Eurofound's COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch collates information on the responses of government and social partners to the crisis, as well as gathering examples of company practices aimed at mitigating the social and economic impacts.
Overview of measures by country
Eurofound has identified 35 measures in Luxembourg in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most cases fall into the category Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery with 8 cases (23%). The data collection to date started in March 2020, and data are updated in regular intervals.
This overview was prepared by Patrick Thill (LISER) and Eurofound.
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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11 April 2020 |
Voluntary interruption of parental leave to resume essential professional activity
Mobilisation of a larger workforce |
11 April 2020 |
Possibility to refuse or cancel leave in essential sectors of activity
Change of work arrangements (working time, rota schemes) |
11 May 2020 |
Increase in working time during the crisis period
Change of work arrangements (working time, rota schemes) |
05 January 2021 |
Temporary extension of working hours in the health sector
Change of work arrangements (working time, rota schemes) |
Tripartite agreements |
10 November 2020 |
Temporary employee-sharing between LUXAIR and other firms
Smoothing frictions or reallocation of workers |
30 November 2020 |
Tripartite agreement in the aviation sector foresees redeployment and early retirement of workers
Smoothing frictions or reallocation of workers |
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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06 April 2020 |
Emergency fund for very small businesses and self-employed persons
Direct subsidies (full or partial) |
09 April 2020 Updated |
Financial aid for self-employed to compensate for temporary financial difficulties caused by the COVID-19 crisis
Direct subsidies (full or partial) |
10 April 2020 Updated |
State guarantee scheme for new bank loans for a maximum period of 6 years
Access to finance |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Special anti-crisis financing
Access to finance |
13 April 2020 Updated |
Temporary measures concerning social security contribution
Deferral of payments or liabilities |
13 July 2020 |
Aid of €5,000 for micro-companies
Direct subsidies (full or partial) |
07 January 2021 |
Compensation for the increase in minimum wage in the context of COVID-19
Direct subsidies (full or partial) |
06 April 2021 |
New minimis aid scheme for self-employed
Direct subsidies (full or partial) |
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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05 January 2021 Updated |
Recovery and solidarity fund for businesses
Income support for people in employment (e.g., short-time work) |
Bipartite collective agreements |
09 April 2020 Updated |
New agreement on partial unemployment establishes minimum social wage for unskilled worker as new compensation floor
Income support for people in employment (e.g., short-time work) |
Company practices |
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10 November 2020 |
Dupont de Nemours Luxembourg S.À R.L: Large increase in demand for protection equipment
Change of production/innovation |
10 November 2020 Updated |
Protective masks made in Luxembourg
Change of production/innovation |
Other initiatives or policies |
05 January 2021 Updated |
Fit 4 Resilience Strategic Innovation Programm
Change of production/innovation |
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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30 November 2020 |
Assessment of the labour inspectorate's controls during collective leave
Well-being of workers |
Bipartite collective agreements |
02 November 2020 Updated |
Agreement on a teleworking regime
Teleworking arrangements, remote working |
Tripartite agreements |
06 November 2020 |
New regulation on a series of occupational health and safety measures in the fight against COVID-19
Occupational health and safety |
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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06 April 2020 |
Establishment of an emergency fund for the self-employed
Extensions of income support to workers not covered by any kind of protection scheme |
13 April 2020 Updated |
Stricter rules on leave for family reasons in connection with the Coronavirus epidemic
Support for parents and carers (financial or in kind) |
10 July 2020 Updated |
Implementation of new emergency aid for independent workers
Extensions of income support to workers not covered by any kind of protection scheme |
13 July 2020 Updated |
Pandemic-related parental leave in order to take care of children under 13
Support for parents and carers (financial or in kind) |
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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11 May 2020 |
Automatic extension of unemployment benefits
Protection of vulnerable groups (beyond employment support) |
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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11 April 2020 Updated |
Suspension of the trial period in businesses affected by the crisis
Flexibilisation and security |
28 September 2020 |
Employment reintegration contract for disadvantaged workers
Active labour market policies, (enhancing employability, training, subsidised job creation, etc.) |
30 November 2020 Updated |
Support for apprenticeship: a bonus for companies
Active labour market policies, (enhancing employability, training, subsidised job creation, etc.) |
29 March 2021 Updated |
Extension of aid scheme to stimulate investment in the COVID-19 era and increased aid amount
Support for spending, stimulus packages |
Tripartite agreements |
14 September 2020 |
Negotiations by the Tripartite coordination committee on the COVID-19 crisis
Active labour market policies, (enhancing employability, training, subsidised job creation, etc.) |
30 November 2020 Updated |
Unions want to speed up tripartite national social dialogue
Active labour market policies, (enhancing employability, training, subsidised job creation, etc.) |
Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
11 September 2020 Updated |
Trade union OGBL's priority proposals for the recovery
Other |
Other initiatives or policies |
12 January 2022 |
New measures concerning re-employment contracts
Active labour market policies, (enhancing employability, training, subsidised job creation, etc.) |
Disclaimer: This information has not been subject to the full Eurofound evaluation, editorial and publication process. All information is preliminary and subject to change.