4. Types of leave
Paid time off
Employees are entitled to 26 days of paid vacation each year. In addition, those workers are entitled to extra time off:
Persons who are disabled who have been injured at work are entitled to an additional six days of leave.
Employees in the mining industry are entitled to an additional three days of vacation.
An employee or apprentice who has not had a consistent rest time of 44 hours per week, plus one extra day for every 8 weeks the employee has not had continuous rest.
Public holidays
Luxembour recognizes eleven public holidays.
Sick days
The maximum amount of accrued vacation time is 26 weeks. There is no requirement to have a medical certificate if an employee is hospitalized for one or two days. A credential is issued if an employee is absent for more than three days.
Maternity leave
Maternity leave in Luxembourg is 20 weeks long and will start as early as eight weeks before the due date. To be considered, the woman must have had mandatory health care for at least 6 months in the 12 months prior to maternity leave. Furthermore, the woman must inform her boss at least 12 weeks prior to the scheduled due date.
Maternity leave is covered by social security, which cannot be less than the minimum wage and is set at 5 times the minimum wage.
Paternity leave
The maximum amount of accrued vacation time is 26 weeks. There is no requirement to have a medical certificate if an employee is hospitalized for one or two days. A credential is issued if an employee is absent for more than three days.
Parental leave
There are two kinds of parental leave, each of which can be used only once per child:
Following maternity or adoption leave – this leave must be taken as soon as possible after an infant is born or adopted; otherwise, it will be forfeited.
Before the infant hits the age of six or twelve whether he or she is adopted.
All leaves are dependent on the number of hours of the employee's contract and can be taken in full, partly, or shared with the other parent:
40 hours a week - 4–6 months of full-time leave; 8–12 months of part-time leave (50 percent of daily working hours); 4 cycles of one month leave in a 20–month span; 1-2 half days of leave per week in a 20–month period
4-6 months of full-time leave; 8-12 months of part-time leave; at least 20 hours a week (50 percent of regular working hours)
4-6 months of full-time leave for at least 10 hours a week
The boss has the authority to grant split or partial leave.
To be eligible:
At the time of the child's birth or adoption, the parent may have been enrolled with social security for at least 12 months.
Employees on a salary would have served a minimum of 10 hours per week.
Get a job lined up when you're on vacation.
The Children's Future Fund provides an income in lieu of wages.