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The Brussels government approved on Thursday a draft decree aimed at increasing the amount of "independent premium" funding for jobseekers looking to start their own business.
Brussels employment minister Bernard Clerfayt has asked the employment agency Actiris to develop a new project to make it easier for the unemployed to get a job in healthcare.
Incoming Brussels labour minister Bernard Clerfayt wants more Brussels jobs to be filled by locals.
Flanders’ and Brussels’ jobs and training agencies – VDAB and Actiris, respectively – are collaborating on a campaign to get the capital’s residents to apply for jobs in the periphery.
A senior manager at Brussels employment agency Actiris has been dismissed amid claims she used free labour to build a basketball court at her home.
The unemployment rate in Brussels is at its lowest point in 15 years, according to jobs and training agency Actiris. The rate has been declining steadily for the last 3.5 years.
The unemployment level in Belgium is the lowest it has been in 17 years, according to the federal employment agency Onem. The agency has released its annual report for 2017.
While there are fewer unemployed in Belgium, workers are more afraid than ever to lose their jobs, writes Het Laatste Nieuws.
The Belgian police are henceforth required to automatically pass on the details of a domicile check to the social inspection services, with an aim to cut down on fraudulent practices
