🇧🇪 Belgium: 2026 Salary Indexation Update

The Belgian government has now published the official salary indexation rate for 2026.

Under Belgian law, certain salaries need to be adjusted each year to inflation, and current forecasts indicate a small mandatory indexation to take effect as of January 1, 2026.

This update applies to employees in Belgium covered under Joint Committee 200 (JC 200) and is mandatory under Belgian law.

Confirmed Indexation Rate for 2026

• Indexation rate: 2.21%

• Effective date: January 1, 2026

• Applicable to: Employees under JC 200

This rate is final and replaces earlier projections.

What This Means

• The 2.21% salary increase is mandatory

• Salaries must be updated to reflect the confirmed indexation

• The adjustment must be applied retroactively from January 1, 2026

• If not applied on time, payroll corrections may be required

Required Action

To ensure payroll remains compliant:

• Please initiate the salary update on the platform as soon as possible

• Follow the step-by-step instructions provided to submit the update

If you’d like help reviewing the change before submitting it, your Customer Success Manager can support you.

Need Support?

If you have questions about how salary indexation applies to your team in Belgium, or would like assistance with the update process, feel free to reach out to your Customer Success Manager directly.