Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is one of the world’s smallest countries but ranks among the world’s highest in its standard of living and per capita income. It covers an area of 2,586 km2, and is bordered by Belgium on the west and north, France on the south, and Germany on the northeast and east. Information technology, electronic commerce, international banking, and financial services are among the key industries of Luxembourg’s economy.
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Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is one of the world’s smallest countries but ranks among the world’s highest in its standard of living and per capita income. It covers an area of 2,586 km2, and is bordered by Belgium on the west and north, France on the south, and Germany on the northeast and east. Information technology, electronic commerce, international banking, and financial services are among the key industries of Luxembourg’s economy.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Luxembourg.
The holidays mentioned below are valid for the year 2025.
| January 1 | New Year’s Day | |
| April 21 | Easter Monday | Movable |
| May 1 | Labor Day | |
| May 9 | Europe Day | |
| May 29 | Ascension Day | Movable |
| June 9 | Whit Monday | Movable |
| June 23 | Grand Duke's Birthday | |
| August 15 | Assumption | |
| November 1 | All Saints' Day | |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | 1st day of Christmas |
| December 26 | Boxing Day | 2nd day of Christmas |
The approximate time for sharing the contract with an employee in Luxembourg is 14 business days assuming no special requests or changes to our standard employment contract. Any such requests or changes would need to undergo internal and external review, directly leading to a time delay.
NOTE: This number is subject to change and is only an estimation of the Contract Sharing Time. The estimated Contract Sharing Time begins from the moment that WorkMotion has received all required information from both the client and the employee.
The Luxembourg social security system is a single unified system.
The affiliation provides cover for the employee for:
Employers’ contribution to the social security system ranges between 12.54% and 14.92% as summarized in the table below:
| Benefits | Employer Contributions |
| Pension (Pension) | 8% |
| Sickness care (Maladie – soins de santé) | 2.8% |
| Sickness cash (Maladie – prestations en espèces) | 0.25% |
| Long-term care insurance (Dépendance) | – |
| Accident Insurance (Accident) | 0.70% |
| Occupational Health (Santé au travail) | 0.14% |
| Employers’ Mutual Funds (Mutualité des Employeurs) |
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For 2025, the minimum contribution base is €2,638, while the maximum contribution base is €13,189.
Working time may not exceed eight hours per day and 40 hours per week. The maximum working time may not exceed 10 hours per day, 48 hours per week.
Overtime must not exceed two hours per day under any circumstances. It is either compensated by paid rest time, at the rate of 1.5 hours of paid rest time per hour of overtime worked, or recorded at the same rate in a time savings account.
The following table summarizes the applicable statutory probation periods:
| Employee Classification | Probation Period |
| Regular employees | At least 2 weeks and at most 6 months |
| Employees who do not have a vocational skills certificate (Certificat d’Aptitude Technique et Professionnelle) or vocational diploma (Diplôme d’Aptitude Professionnelle) and its equivalent | Maximum of 3 months |
| Employees who have a vocational skills certificate (Certificat d’Aptitude Technique et Professionnelle) or vocational diploma (Diplôme d’Aptitude Professionnelle), or its equivalent, or a higher level of training | Maximum of 6 months |
| Employees who receive a gross monthly salary of at least €536 or more at the index value of 100 (i.e. €4,700.77 at the current index value) | Maximum of 12 months |
The termination notice periods depend on the contract stage (during or after probation), contract length, and employees’ length of continuous employment as follows:
| Contract Stage | Service Length* | Employer Notice Period | Employee Notice Period* |
| During Probation Stage | 2 weeks | Cannot be terminated except for serious misconduct | Cannot be terminated except for serious misconduct |
| 3 weeks | 3 days | 3 days | |
| 4 weeks | 4 days | 4 days | |
| 2 months | 15 days | 15 days | |
| 3 months | 15 days | 15 days | |
| 4 months | 16 days | 16 days | |
| 5 months | 20 days | 20 days | |
| 6 months | 24 days | 24 days | |
| 7 months | 28 days | 28 days | |
| 8 month | 1 month | 1 month | |
| 9 months | 1 month | 1 month | |
| 10 months | 1 month | 1 month | |
| 11 months | 1 month | 1 month | |
| 12 months | 1 month | 1 month | |
| After Probation Stage* | Less than 5 years | 2 months | 1 month |
| At least 5 years and less than 10 years | 4 months | 2 months | |
| 10 years and above | 6 months | 3 months |
*NOTE: The probation period not exceeding one month must be expressed in whole weeks, and the probation period exceeding one month must be expressed in whole months.
Working time may not exceed eight hours per day and 40 hours per week. The maximum working time may not exceed 10 hours per day, 48 hours per week.
Overtime must not exceed two hours per day under any circumstances. It is either compensated by paid rest time, at the rate of 1.5 hours of paid rest time per hour of overtime worked, or recorded at the same rate in a time savings account.
The following table summarizes the applicable statutory probation periods:
| Employee Classification | Probation Period |
| Regular employees | At least 2 weeks and at most 6 months |
| Employees who do not have a vocational skills certificate (Certificat d’Aptitude Technique et Professionnelle) or vocational diploma (Diplôme d’Aptitude Professionnelle) and its equivalent | Maximum of 3 months |
| Employees who have a vocational skills certificate (Certificat d’Aptitude Technique et Professionnelle) or vocational diploma (Diplôme d’Aptitude Professionnelle), or its equivalent, or a higher level of training | Maximum of 6 months |
| Employees who receive a gross monthly salary of at least €536 or more at the index value of 100 (i.e. €4,700.77 at the current index value) | Maximum of 12 months |
The termination notice periods depend on the contract stage (during or after probation), contract length, and employees’ length of continuous employment as follows:
| Contract Stage | Service Length* | Employer Notice Period | Employee Notice Period* |
| During Probation Stage | 2 weeks | Cannot be terminated except for serious misconduct | Cannot be terminated except for serious misconduct |
| 3 weeks | 3 days | 3 days | |
| 4 weeks | 4 days | 4 days | |
| 2 months | 15 days | 15 days | |
| 3 months | 15 days | 15 days | |
| 4 months | 16 days | 16 days | |
| 5 months | 20 days | 20 days | |
| 6 months | 24 days | 24 days | |
| 7 months | 28 days | 28 days | |
| 8 month | 1 month | 1 month | |
| 9 months | 1 month | 1 month | |
| 10 months | 1 month | 1 month | |
| 11 months | 1 month | 1 month | |
| 12 months | 1 month | 1 month | |
| After Probation Stage* | Less than 5 years | 2 months | 1 month |
| At least 5 years and less than 10 years | 4 months | 2 months | |
| 10 years and above | 6 months | 3 months |
*NOTE: The probation period not exceeding one month must be expressed in whole weeks, and the probation period exceeding one month must be expressed in whole months.
The Luxembourg social security system is a single unified system.
The affiliation provides cover for the employee for:
Employers’ contribution to the social security system ranges between 12.54% and 14.92% as summarized in the table below:
| Benefits | Employer Contributions |
| Pension (Pension) | 8% |
| Sickness care (Maladie – soins de santé) | 2.8% |
| Sickness cash (Maladie – prestations en espèces) | 0.25% |
| Long-term care insurance (Dépendance) | – |
| Accident Insurance (Accident) | 0.70% |
| Occupational Health (Santé au travail) | 0.14% |
| Employers’ Mutual Funds (Mutualité des Employeurs) |
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For 2025, the minimum contribution base is €2,638, while the maximum contribution base is €13,189.
