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30/01/24
Meal voucher reform: in force imminently

The revamp of meal vouchers in Luxembourg will have major repercussions for…

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19/01/24
New law on public holidays

In 2019, Luxembourg introduced a new public holiday on 9 May to celebrate E…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Luxembourg and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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Part time work and principle of prorata temporis

By its decision of November 11th 2015 , the European Court of Justice (hereinafter the “ECJ”) ruled that the periods during which a part-time employee…

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Law of December 18th 2015 - Unemployment Compensation Arrangements

So far, the Labour Code provided an apprenticeship for occupational reintegration purposes (“stage de réinsertion professionnelle”) for every job seek…

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Concurrent holding of a corporate mandate and an employment contract

In Luxembourg, there is no law banning a person from concurrently holding a corporate mandate (director/manager, managing director in charge of daily …

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Redundancies - ECJ C-422/14

According to the Council Directive 98/59/EC dated July 20th1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundanc…

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Une nouvelle obligation à charge des employeurs: la notification des plans d’option sur acquisition d’actions…

De plus en plus de sociétés ont recours aux plans d’option sur acquisition d’actions afin de fidéliser leurs salariés, ceux-ci bénéficiant d’une …

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La loi du 23 juillet 2015 portant réforme du dialogue social : quels changements concrets pour les entreprises…

Le 23 juillet 2015, la loi portant réforme du dialogue social à l’intérieur des entreprises et modifiant le Code du travail et la loi modifiée du 19 s…

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Working time Directive – Travel to place of work

Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 4th 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time…

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Major amendments to the Social Security Code and to the Labour Code

By the Law of 23 July 2015(1) coming into force on 1 January 2016, the procedure on internal and external redeployment has been changed.&nbs…

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Social dialogue reform

The Law on Social Dialogue(1) constitutes a significant reform in relation to staff representation and the powers granted to staff delegatio…

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Réforme du dialogue social : les innovations apportées par la loi

Après plus de 3 ans d’attente et de vives négociations, le projet de loi n° 6545 portant réforme du dialogue social à l’intérieur des entreprises vien…

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New legislation on staff representation

On 23 July 2015, a new law concerning the reform of social dialogue (hereafter the “Law”) was enacted which profoundly changes the situation of staff …

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La nécessité de documenter par écrit les conditions de travail des salariés

Un arrêt récent de la Cour d’Appel du 21 mai 2015, n° 40618 du rôle, est venu conforter une jurisprudence bien établie en matière de preuve du contrat…

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New Circular L.I.R. 104/1 On Certain Advantages In Kind Granted To Employees

On 10 March 2015, the Luxembourg tax authorities released a new circular letter (the “New Circular”), taking effect immediately and cancelli…

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Protection de la vie privée au travail : lecture de la correspondance privée des salariés

Une décision du Tribunal correctionnel de Luxembourg du 20 mars 2014 rendue par la XIIème chambre correctionnelle avait provoqué une petite révolution…

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Pension Funds

Implementation of the Regulation (EU) 648/2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR) ESMA/2015/775 (the "Q&A").…

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Minimum CIT – Amendment

The Minimum Corporate Income Tax (hereafter "Min CIT") as applicable from the year 2013 introduced a two stage approach to determine to which Min CIT …

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Conclusion d’une transaction dans le cadre d’un licenciement avec effet immédiat : gare au remboursement des i…

Il est de pratique courante que suite à un licenciement avec effet immédiat, l'employeur et le salarié concluent une transaction.

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Evaluation of certain benefits-in-kind granted by employers

The Luxembourg tax authorities issued a new circular n° 104/1 on November 20th 2014 (hereafter the "Circular"), setting forth the evaluation rules for…

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Le droit de contrôle par l’employeur en cas d’absence de ses salariés

L'absentéisme est une problématique récurrente pour tout employeur et une source de désorganisation au sein de l'entreprise.

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Luxembourg – Publication of guidelines on surveillance in the workplace

The CNPD and the Luxembourg Chamber of Employees published extensive guidelines about surveillance in the workplace in a brochure dated 7 October 2014…

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