Social Protection of the Self-employed

6 ECTS credits
160 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 6001518FEW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Possible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

NOTE: registration for this course is only possible for working students. Day students can register for courses whose code ends with an R. At Inschrijven / studentenadministratie@vub.be you must be registered at the VUB as a working student for the current academic year.

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculty of Law and Criminology

Department

Publiek recht

Educational team

Guido Van Limberghen (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

18 contact hours Lecture
75 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

This course studies the major legal topics concerning the scope of application of the Belgian social
security scheme for the self-employed and concerning the social security contributions to be paid by the self-employed. The granting conditions and the calculation of the different social security benefits for the self-employed will also be analysed. Furthermore, students will be trained in solving legal cases.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Sociaal statuut van de zelfstandigen
Handbook (Recommended) : Basiswetboek Sociaal Recht voor studenten 2020, Alofs, Wolters Kluwer, 9789403021157, 2021

Additional info

All studymaterial is made available by means of the learning platform. A printed version of the syllabus will be available as well.

Students need a codex of Belgian social security law. Wolters Kluwer's "Basiswetboek sociaal recht" is recommended.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

By the end of this course, the student will:

have acuired a thorough knowledge and insight in the personal scope and financing of the social security system for the self-employed;
have acquired a thorough knowledge and insight in the specificity of the social insurances for the self employed;
be able to solve factual cases by referring to the applicable legislation and indicating legal reasons for and the possible incertainty of the proposed solution.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Oral exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Students answer questions and solve cases. More explanation will be given via the digital learning platform.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context