Guidance for hiring in Luxembourg
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Practical guidance on employing people in Luxembourg, from payroll and CCSS contributions to contracts, leave and the index. New articles are added as the rules change.
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Hiring non-EU workers in Luxembourg: permits, timing and the Blue Card
A third-country national needs a Luxembourg work authorisation before arriving. Here is the salaried worker route step by step, the EU Blue Card alternative, and realistic timing.
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Cross-border workers in Luxembourg: hiring a frontalier
A large share of the Luxembourg workforce commutes in from Belgium, France or Germany. Social security stays in Luxembourg, tax is withheld there, and the days get counted.
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US vs Luxembourg termination rules: what changes for a US employer
A US employer moving from at-will practice to Luxembourg gains a duty to justify the dismissal, notice in months, a registered letter and a reply deadline that decides the case.
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Luxembourg wage indexation: the 2.5% pay rise no employer decides
Luxembourg salaries rise automatically by 2.5% whenever the wage index triggers. Seven tranches landed in five years, no employer had a say, and the date is never known in advance.
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US vs Luxembourg employer costs: the side-by-side
Luxembourg employer social security runs at about 13.29% of gross and stops at a ceiling. US payroll tax is lower, but health insurance sits outside it and changes the answer.
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Can a UK company hire in Luxembourg? What Brexit changed
Yes. A UK company can employ in Luxembourg through a company of its own or through an Employer of Record. Brexit changed the employee’s immigration status, not the employer’s options.
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US companies hiring in Luxembourg: the case, and what changes
US companies hire in Luxembourg for EU access and a multilingual workforce. What changes is the employment law: no at-will dismissal, notice in months, and pay that rises by index.
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Protecting IP when hiring in Luxembourg
In Luxembourg, software written by an employee passes to the employer automatically, other copyright does not, and a non-compete only restrains self-employment.
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Social security and pensions in Luxembourg: what employers fund
Luxembourg social security funds healthcare, sick pay, long-term care, family benefits and the state pension. The CCSS collects every branch in one monthly statement.
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Remote work in Luxembourg: the two thresholds that decide tax and social security
Remote work in Luxembourg is mostly a cross-border problem: 34 days a year of home working before income tax moves, and under half of working time before social security does.
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Luxembourg employment contracts: what the law requires
A Luxembourg employment contract must be written, signed in two originals by the first day of work, and carry the particulars listed at Article L.121-4 of the Code du travail.
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Luxembourg sick leave rules 2026: the 77-day rule and the 80% refund
In Luxembourg the employer pays full salary until the end of the month in which the 77th day of sickness falls, and the Mutualité des employeurs refunds 80% of it.
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