Versioned rule set
Active version 2026.1, published after legal review by Group S. Full diff between versions available for consultation.
Legal framework · SCC 2026
No amount is invented. Everything is sourced.
Our reference framework encodes 22 social obligations and the associated sanctions from the Belgian Social Criminal Code, version 2026.1. Every calculation is traceable back to its legal article.
Frozen audits
Each audit is linked to the rule set in place on its creation date. No retroactive changes.
Enforceability
The Standard report is informative. The Expert report, signed by a Group S lawyer, can be produced as supporting evidence.
Regulatory sources
All encoded rules come from public texts, checked against the official version.
- Loi-programme du 25 décembre 2016 réformant le Code pénal social
- Code pénal social — articles 181 à 240Justel
- AR 28/11/1969 — sécurité sociale (DIMONA)MB 05/12/1969
- Loi 24/07/1987 sur le travail temporaireMB 20/08/1987
- CCT n°5 et CCT sectorielles (CP 200, 302, 124, 140…)CNT
- RGPD — Règlement UE 2016/679JOUE
- Règlement IA Act — UE 2024/1689JOUE 12/07/2024
The 4 sanction levels of the SCC
The report restates these amounts; it never recalculates them.
Level 1100 – 1 000 €
Administrative sanction only.
Level 2Admin 250 – 2 500 € · pénale 500 – 5 000 €
Choice left to the labour auditor.
Level 3Admin 1 000 – 10 000 € · pénale 2 000 – 20 000 €
Multiplied per worker, capped at 100×.
Level 4Pénale : voir barème du référentiel actif + emprisonnement 6 mois–3 ans
Level reserved for serious breaches (DIMONA, illegal work).
Calculation methodology
For each detected gap, the engine reads from the database: SCC article, level (1–4), sanction range, flag multiplied_by_workers. Maximum exposure = sum of the upper bounds × headcount where applicable, capped at 100×.
What the tool does not do
No automated decision on your behalf (AI Act compliant). No amount generated by an LLM. No opinion on the actual criminal qualification of a fact — only a lawyer signs off on this qualification, in the Expert report.
FAQ — compliance
Legal framework & rule set
Where do the sanction amounts come from?
No amount is generated by AI. The ruleset is versioned (currently 2026.1) and published after a legal review by Group S.
Is the report legally enforceable?
No — the report is a self-assessment tool for informational purposes only. For a formal legal opinion (to be presented to the SIOD or a labour auditor), order the Expert report, which includes an analysis signed by a Group S legal expert. The Expert report can be used as a preparatory document but does not replace legal counsel from a lawyer.
What happens when the law changes?
The ruleset is updated with each change to the Belgian Social Criminal Code (SCC) or applicable collective bargaining agreements (CCT). A new version (e.g., 2026.2) is published and applied to new audits. Ongoing audits remain on the ruleset they were created with — you are notified if a major update makes your report obsolete.
Is the Group S audit compliant with the AI Act?
Yes. The tool does not make any automated decisions on your behalf: it presents legal rules audited by legal experts. No scoring of individuals, no profiling, not a high-risk AI system within the meaning of EU Regulation 2024/1689.
Who edits and validates the regulatory content?
The team of social law legal experts at Group S (110 years of expertise, 80,000 corporate clients). Every cited legal article is checked against the official source (Belgian Official Gazette, Justel) before publication.
See how the engine cites its sources
Launch the demo: every gap shows the SCC article, the level and the exposure calculation.