{"id":23589,"date":"2022-10-18T11:46:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T09:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bakertilly.be\/news\/checklist-how-to-start-as-an-employer-in-belgium\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T09:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T07:25:52","slug":"checklist-how-to-start-as-an-employer-in-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bakertilly.be\/en\/news\/checklist-how-to-start-as-an-employer-in-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Checklist &#8211; How to start as an employer in Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:90px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row 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does the checklist cover?<\/h3>\n<p>The checklist provides an overview of the following steps<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Which obligations and formalities must I go through?<\/li>\n<li>Which internal documents must be prepared?<\/li>\n<li>What are the steps involved in starting each new employee?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:47px;--awb-padding-right:45px;--awb-padding-bottom:39px;--awb-padding-left:45px;--awb-padding-right-medium:30px;--awb-padding-left-medium:30px;--awb-padding-top-small:30px;--awb-padding-right-small:15px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:10px;--awb-padding-left-small:15px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:7px 7px 7px 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That is why our experts always start from an in-depth analysis of the contract, the obligatory formalities of the joint committee, the remuneration. 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