Joint Committee for the hotel and catering industry (JC 302, horeca) — minimum wages

Notes

Official minimum hourly and monthly wages for a 38 h/week regime, categories I-IX by years of function (années de fonction, 0-45). The general scales were last indexed on 1 Jan 2026 (+2.189%); the later SPF changes (1 Mar 2026, 1 Jul 2026, 1 Sep 2026) concern only flexi-job wages. Flexi-job hourly wage (flexisalaire) on 2026-11-11: minimum 12.11 EUR, maximum 21.00 EUR (maximum introduced 1 Jul 2026). After the last année de fonction the minimum rises by 1% of the year-0 minimum every five years in the same company (SPF note); seasonal workers move up by days worked (130/156 days at year 0, then 390/468, then every 260/312 days). Under-18 student contracts: 18 y = 100%, 17 y = 90%, 16 y = 80%, 15 y = 70% of the applicable category scale. To reach the minimums, all cash pay components (except the year-end bonus) may be counted, if a company CCT provides so. Legal basis: function classification CCT 15/03/2018 (n°146020, AR 17/08/2018) and CCT on minimum wages last modified 19/01/2024 (n°185720, AR 12/09/2024, MB 07/10/2024); index link CCT 23/10/2007 (n°85826, AR 19/09/2008). Next known adjustment: annual indexation on 1 Jan 2027 (percentage not yet published on 2026-11-11). Note the 'indexation en centimes' (from 1 June 2026, full indexation only up to 4,000 EUR gross/month): the top monthly amounts in cat. VIII-IX exceed 4,000 EUR and will be indexed only partially. Dutch name: Paritair Comité voor het hotelbedrijf (PC 302).