Factsheet for measure
LU-2020-14/840
– measures in Luxembourg
Automatic extension of unemployment benefits
Prolongation automatique des indemnités de chômage
Background information
In the context of the COVID-19 crisis, the government decided not to discontinue employment benefits during the crisis. The legal basis is the following: Règlement grand-ducal du 3 avril 2020 portant modification du règlement grand-ducal du 27 mars 2020 portant dérogation aux articles L.521-9., L.521-11., L.524-5., L.543-11., L.543-20., L.552-2. du Code du travail et aux articles 8 et 10 du règlement grand-ducal du 14 octobre 2002 concernant le mode de désignation et d’indemnisation des membres, les règles de fonctionnement et les délais de procédure de la commission mixte de reclassement des travailleurs incapables à exercer leur dernier poste de travail.
Content of measure
Based on a grand ducal legislation of April 2020, the aim of the measure is to protect jobseekers during the current COVID-19 crisis and beyond the compensation period. Paid by the national employment fund, the measure is aimed at jobseekers who are registered at the National Employment Agency ADEM and has as an objective to protect all jobseekers from experiencing social hardship at the moment when their period of unemployment benefits ends.
During the COVID-19 crisis, and as long as the crisis status lasts, the payment of unemployment benefits to registered jobseeker is not to be stopped by the national PES.
Use of measure
The measure concerns all jobseekers registered at ADEM.
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Unemployed
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Does not apply to businesses
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Does not apply to citizens
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
Public employment service
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement
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No involvement
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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No involvement
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Main level of involvement: Unknown
Involvement
No involvement
Views and reactions
Social partners are not involved.
Sources
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06 April 2020: Mesures supplémentaires relatives à la situation liée au COVID-19
(adem.public.lu)
