Belgian employees had an average contract of about 85 percent of a full-time, meaning that in a hypothetical 40 hour workweek the employees would work about 34 hours. The average size of employment contracts is the highest in Flanders, Belgium's Dutch-speaking region in the north, with 87.4%. In contrast, the average size of employment contracts in the French-speaking Walloon region in the south was 81.5%.
Average size of employment contracts in Belgium in 2017, by region
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Acerta. (October 30, 2018). Average size of employment contracts in Belgium in 2017, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/998135/average-employment-contract-size-in-belgium-by-region/
Acerta. "Average size of employment contracts in Belgium in 2017, by region ." Chart. October 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/998135/average-employment-contract-size-in-belgium-by-region/
Acerta. (2018). Average size of employment contracts in Belgium in 2017, by region . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/998135/average-employment-contract-size-in-belgium-by-region/
Acerta. "Average Size of Employment Contracts in Belgium in 2017, by Region ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/998135/average-employment-contract-size-in-belgium-by-region/
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Average size of employment contracts in Belgium in 2017, by region [Graph], Acerta, October 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/998135/average-employment-contract-size-in-belgium-by-region/