News & Articles

23/06/23

The right to disconnect: coming imminently

Employers will have to put in place specific arrangements to protect employees’ right to disconnect, or face financial penalties.

09/06/23

Pay transparency: get ready!

From 7 June 2026, employers in Luxembourg must significantly increase their transparency about the remuneration of men and women.

02/06/23

Protection against moral harassment at work is finally introduced in the luxembourg labour code: overview of t…

While protection against sexual harassment has been included in the Labour Code for more than 20 years1, moral harassment has, until now, been largely…

26/05/23

New law adopted on the whistleblowers’ protection transposing the EU Directive 2019/1937 of the European Parli…

23/05/23

Entry into force of the law of 16 May 2023 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law: empl…

On 16 May 2023, the Luxembourg Parliament (Chambre des députés) adopted the long-awaited law (the "Law") transposing Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the E…

16/05/23

Protection of whistle-blowers: what you need to know about the new law

On 16 May 2023, Bill of law No. 7945 was exempted from the second constitutional vote, meaning that Luxembourg will soon have a whistleblowing law, wh…

12/05/23

Immigration: new restrictions on residence permits for personal reasons

From 12 May 2023, it will be harder for third-country nationals with no links to Luxembourg or the EU to obtain a residence permit for personal reason…

04/05/23

Whistle-blower protection: first constitutional vote

Luxembourg will soon have a Whistle-blower Protection Law as theParliament voted the Bill of law no. 7945 on 2 May 2023 (first constitutional vote)

05/04/23

Publication of the new law introducing in the Luxembourg employment code a protection against moral harassment…

Luxembourg Parliament voted on 9 March 2023 a new law published on 5 April 2023 and coming into force on 9 April 2023 (hereafter the “Law”), which wil…

21/03/23

Vote du projet de loi introduisant un dispositif relatif à la protection contre le harcèlement moral au travai…

En date du 9 mars 2023, la Chambre des Députés a adopté le projet de loi portant modification du Code du travail en vue d’introduire un dispositif rel…

10/03/23

Upcoming: New obligations to combat mobbing in employment relations to come

To fill an obvious legal vacuum in comparison with a number of EU Member States (including notably the three neighbouring countries), Bill of law n°78…

02/03/23

Secondment of workers: new rules

Secondments update: dedicated regime for road transport businesses, relaxation and modification of the rules for other types of secondment.

01/02/23

Index increase from 1 February 2023

From 1 February 2023, the index applicable to employee wages increases from 877.01 to 898.93. This leads to a 2.5% increase in the gross salary paid t…

13/01/23

European judgment on equal treatment and sexual orientation

On 12 January 2023, the European Court of Justice rendered a judgement concerning equal treatment in employment and occupation, more particularly conc…

03/01/23

Luxembourg minimum social wage increase from 1 January 2023

The 3.2% increase in the minimum social wage became official on 1 January 2023.

02/12/22

Minimum income: changes to come in Luxembourg

The Luxembourg government has agreed to a 3.2% increase of the minimum social wage as from 1 January 2023.

15/11/22

French cross-border workers will be allowed 34 teleworking days per year from 1 January 2023

It's a done deal! From 1 January 2023, French residents employed by companies located in Luxembourg (and vice versa) will be allowed to telework for 3…

28/10/22

Draft law on transparent and predictable working conditions: what practical implications for employers?

Following the proclamation of the European Social Rights Framework by the EU institutions in November 2017, Directive (EU) 2019/1152 on transparent an…

27/10/22

Covid-19: measures to combat the pandemic scaled down once again

Based on the encouraging situation in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with a highly infectious but not very pathogenic variant and a largely immunised …

29/09/22

New obligations for employers on the horizon

On 20 June 2019, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union approved Directive (EU) 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable workin…