LIMOSA suspension ends for expat placements in Belgium
9 July 2013
A temporary suspension of new LIMOSA registrations for contractors working in Belgium but not possessing a social security number has been lifted, contract management firm ItsInternational reports.
Tue, 9 Jul 2013A temporary suspension of new LIMOSA registrations for contractors working in Belgium but not possessing a social security number has been lifted, contract management firm ItsInternational reports.
LIMOSA stands for Landenoverschrijdend Informatiesysteem Migratie Onderzoek Sociaal Administratief, which roughly translates as ‘International migration information system’, and was introduced in 2007 ahead of Belgium’s labour market opening fully to workers from new EU member states.
With the suspension ending at the end of last month, the firm recommends that self-employed placements register with LIMOSA immediately using the date they started working in Belgium.
ItsInternational also says that recruitment firms should check that appointed management companies did not obtain an A1 document for contractors from a state other than the contractor’s home country.
It says the Belgian authorities are exercising “increased vigilance” and putting a greater onus on individuals to provide evidence of their work status.
According to EU agency Eurofound, LIMOSA “represents an instrument of control in the fight against fraud and the unfair competition of foreign workers who accept work at below-market wages and disregard Belgian labour laws and regulations”.
LIMOSA stands for Landenoverschrijdend Informatiesysteem Migratie Onderzoek Sociaal Administratief, which roughly translates as ‘International migration information system’, and was introduced in 2007 ahead of Belgium’s labour market opening fully to workers from new EU member states.
With the suspension ending at the end of last month, the firm recommends that self-employed placements register with LIMOSA immediately using the date they started working in Belgium.
ItsInternational also says that recruitment firms should check that appointed management companies did not obtain an A1 document for contractors from a state other than the contractor’s home country.
It says the Belgian authorities are exercising “increased vigilance” and putting a greater onus on individuals to provide evidence of their work status.
According to EU agency Eurofound, LIMOSA “represents an instrument of control in the fight against fraud and the unfair competition of foreign workers who accept work at below-market wages and disregard Belgian labour laws and regulations”.
