Editorial policy: how we check our pay information
Thousands of people read here what happens to their pay, how long their notice period is or what a hire costs. So this page says how that information is made and what you can expect from us.
Which sources we use
We start from the official source: the legal text in the Belgian Official Gazette, the Federal Public Service Employment, the National Social Security Office, the National Labour Council, Statbel and the sector funds. For forecasts and worked examples we use the publications of payroll providers and unions, and we say so.
At the bottom of every pay page you find the list of sources we read for that page, with the date we checked them. A claim without a source does not belong on the page.
What we do not do
We do not invent figures, terms or conditions. What we cannot find in a source is left out, or we say it differs per collective agreement or per company. A forecast is called a forecast until the official figure is out.
Our pages give general information, not legal advice. Your collective agreement, your contract, your payroll provider or your union remain decisive for your own situation.
How we keep the information current
Pay scales and indexations are compared automatically with the database of the Federal Public Service Employment. Statutory amounts and the parameters of the calculators have a fixed review date. With every change to the site, automated checks run that verify, among other things, that every paragraph has a source and that the calculators still match the published examples.
The date next to the sources is the date of the last check, not the date the page first appeared.
How we compare
Where we set agencies or payroll providers side by side, we only use verifiable data published by the company itself or by an official body. We give no scores and no verdict. Nobody pays to be listed, and AltusConnect is not affiliated with the companies named.
Who writes
The texts come from the AltusConnect editorial team. We use AI tools for research and writing; the sources are read and the figures recalculated before they appear. AltusConnect remains responsible for everything published here.
AltusConnect is a recruitment agency for technical profiles. The pay information is free and needs no registration; the pages do link to our vacancies and our services for employers.
Spotted an error?
Is a figure wrong, a source outdated or something missing? Let us know. We check every report, correct the page if you are right and add the new check date.