Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Luxembourg as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Luxembourg: January 2023 Consumer Price Index triggers indexation

The index-linked threshold has now gone beyond 964 …

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Luxembourg: National Employment Agency jobs database grew by 32% in December 2022

The most sought after positions were in research and development, accounting, secretarial work, ‘credit and banking risk analysis’, consulting and project management for information systems …

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Luxembourg: Wage indexation may trigger only once again in 2023

Under Luxembourg law, when the cost of living index increases by 2 …

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Luxembourg: Short-time working in the event of gas restrictions

Contingency plans agreed to avoid the layoff of workers due to gas supply problems …

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Luxembourg: Staff delegation involvement in teleworking matters

Employers must involve staff delegations before making any modifications to company teleworking policies or practices …

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Luxembourg: Index increase – April 2022

The STATEC consumer price index passed its 2 …

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Luxembourg: Exceptional financial aid for training institutions

Eligible training institutions have until 15th October 2022 to apply for financial aid for the apprenticeship positions that they have offered …

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Luxembourg: Telework exceptions for German cross-border workers to end in June 2022

The cross-border agreement between Luxembourg and Germany on telework has been extended until 30th June 2022 …

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Luxembourg: Companies may hold their meetings remotely until 31 December 2022

The Extended COVID Emergency Law is now be effective until 31st December 2022 …

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Luxembourg: A new right to disconnect

A Bill on the right of employees to disconnect outside working hours has now been approved by the Chamber of Deputies …

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Luxembourg: COVID check certificate

A COVID check certificate is now required to enter hotels, restaurants and many public events …

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Luxembourg: Tracking service vehicles – data privacy pointers for employers

An investigation by the data protection authority Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD) in the Spring is now subject to Appeal …

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Luxembourg: Amazon fined $887 million for GDPR privacy violations

Amazon has been fined a record $885M for perceived misuse of customer data …

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Luxembourg: Cross-border tax and social security agreements extended

The income tax agreements between Luxembourg and both Belgium and France concerning telework by cross-border workers have been extended until 30th September 2021 …

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Luxembourg: Deadline for British citizens to request a residency permit extended until December 2021

The deadline for British nationals and members of their families living in Luxembourg to request a new residence document, as the beneficiary of the UK withdrawal agreement, has been extended until 31st December 2021 …

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