Your Personal Calendar

Compose here below your personalised calendar with the main dates in the election procedure.

Choose your election day:

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Written information by the employer – start of the procedure.

X-60

Decisions of the employer re the technical business unit (TBU) and management and executive functions.

X-35

Start of the candidates’ occult protection period against dismissal.

X-30

Appeal before the labour tribunal against the decisions of the employer X-35 or the absence thereof.

X-28

Judgment of the labour tribunal about the appeal lodged on X-28.

X-5

Posting of the notice announcing the date of the elections (and other information) – agreement on electronic voting/convocation of voters.

X

Internal complaints against the posting of the notice on X.

X+7

If no internal complaints: final closure.

X+8

If internal complaints: decision re internal complaints and corrective notice.

X+14

If internal complaints: deadline to lodge an appeal before the labour tribunal against decision on X+14.

X+21

If no appeal: final closure.

X+22

Decision of the labour tribunal re the appeal lodged on X+21 and corrective notice – final closure.

X+28

Filing of the candidates list with the employer.

X+35

At the earliest: decision to terminate the election procedure for lack of candidates.

X+36

Allotment of list numbers by the employer for lists which do not have a number yet.

X+39

Posting of candidate lists by the employer (including the reference to the ‘moral’ obligation to vote).

X+40

Appointment of the presidents of the voting booths and their replacements.

X+40

Possible internal complaints to the employer against the candidate lists and/or withdrawal request or modification by a candidate.

X+47

Communication of internal complaints to trade unions or ‘executives’ (kaderleden / cadres) by the employer.

X+48

If no internal complaints: possible appeal of the employer against candidate lists.

X+52

Possible modifications of the candidate lists by the trade unions.

X+54

Appointment of the members of the voting bureaus.

X+54

Posting of modified candidate lists.

X+56

Agreement about voting per letter.

X+56

Posting of the composition of the voting bureaus and division of voters per bureau.

X+60

Appeal before the labour tribunal against the candidate lists (as modified on X+54) against which an internal complaint was filed.

X+61

Decision of the labour tribunal re appeal of the employer lodged on X+52 against candidate lists (for which no internal complaints were made).

X+66

Appointment of the witnesses of the voting process.

X+70

Decision of the labour tribunal re appeal lodged on X+61 against candidate lists (for which internal complaints were made).

X+75

Replacement of candidates by the trade unions.

Y-14

Final closure of candidate lists and posting by the employer of the (modified) candidate lists.

Y-13

Editing of the electoral lists and preparation of ballots.

Y-13

Possible partial stop of the election process.

Y-11

Handing over and/or sending of voting letters to voters; electronic convocation of voters if agreement on X.

Y-10

In case of voting per letter: handing over and/or sending by registered letter of voting letters and stamped voting ballots.

Y-10

Sending by registered letter of voting letters if no proof of receipt by the employee of the voting letter.

Y-8

Social election day – Voting, counting and sending of minutes.

Y

Handing over to the employer of election documents.

Y+1

Posting of results and composition of WC/CPPW by the employer.

Y+2

Appeal before the labour tribunal against election results.

Y+15

Last posting day of notices and lists (except election results).

Y+17

Last day for keeping the documents used for the elections.

Y+25

First meeting of WC or CPPW (if no appeal).

Y+45

Decision of the labour tribunal re appeal lodged on Y+15 against election results.

Y+69

Higher appeal before the labour court against decision of the labour tribunal.

Y+84

Last posting day of election results and consultation of the notices.

Y+86

Decision of the labour court re higher appeal lodged on Y + 84.

Y+144

If a certain date in your election calendar falls on a Sunday or on a day on which your company usually does not work (i.e. an inactivity day such as a Saturday), then the action must take place, at the latest, on the day before that Sunday or usual rest day. There are however two exceptions: (i) if the deadline for lodging an appeal with the labour court falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, then the deadline is postponed to the next working day; (ii) if the employer receives notification of the replacement of a candidate on a Sunday or inactivity day and it is thus impossible for the company to post the final list of candidates on the eve of receipt of this replacement, then the employer will be allowed to post this list on the next normal working day.

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• Philippe De Wulf

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• Sven Demeulemeester

  Partner

• Emma Van Caenegem

  Counsel

• Esther Soetens

  Counsel

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