Luxembourg: Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

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The EU Pay Transparency Directive aims to operationalize equal pay through transparency duties and stronger enforcement mechanisms, with a transposition deadline of 7 June 2026. While most Member States remain in drafting phases and Luxembourg has yet to publish draft legislation, employers should begin preparing now by reviewing compensation structures, establishing objective pay criteria, and ensuring their systems can support future reporting obligations.

Luxembourg's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies has confirmed a 2.3% annual inflation rate for May 2026, triggering mandatory wage indexation under the country's Labour Code. This public order provision requires all employers to implement a 2.5% increase across salaries, wages, and pensions starting June 1, 2026, with significant financial penalties for non-compliance.

Um Unternehmen zu unterstützen, die ihre Beschäftigten weiterbilden müssen, deren Arbeitsplätze von technologischen, ökologischen...

Pour soutenir les entreprises ayant besoin de former leurs salariés dont les postes sont impactés par des évolutions technologiques, environnementales, réglementaires ou sociétales...

Luxembourg has just adopted a new workplace training scheme which aims to anticipate new trends in the labour market.

A recent survey shows that the trend has been towards a gradual reduction in teleworking since the pandemic, as illustrated by Amazon's recent decision to return to face-to-face work by early 2025.

Can an employer dismiss an employee for a single wrongful act? And if so, does this wrongful act make the employee liable for damages caused to the employer?

Der Kollektivvertrag 2024-2026 für den Bankensektor wurde von der ABBL und den Gewerkschaftsvertretern des OGBL, des LCGB und der ALEBA gebilligt.