… the of Europe

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. MAIN TOWNS

  7. Typical Belgian

  8. Unemployment Rates * • E.U.: 10,40% • Belgium: 8,60% • Brussels Region: 17,50% • Flanders: 4,3% • Wallonia: 10,1% • % of activepopulation Source: Trends (July 2013) en WSE (April 2012)

  9. 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

  10. Shortages • Technical functions: electronics, electromechanics, maintenance mechanics • All engineer functions • All nurses functions • Construction sector: carpenters, plumbers, electricians, towercrane drivers, …

  11. Our international approach • Mainly sector focussed events: engineering, healthcareand ICT • Focus on matching: start from the vacancy • www.workinflanders.be: publishyour CV • Partnership with public ‘integration services’ • Information on Dutch classes, health care, housing, public transport, schools, … • Personal guidance • Even whenyou are still in Portugal • onthaalbureau@vlaamsbrabant.be • www.inburgering.be • 0032 16 26 73 50

  12. 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!!

  13. Net salary Gross salary - 13.07 % (Social security contributions) --------------- = Taxable amount - Taxes --------------- = Net salary On yearly basis: 13 monthssalaryfor 12 months of work

  14. Social security • 13.07 % on gross salary • Covers: Sickness insurance Occupational accidents Unemployment benefits Family benefits Legal pension Professional diseases Employer: formalities for affiliation, except for health insurance Don’t forget your social security forms (S, P, U, F): more info with the local Euresadviser

  15. 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

  16. 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 previousyear • 4 weeks + 10 public holidays • Individual Professional Training in the Company: attn: no working contract!

  17. How and where to find vacancies for Belgium ? • Public services : www.leforem.be www.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 temporaryagencies : www.federgon.be • Temp. workagencies: Randstad (www.insel.com/en), Accent Jobs for People, Actief Interim, Adecco, Ago Select, Daoust, Konvert Interim, Secretary Plus, Start People, Unique,…

  18. VDAB www.vdab.be ADG www.adg.be ACTIRIS www.actiris.be FOREM www.leforem.be Regional Employment Services

  19. How and where to find vacancies for Flanders? • www.workinflanders.be • Drop 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 …

  20. 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

  21. Vacancies for engineers and IT’ers in 2012 • Software engineer: 5000 • Helpdesk support engineer: 4000 • Engineer electromechanics: 3400 • Construction engineer: 3000 • Projectmanager IT: 1600 • Business analyst: 1500 • IT analyst-developer: 1100 • Engineer mechanics: 1000 • Engineer electronics: 950 • Engineer chemistry: 600

  22. How to apply for vacancies in Belgium ? • Motivation letter : maximum one page mentionyourwillingnessto move mentionifyoucanapplyby webcam • CV : maximum two pages picture onlyifasked professionelexperience in an anti-chronological order mention in your contactdetails your country code ( phone andaddress ) mention the equivalence of your diploma (google “Naric” ) Europass – CV

  23. Points of interest If you find a job in Belgium, contact your local PortugeseEures-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?

  24. Useful Links 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 http://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.be http://www.fiscus.fgov.be

  25. Questions?

  26. Thank you Dank U Merci Danke Grazie Gracias Obrigado Tack Dzięki

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