The indexation leap was a measure introduced by the government to improve Belgium’s competition position. On 1 April 2015, the government blocked the flattened health index at the level of March 2015. This blocking period would be maintained until an indexation leap of 2% was reached. As a result of the high inflation rate, the period covered by the indexation leap will now be over in April. This implicates that salaries may be indexed again, be it that the timing of such indexation will vary from sector to sector. In sectors of industry that apply a monthly indexation mechanism, an indexation of the salaries may already be carried through as of 1 May. However, the employees pertaining to the Joint Committee n° 200 (which is the Supplementary National JC for white-collar workers to which pertains to many white-collar workers), will have to wait until 1 January 2017 for their salary to be indexed, as their sector applies a yearly indexation mechanism.
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