Belgium: No union-employer deal on annualized working hours

Belgian unions and employers failed to reach an agreement within the National Labor Council on the government's proposal to annualize working hours, which would allow variable weekly schedules. The government sought union input but talks stalled, leaving the reform's fate uncertain. This is a domestic labor-policy development with no immediate market impact.

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