Coronavirus: Information and recommendations for companies

The government has published a series of specific information and measures for companies to be found here: gouvernement.lu

• Special leave for family reasons; Applying for family leave in the event of quarantine or isolation of a child
• Cross-border employees
  • Germany: Exceptional tax measure between Luxembourg and Germany concerning telework by cross-border workers (friendly agreement, reply to parliamentary question); Extension of the agreement on the social security affiliation of frontier workers concerning telework until 30 June 2021
  • France: Certificates for French cross-border commuters; Exceptional tax measure between Luxembourg and France concerning telework by cross-border workers (mutual agreement specifying the tax treatment of frontier workers; mutual agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion and avoidance); Extension of the agreement on the social security affiliation of frontier workers concerning telework until 30 June 2021
  • Belgium: Exceptional tax measure between Luxembourg and Belgium concerning telework by cross-border workers (prolongation until 31 December 2020); Extension of the agreement on the social security affiliation of frontier workers concerning telework until 30 June 2021
• Support for businesses
  – Social security measures for employers and the self-employed persons 
  – Tax Measures to Support Businesses
  – Measures at the level of social contributions
  • UEL document “Mesures fiscales Covid-19 au Luxembourg“
  • Article “Des mesures COVID-19 en matière de sécurité sociale ciblées vers les employeurs“
• Short-time work – hotline 8002 9191; Short-time work during the economic recovery period (valid until 30 June 2021); Short-time working accounts – introduction of a compensation mechanism; Extension of the deadline to submit applications for short-time working for the month of February 2021.