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Employment

Abolition of business one-stop shops in favour of social insurance funds

On a proposal from Minister Eléonore Simonet, the Government approved the abolition of business one-stop shops. Their legal missions and support for start-ups will be integrated into the social insurance funds. This measure streamlines structures and brings greater transparency for the self-employed.

Employment Federal Self-employed and SMEs

16 Jun 2026

Civil service: leave to recognise the pain of a pregnancy loss

From 2026, Walloon public service staff and their partners will be entitled to two days of special leave in the event of a pregnancy loss reported to the employer. This measure provides concrete recognition of an often painful ordeal and gives the staff concerned time to cope with it. Foster parents involved in long-term foster placements will also enjoy the same rights to parental and special leave as other parents.

Employment Wallonia

19 May 2026

Systemic reform of vocational education and professional training

Training pathways must be more coherent. The reform of vocational education and professional training brings order to pathways that have become too fragmented. The aim: to make the offer clearer, align it better with real occupations and reduce drop-out rates. The result: more effective, smoother pathways geared towards finding a job.

Education Employment Wallonia Wallonia-Brussels Federation

18 May 2026

Strengthening interregional mobility

Looking for a job beyond regional borders must become a real opportunity. Inter-regional mobility is moving forward with a new cooperation agreement with Flanders. The aim: to create more bridges and widen opportunities for Walloon jobseekers. The result: more openings, more mobility and a labour market better connected to neighbouring employment areas.

Employment Wallonia

18 May 2026

Adoption of the FOREM-CPAS coordination decree

Support for jobseekers must be more seamless. The FOREM-CPAS decree establishes a structural framework for cooperation between two players who need to work better together. The aim: to clarify each one's role in order to avoid duplication, prevent gaps in support and strengthen pathways into work and training. The result: more continuous, better coordinated and more effective support on the ground, backing the teams in the field.

Employment Wallonia

18 May 2026

Reform of the redeployment units

After collective redundancies, people must be able to bounce back faster. The reform of redeployment units strengthens follow-up, clarifies roles and supplements the support on offer with private outplacement services. The aim: to speed up the return to work and steer workers more effectively towards concrete solutions. The result: more dynamic, better structured support, firmly focused on a rapid return to employment.

Employment Wallonia

18 May 2026

A simplification of the employment landscape for the benefit of recipients

Local employment agencies must once again become a springboard into work. Getting stuck is limited in time, hourly pay rises from €4.10 to €6 per hour, and transitional measures secure the service in 2026. The aim: to make these agencies a genuine lever back into employment rather than a dead-end system. The result: a concrete pay rise and the end of a mechanism that too often trapped users in a dead end.

Employment Wallonia

18 May 2026

Reform of local support actors

Local support must be more effective. The reform of local support providers streamlines the landscape from 311 to 43 structures across the territory. The aim: to better cover needs on the ground, make services more consistent and improve support. The result: a clearer, stronger and more effective organisation to support pathways into work.

Administrative simplification Employment Wallonia

18 May 2026

Reform of the single JOB+ incentive

Hiring incentives must be simpler. The JOB+ reform replaces a multitude of unreadable schemes with a single incentive that is clearer for employers. The aim: better target support on jobseekers furthest from the labour market. The result: support that is simpler, better targeted and genuinely useful in encouraging recruitment.

Employment Wallonia

18 May 2026

Launch of StartUp.Wallonia

The start-up ecosystem must be more accessible. StartUp.Wallonia is setting up a digital platform for entrepreneurs and investors. The aim: to provide more direct, faster and more modern access to the Walloon start-up ecosystem. The result: simpler procedures, stronger support and a clearer view of the opportunities.

Employment Self-employed and SMEs Wallonia

18 May 2026

Reform of the SAACE

Creating your own job deserves better support. The reform of the SAACE simplifies the landscape from 11 to 4 structures, with a clearer framework. The aim: clearer, more effective support for project leaders. The result: a simpler, more coherent and more useful system for launching your business.

Administrative simplification Employment Wallonia

18 May 2026

Reform of the APE (Employment Promotion Aid)

The Walloon government is putting an end to a scheme that had gone off track and redirecting resources towards functional policies, for greater accountability among stakeholders, restored budgetary control and public money allocated objectively and transparently. A historic reform of how a total budget of 1.3 billion euros is allocated!

Employment Wallonia

18 May 2026

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