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

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Unemployed	Does not apply to businesses	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Public employment service	National funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: Unknown

Involvement

No involvement

Views and reactions

Social partners are not involved.

Sources

• 06 April 2020: Mesures supplémentaires relatives à la situation liée au COVID-19 (adem.public.lu)