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Luxembourg, hassle-free

Hire employees in Luxembourg, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Luxembourg. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.

The average onboarding time frame in Luxembourg is 3 days with Deel.

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Hire employees in Luxembourg. No entity needed.

Usually, to hire in Luxembourg, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.

Luxembourg also treats contractors differently than full-time employees, so misclassifying a contractor could lead to fines. Deel lets you hire employees in Luxembourg quickly, easily, and compliantly. We even automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more.

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Minimum Wage Requirements

The the minimum wage can vary according to the employee's skills. For unskilled workers the minimum wage is usually around EUR 2,570 and around EUR 3,085 for skilled workers.

Individual Income Tax

Income Tax in Luxembourg is complex. The individual income tax ranges from 8% to 42%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates, marital state, and the employee’s number of children.

Employer Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 12% of the employee's salary.

Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours

Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, and 40 hours per week. The standard workweek is from Monday to Friday.

Maternity Leave

Employees are entitled to 20 weeks of paid leave broken into two parts, antenatal and postnatal. 8 weeks antenatal leave must be taken before the expected date of delivery

The employee will receive 100% of their highest salary during the last 3 months before their leave, and Social Security will be responsible for this pay.

Paternity Leave

Employees are entitled to 10 days of paid paternity leave. The leave must be used within 2 months of birth. The employee will receive 100% of the salary during this period. The employer will pay the first 2 days then Social Security will be responsible for paying the remaining 8 days.

Parental Leave

Employees are entitled to one of two parental leave options following completion of maternity and/or adoption leave. Parental leave can last up to 6 months depending on the number of hours shown in the parent's employment contract and their employment status. Both parents can decide how to distribute the time off. Either parent can take parental leave. Social security will calculate the employee's pay based on their average salary from the previous 12 months.

Sick Leave

Employees are entitled to an unlimited number of paid sick days. The employee will receive 100% of their salary from the employer for the first 77 days. If the 77th day falls after the 1st day of the month, for example, March 18, the employer is required to continue paying the employee for the remaining days of that month, if the employee stays on sick leave. From the 1st day of the month following the 77th day of sickness, sick leave is paid at 100% of the employee’s regular salary, up to a ceiling of the minimum social salary x5, directly by Social Security.

Termination Requirements

Terminations must respect complex rules and the rules of an employee’s employment country. The off-boarding is always handled by the Employer with the primary stakeholders. It may include ad-hoc fees as well as required or recommended steps on specific termination cases.

There is no at-will termination in Luxembourg for employers and termination must be done for just cause.

Compliant terminations include:

Voluntarily by the employee
By mutual agreement
Unilaterally by the employer based on:
- probation period
- objective grounds
- disciplinary dismissal
- performance due to unsuitability for the job
By expiration of the contract

Notice Period

The minimum notice period is 30 days and will be increased according to the length of the employment and the type of termination.

Notice upon termination by the Employer:

60 days if the length of service is less than 5 years
120 days if the length of service is more than 5 years but less than 10 years
180 days if the length of service is more than 10 years

Notice upon resignation by the Employee:

30 days if the length of service is less than 5 years
60 days if the length of service is more than 5 years but less than 10 years
90 days if the length of service is more than 10 years

Severance for Employees

In Luxembourg, all employees who are terminated without appropriate termination notice or have been employed with the company longer than 5 years are entitled to severance pay. Severance pay is 30 days of salary per year of service up to 25 months base compensation.

From years 5-10 of seniority, 4 months of salary.
From years 10- 15 of seniority, 2 months of salary.
From years 15-20 of seniority, 3 months of salary.
From years 20-25 of seniority, 6 months of salary.
From years 25-30 of seniority, 9 months of salary.
From years 30+ of seniority, 12 months of salary.

Paid Time Off

Both full-time employees are entitled to 26 working days of paid time off (PTO) a year. PTO accrues monthly at 2.17 days per month. Employees are eligible for annual leave after 3 continuous months of work. Part-time employees are entitled to a prorated portion of vacation days.

Public Holidays

Luxembourg celebrates 11 national holidays

National public holidays include:
New Year's Day
Easter Monday
Labour Day
Europe Day
Ascension Day
Whit Monday
National Day
Assumption Day
All Saints' Day
Christmas Day
2nd Day of Christmas

Onboarding

Due to lengthy compliance steps, the onboarding timeline can vary from 2 weeks to 1 month. Documents must be completed 1 day before the start date.

In Luxembourg, new hires must be reported to the national employment agency, ADEM (Agence pour le développement de l'emploi). During the onboarding process, you will receive an additional form to complete, which Deel will use to notify the ADEM. Once the ADEM has confirmed the registration, Deel will be able to send the employment agreement to your employee

Employment Contract Details

Contracts can be in English. They must be in writing and signed by both parties.

A contract must include:

name
start date
length of the employment
job description
termination conditions
monthly salary
address of work
working hours
holidays
bonuses
benefits

Probation Period

The minimum probation period is 90 days and the maximum probation period is 180 days.

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Hiring in Luxembourg, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Luxembourg. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing
international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.

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