Request your SINE employer certificate to benefit from SINE advantages when hiring

Summary

The SINE certificate offers recognised employers two main advantages: a reduction in National Office for Social Security (NOSS) employers' contributions, and financial aid from the National Employment Office (NEO) for the payment of net salaries (reintegration allowance). These advantages apply when hiring unemployed individuals experiencing particular difficulties in finding a job.

Key points

To benefit from the SINE advantage, the processes must be carried out before hiring a new member of staff.

In detail

Target audience – details
Conditions

To obtain your "social economy" employer certificate, you must have one of the accreditations or recognitions listed under "Public cible".

Certificate validity

The date of validity of the certificate always corresponds to the dates of the accreditation:

  • Sheltered workshop (ETA): Indefinite duration (inspection every six months)
  • Social housing agency (AIS): 10 years
  • Public service housing company (SLP): Indefinite duration
  • Local Employment Agency (ALE): 6 years
  • Socio-professional integration centres (CISP): 6 years
Benefits

The SINE certificate offers recognised employers two main benefits:

  • a reduction in National Office for Social Security (NOSS) employers' contributions
  • financial aid from the National Employment Office (NEO) for payment of net salary (reintegration allowance).

These advantages apply when hiring unemployed individuals experiencing particular difficulties in finding a job.

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Procedure

The application for a SINE certificate is made by email.

Send your application to economie.sociale@spw.wallonie.be:

  • In the email subject, state: "SINE certificate" + the name of the applicant. 
  • Please attach all supporting documents to your email, proving that your structure is fully recognised in one of the categories listed under "Public cible" (accreditation, recognition, status, etc.). 
Documents à fournir

All supporting documents proving that your structure is fully recognised in one of the categories listed under "Public cible" (accreditation, recognition, status, etc.).

Voie de recours

Any natural or legal person who considers that an administrative body based in Wallonia or the Wallonia-Brussels Federation failed to act, in a matter concerning that person, in a manner consistent with its public service mission, may refer the matter, in writing or in person, to the Ombudsman of Wallonia and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. 

This complaint can be made in writing to the following address: 

The Ombudsman of Wallonia and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation
Rue Lucien Namèche, 54 
B-5000 Namur

Contacts

Services

DGO6 – Social economy department
Boulevard Cauchy 43
5000 NAMUR
+32 81/77.85.27

Personnes de contact

DEBLEUMORTIER Ghislaine
081/77.85.32
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Process n° : 1495
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