New rules for scenarios in which two public holidays fall on the
same day come into force very soon.
In 2019, Luxembourg introduced a new public holiday on 9 May to
celebrate Europe Day, bringing the number of public holidays to
11.
However, in 2024, the date of Europe Day coincides with
Ascension. The law did not take this possibility into account at
the time, thus creating a legal vacuum with regard to the
employment law consequences (loss, transfer, damages or
compensation for one of the public holidays?).
In this context and against the backdrop of the resulting legal
uncertainty, bill of law 82661 was
submitted to Parliament with the objective of clarifying and
outlining rules for situations in which two public holidays fall on
the same day.
