PwC’s Workforce podcast

The Chamber of Representatives has voted the Belgian government’s 2022 Labour Deal into law: a set of labour market reforms that introduce increased flexibility and redeployment measures. The goal of these reforms is twofold: improve employees’ work-life balance and increase the employment rate in Belgium to 80% by 2030. Listen to our podcast to find out how the Labour Deal takes an employee-centric approach, without losing sight of companies’ organisational needs.

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Personal income tax returns for 2022 will see some changes. Listen to our podcast to hear what the most significant changes are compared to 2021 and what remains the same, but shouldn't be forgotten. We’ll also talk about the impact of Covid 19 and hybrid working on tax returns, deadlines and the different ways to file a tax return.

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During the past year, most immigration updates were usually linked to the Covid-19 travel restrictions.  In this podcast, we try to focus on the recent and upcoming changes in the Belgian and EU landscapes, which are not related to Covid-19.

We have chosen two topics, which we find relevant for Belgian employers and international organizations to know, that will be discussed in this podcast.  The first topic is the implementation of the Belgian search year residence card.  As a second topic, we have chosen to discuss the Entry and Exit system and the European Travel Information and Authorisation system.  These are new systems that will be operational in 2022 and have been introduced in order to strengthen the security checks on people crossing the Schengen borders.

The podcast will allow the listeners to better understand these upcoming changes, and eventually plan and organize their immigration and travel policies accordingly.

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The culture and purpose of your organisation can be a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining people. It is important to know that copying a culture from another high performing company simply does not work, every company’s cultural situation is as unique as a fingerprint.

But how can you proceed? There is a way: by building on your own company’s cultural strengths, within its unique cultural situation, and finding the factors that will bolster and draw forth the commitment and emotional energy that employees are willing to give. Start proactively managing culture, which will likely involve building new capabilities to ensure that you’re firing up all the relevant culture enablers — both formal and informal — for your organisation.

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Public pressure and changing norms are paving the way for business leaders to be paid based on a new set of criteria. Including ESG metrics in executive pay packages is a tangible way to close the say-do gap for a skeptical audience, but is not without its challenges.

In this podcast Bart and Aurore share some findings based on published research within the broader PwC network as well as input based on their own experience, helping you to find answers whether linking executive pay to ESG should be done, and if so how?

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The world of work is developing rapidly. The digital revolution had already increased the pace of change, and the impact of COVID-19 has only added fuel to fire. The pandemic showed us that companies are ready and willing to truly embrace flexible and remote working. Indeed, across industries and geographies, people have proved that we can drastically change the way in which we get work done, irrespective of workplace and time.

This has created an opportunity that should not be wasted. Now is the time to innovate and define a new path. It’s the time to take the decision to experiment and embrace change.

A successful business requires a balance between its triangular ecosystem of workplace, work type and workforce, with the employee experience at the centre. The future way of working will be hybrid, digital, inclusive and fair. The future of work is now. Are you ready?

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How H.Essers  transformed and digitised their HR operating model successfully globally during a period where we all were impacted by COVID-19. Rather than solely implementing a new cloud HR system, H.Essers decided for a holistic approach where they harmonized HR processes across the globe and enabled these by new cloud technologies, with at its global core Workday. 

Three objectives were achieved with this transformation: Standardization and globalization of all HR processes, Simplification and last but not least, insight in HR related data..

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Sustainable mobility is high on the agenda of governments, employers and employees. Increasingly employers are re-evaluating their approach. How can they change their attitude to mobility, and above all, that of their employees? 

An employer’s mobility vision can be a competitive differentiator, and incorporating ESG into a company’s goals is becoming a must for stakeholders. In the war for talent, sustainable mobility is key for positioning a company as a top employer. 

Bart Lombaerts & Maxime Duymelinck will offer insights on what they see in the market, what to expect around the upcoming change in regulation in the coming years and what the role of the employer can be in this context.

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Payroll is one of the most critical functions in helping manage and remunerate a workforce. An organisation’s payroll function often manages its largest expense and, with the current COVID-19 situation and the need of organisations to have a good overview of its costs and expenses at fingertips, while ensuring efficiency and robustness, several organisations are seeking for payroll optimisation. There is an increasing need for use of technology to automate, standardize payroll processes along with producing powerful employee/cost insight for management.

At PwC, we have a vision to raise the profile and potential of payroll. We are passionate about payroll and believe that payroll functions have the ability to deliver real value and insight to an organisation, provided the function can get the support to help maximise the effectiveness of their processes and technology.

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brace yourselves, the audits are coming - Podcast with De Cronos Groep
The R&D wage withholding tax incentive is a substantial cash benefit for companies employing R&D staff in Belgium. Although the benefits of this regime are clear, the conditions are not always. Furthermore, very strict tax audits of recent years are picking up again as we speak. Join us in this podcast with De Cronos Groep to discuss the incentive, its conditions, lessons learned from previous audits and how to prepare for audits to come.

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