New Rights To Special Leave And Flexible Working Arrangements

Employees will soon be entitled to two new forms of special leave and to request flexible working arrangements in order to enjoy a better work-life balance. Same-sex couples will be able to take 10 days of special leave for the birth of a child.

Two new laws modifying the Luxembourg Labour Code (Code du Travail) with regard to the special leave and flexible working arrangements that are available to employees will soon come into effect. Bills of law n°8016_ and n°8017_were exempted from a second constitutional vote by the Conseil d'État (State Council) on 14 July 2023 and will be published in the Luxembourg Official Journal shortly. They implement Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers.¹