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Factsheet for measure LU-2022-11/2348 – measures in Luxembourg
Country | Luxembourg , applies nationwide |
Time period | Temporary, 09 March 2022 – 04 March 2023 |
Context | War in Ukraine |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Measures to prevent social hardship
– Protection of vulnerable groups (beyond employment support) |
Author | Patrick Thill (LISER) and Eurofound |
Measure added | 19 May 2022 (updated 20 June 2022) |
The EU has decided that refugees from Ukraine should not go through the asylum procedure and receive temporary protection in all member states. The temporary protection status entitles the persons concerned to work in Luxembourg. Persons receiving temporary protection are exempted from applying for a temporary employment permit and are thus free to access the labor market in Luxembourg without a special permit as long as their temporary protection certificate is valid. Once they have officially received temporary protection status, those interested can also register as jobseekers with the Employment Development Agency (ADEM). Recipients of temporary protection status can contact ADEM.
Refugees who arrive in Luxembourg can apply for a job without any particular procedure. "They can therefore be hired directly under an ordinary employment contract, on a permanent, fixed-term or temporary basis, in accordance with the provisions of the Labour Code". The access to work for Ukrainian refugees follows the provisions of the Act of 18 December 2015 on temporary protection. Moreover, the Groupement des entrepreneurs encourages its members who wish to hire Ukrainian refugees to declare their job vacancies to ADEM "in visible mode" according to the usual procedure via the JobBoard of the Employment Development Agency.
Furthermore, ADEM and the Chamber of Commerce invite employers with recruitment projects to declare their vacancies to ADEM, according to the usual procedure. As a reminder, two options can be chosen: the "public" posting, which will be accessible to anyone whether or not they are registered with ADEM, or the "non-public" posting, which will only be visible to registered jobseekers.
No information available to date.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Migrants or refugees in employment
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Does not apply to businesses |
Migrants or refugees
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Actors | Funding |
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National government
Employers' organisations Company / Companies Public employment service |
No special funding required
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | Informed | Informed |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
Only employers are involved. Employers who have recruitment projects or vacancies must declare them to ADEM, according to the procedures, i.e. either by "public" posting, which will be accessible to anyone whether or not they are registered with ADEM, or by "non-public" posting, which will be visible only to registered jobseekers.
The Association de Soutien aux Travailleurs Immigrés (ASTI) confirms that this decision is long overdue for people who have fled their country. This is a criticism of refugees with international protection status who have fled war in Syria, Libya or Afghanistan, but who have been excluded from this opening of the labour market in recent years. For both employers and jobseekers, the procedure is long, bureaucratic, complex and costly.
Citation
Eurofound (2022), Labour market access for refugees from Ukraine, measure LU-2022-11/2348 (measures in Luxembourg), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/LU-2022-11_2348.html
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