Marie Sinniger (Partner) and Thomas Alberti (Senior Associate) recently contributed to Thomson Reuters Practical Law Guide on Employment and Employee Benefits in Luxembourg.
In this Q&A article, our labor law experts give a high-level overview of the key practical issues including:
- the scope of employment regulation;
- employment status; background checks;
- regulation of the employment relationship (including unilateral changes by an employer to the terms and conditions of employment);
- minimum wage and bonuses;
- working time, holidays and flexible working;
- illness and injury of employees;
- rights created by continuous employment;
- provisions for fixed-term, part-time and agency workers;
- discrimination and harassment;
- termination of employment (including protection against dismissal and protected employees);
- resolution of disputes between an employee and employer;
- redundancy/layoff;
- employee representation and consultation;
- consequences of a business transfer;
- employer and parent company liability;
- employer insolvency;
- employers' health and safety obligations;
- taxation of employment income;
- intellectual property;
- restraint of trade;
- relocation of employees; and
- proposals for reform.
Click this link to access the article: Employment and Employee Benefits in Luxembourg: Overview | Practical Law (thomsonreuters.com)