15 Years of Link2Europe 2017- 2022

Link2Europe underwent a major change over the next few years. The objective was simple enough: double the turnover in 5 years. A plan was drawn up and consisted of about 100 actions and action points that would take us at least two years....

Chronic shortage of skilled workers

How can you continue to grow as a business without extra hands? Discover the 4 steps that will turn the tide.

15 Years of Link2Europe - The Middle: 2012-2017

This period is characterized as a period of continued growth, diversification of our services and expansion of our staff with a view to the future.

15 years of Link2Europe - Part 1: 2007-2012

Read the story of Igor, founder of Link2Europe and find out how the company began recruiting in Europe and employing in other countries.

Single Permit, your chance to find talented employees.

In any case, effective economic immigration is one of the strategies to follow to deal with the structural labor shortage in Belgian business in the future.

Foreign workers are cheaper

As an International Talent Solutions Partner, we've been hearing it for years, "Ah, your people come from abroad, so those foreign workers are cheaper than Belgian workers, great!" But is that really true?

Belgian job, foreign worker

Because Belgian companies can hardly fill their vacancies, more and more companies are looking across the border, towards Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and even outside the EU for temporary work. Conversely, many candidates from abroad are eager to work for us. The reason is obvious: our wages are much higher than in the home country....

Belgian food industry under the microscope!

The food industry has become the largest industrial sector in Belgium and is growing sustainably.
This ultimate SME sector (96 % out of 4,282 employers have less than 100 employees) has a strong future in this country. Our food industry is also regarded abroad as innovative, quality and diverse, with beer and chocolate as the triggers for all our food products.

All foreign workers in Belgium come from Eastern Europe.
Fable or fact?

1 in 7 workers (14.1 %) in Belgium has another nationality.
This is an increase of 13.6 % from 5 years ago. Thus, 14.1 % of employment contracts today are contracts with a non-Belgian, 6.4 % of them are European and 7, 7 % are from outside Europe.

Textiles Sector Alive & Kicking!

We can say that many jobs have been lost in the textile sector in Belgium over the past 50 years. Hundreds of textile companies have disappeared.