Working Conditions in Belgium

Permits

Belgium is part of the EU. No special permits (including for the Swiss) needed.

Working Hours

• 40 hours a week (38 hours on yearly basis)
• 5 days a week – 6 is possible
• 8 hours a day – (up to 9 hours possible without overtime)
• Lunch break is 60 minutes
• Normal work hours are placed between 6:00 and 20:00
• Night-time is from 0:00 to 6:00
• Turnaround is 11 hours

Usually you get the crew working for a flat fee up to 9-10 hours not including the 1-hour lunch break.

Remark: 6 weeks per trimester maximum they could work 60 hours/week = 12 hours/day

Overtime

• hours overtime are paid +50%
• overtime during night time or holidays are +100%
• working hours on a Saturday are +50% or +100%
• Sundays and Holidays are +100% but normally avoided

Night times and Saturdays are mostly negotiated and handled within the weekly flat rate.

Rates

Please refer to the enclosed JPEG (indicative figures) for the crew members’ rates in gross salary.

Social Benefits

Every employee is entitled to the following benefits (percentage based on gross salary):

Paid by employee: - 33 %

• Social Security: 13.07%
• Tax on social elements according to profile of employee: 22%

Paid by employer: + 53 %

• Social Security: 35.75 %
• Accident Insurance: 1.33%
• End of year Bonus: 8.33%
• Vacations: 7.67%

The net income is therefore around 65% of the gross salary.

Allowances

• Allowance for the day € 35 (for food and drinks if none provided on the set)
• Car: € 0.3169 / km

Actors Wages

• The used minimum daily wage is € 375 / day
• For children € 250 /day + permission should be granted from government (See PDF for full details about working with children in Belgium)

Important Addresses

Funding bodies:

• French Community Fund: Communauté Française de Belgique: www.cfwb.be/av
• Flemish Film Fund: Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds: www.vaf.be
• Wallimage Film Fund: www.wallimage.be

Promotional Institutions:

• Wallonie Bruxelles Images: www.wbimages.be
• Flanders Image: www.flandersimage.be

Locations in Belgium:

• Locations Wallonie Tournages: www.wallonie-tournages.be
• Locations Flanders: www.locationflanders.be
• Locations Brussels: www.bruxellestournage.be