UEL position following the announcement of the social minimum wage increase
Read the press release (in French).
Covid-19: new rules until the end of the year
Since the start of the school year, new infections in Europe and Luxembourg have increased significantly. On 29 October, the government adopted new health restrictions. Click here to learn more about the new regulations and restrictions (information in French).
Extended deadline for applying for short-time work
Exceptional procedure for the month of November An exceptional procedure has been put in place for companies that had not yet submitted a request for partial unemployment for the month of November and that now consider it necessary. The companies concerned can, from today until 5 November, download the specific form on guichet.lu, complete it, […]
Adoption of the opinion “Teleworking in Luxembourg”
The Economic and Social Council has adopted, during its plenary assembly of September 11, 2020, the opinion “Teleworking in Luxembourg”. This opinion was planned as part of the series of self-reviews dedicated to cross-border work. The first opinion in this series, adopted by the plenary assembly on 20 January 2020, gave a comprehensive description of […]
Testing in the construction and cleaning sector
This is the question that preoccupies companies since the recovery of the corona virus infections. How to manage the return from holidays in coronavirus risk areas? Within the framework of the Luxembourg test strategy, the end of the collective holiday and the concomitant resumption of activities in certain sectors (construction sector and cleaning sector) have been […]
Temporary health recommendations
Safety above all: companies are mobilized to apply the temporary recommendations issued by the Health Department to individuals in the context of the health crisis related to Covid-19, to be found below. You can also consult the specific recommendations by field of activity for the attention of employers and employees on the Health Portal. French […]
Deadline for submitting the statement under the short-time working scheme
ADEM reminds that the employer has a period of 3 months following the month of the occurrence of COVID-19 short-time working to submit the statement. Thus, for the request for short-time working in March 2020, the employer must have submitted his statement by 30 June 2020 at the latest. After this deadline, the employer will […]
Deadlines and procedures for short-time working due to force majeure
ADEM informs companies that the following deadlines and procedures have been agreed for applications for short-time working due to force majeure Covid-19. The deadline for applications for short-time working (COVID-19) for the month of June has been extended to June 15, 2020. This is an exceptional extension. From July 2020, short-time working scheme “COVID-19” will […]
Neistart Lëtzebuerg
New support measures to prepare for economic recovery On 20 May 2020, Deputy Prime Minister Dan Kersch, Deputy Prime Minister François Bausch and Finance Minister Pierre Gramegna presented a support package aimed at paving the way for a new start for the Luxembourg economy in the wake of the COVID-19 health crisis. With this additional […]
Occupational Health and Safety in times of Covid-19
The UEL member chambers and federations together with health services have developed various tools to help companies put in place adequate measures to protect employees returning to work in the context of Covid-19. Retrieve here these guides and recommendations for the health management of the return to work in companies, as well as various other […]