Transcript A1_29_1500_Belgium_Flanders_LW

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
[email protected]
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
Belgium…
the
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of Europe
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
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
MAIN TOWNS
Typical Belgian
Unemployment Rates *
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E.U.:
Belgium:
Brussels Region:
Flanders:
Wallonia:
10,40%
8,60%
17,50%
4,3%
10,1%
• % of active population
Source: Trends (July 2013) en WSE (April 2012)
The Belgian Labour Market
• Most relevant sectors
 Services
 Industry and construction
72 %
26,3%
• Major (exporting) industries
 Chemical sector
 Car assembly
 Metallurgical industry
• Engineers
architecture, electricity, electronics, mechanics,
electromechanics, chemistry, synthetic materials, safety,
biochemistry, alimentation
Shortages
• Technical functions: electronics,
electromechanics, maintenance mechanics
• All engineer functions
• All nurses functions
• Construction sector: carpenters,
plumbers, electricians, tower crane drivers, …
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
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transport, schools, …
Personal guidance
Even when you are still in Portugal
[email protected]
www.inburgering.be
0032 16 26 73 50
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
 Master :
gross € 2000 - € 2600 / month
net
net
€ 1229 - € 1433,75 / month
€ 1344,66 – 1627,26 / month
Be realistic!!
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
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
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
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!
How and where to find
vacancies for Belgium ?
• Public services : www.leforem.be
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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 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,…
Regional Employment Services
VDAB
www.vdab.be
ACTIRIS
ADG
www.adg.be
www.actiris.be
FOREM
www.leforem.be
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 …
Vacancies on our Eures-stand: hall …
Vacancies for engineers, ICT and nurses:
Belgian employers in Porto
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Jan De Nul Group
Reditech Engineering
Willemen Group
Altran Technologies
Medical Etape
Belgian employers participating ‘on line’ at
europeanjobdays.eu/Porto
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Benaki
RF Technologies
JBF GE BVBA
DSP Valley
Vacancies for engineers and
IT’ers in 2012
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Software engineer:
Helpdesk support engineer:
Engineer electromechanics:
Construction engineer:
Projectmanager IT:
Business analyst:
IT analyst-developer:
Engineer mechanics:
Engineer electronics:
Engineer chemistry:
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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
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?
Useful Links
http://www.actiris.be
http://www.adg.be
http://www.socialsecurity.be
http://www.onem.be
http://www.leforem.be
http://www.brussel.irisnet.be
http://www.vdab.be
http://www.flanders.be
http://www.stepstone.be
http://www.wallonie.be
http://www.emploi.lesoir.be
http://www.dglive.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
http://www.eurobrussels.com
http://www.jobsinhubs.com
http://www.jobsinbrussels.com
http://www.brusselsjobs.com
http://www.workinflanders.be
Questions?
Thank you
Dank U
Merci
Danke
Grazie
Gracias Obrigado
Tack
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