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18 November 2020
Employment & Immigration Luxembourg
On 29 October 2020 the Law of 29 October 2020 was published in Mémorial A 868 and entered into force, introducing a temporary exemption from Article L 211-12 of the Labour Code whereby maximum working hours can be increased to 12 hours per day and 60 hours per week.
This exemption relates only to:
To benefit from the working hours exemption, employers must apply for authorisation from the minister of labour.
In order to be eligible, this application must include:
The ministerial authorisation is valid only as long as the law is in force (ie, until 31 December 2020 (inclusive)).
For further information on this topic please contact Guy Castegnaro or Ariane Claverie at Castegnaro by telephone (+352 26 86 82 1) or email (guy.castegnaro@castegnaro.lu or ariane.claverie@castegnaro.lu). The Castegnaro website can be accessed at www.castegnaro.lu.
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