Equal promotion chances for permanent and contractual local staff
Official title: Projet de décret modifiant le Code de la démocratie locale et de la décentralisation en vue de mettre sur pied d'égalité les membres du personnel en termes de promotion
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted in plenary session’)
In plain language
- Permanent and contractual staff at local administrations will now have equal chances to gain promotions, removing priority for permanent employees.
- This affects employees in Walloon municipalities, provinces, and autonomous local agencies, except for recruitment procedures that have already begun.
- Nothing changes directly for you as a citizen, but it aims to modernize local services and provides better career opportunities if you work there.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
From proposal to law
- Submitted 26 September 2025
- Approved by parliament 12 November 2025
- Given royal assent by the government not yet
- Published in the Belgian Official Journal not yet
- In force not yet
After the vote, the government (or, for a European law, the Council) still has to sign the proposal. Then it appears in the official journal. This usually takes a few weeks; we check every day.
How parliament voted
Passed on 12 November 202541 for · 0 against · 32 abstention(s)
A parliamentary group is the group of members of parliament from one party. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.
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MR Voted for
24 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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PS Abstained
0 for · 0 against · 19 abstentions
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Les Engagés Voted for
17 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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PTB Abstained
0 for · 0 against · 8 abstentions
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Ecolo Abstained
0 for · 0 against · 5 abstentions