Belgium extends and enhances paid bereavement leave

On 15 July 2021, Belgium published the law of 27 June 2021 "extending bereavement leave in the event of the death of a partner or child and introducing flexibility in taking bereavement leave" (“the law”) in the Official Gazette. This law introduces substantial changes to bereavement leave. While the new measures were intended to apply to deaths occurring from 25 July 2021, Federal Minister of Economy and Labour Pierre-Yves Dermagne recently announced that he would " anticipate " the application of the law to deaths resulting from recent storms. For a summary of the main features of this law, follow this link to the main article.