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Ban on paid political mandates during sick leave for federal officials
Official title: Wetsvoorstel tot wijziging van het koninklijk besluit van 2 oktober 1937 houdende het statuut van het rijkspersoneel, teneinde de cumulatie van een bezoldigd politiek mandaat met een afwezigheid wegens ziekte te beperken.
Status: Parliament is still discussing this proposal, for example in a committee or while waiting for advice. (parliament: ‘Pending in the Chamber’)
In plain language
- Federal civil servants on sick leave will no longer be allowed to hold a paid political position, such as mayor or alderman, during their absence. Unpaid roles where you only receive attendance fees, like municipal councillor, remain permitted.
- This proposal applies to permanent federal civil servants who are absent due to illness or on reduced hours for medical reasons. Local politicians who hold a federal civil service job are directly affected if they fall ill.
- For you as a citizen, this promotes fairness: public servants receiving sick pay will no longer be able to simultaneously perform and receive pay for an executive political office.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
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