Luxembourg: Annual leave - Public holidays

On March 27, 2019, the bill on the increase of public holidays and annual leave was unanimously adopted, with retroactive effect from January 1st, 2019. May 9 (Europe Day), will become a public holiday from 2019 (bringing the total number of public holidays to 11 days).

The number of days of annual leave will also increase, from 2019 onwards, to at least 26 days of leave (in case of full-time employment).

For employees subject to a collective agreement that already provides for additional days of leave, the entitlement to the additional day of leave depends on the specific wording of the collective agreement:

	Number of days of current leave	Number of days of future leave
Construction	27	27
Electricians	26	26
Garages	26	27
Sanitary installation	26	26
Cleaning	25	26
Roofer	26	26
Transport	25	26

As an employer, do not forget to adapt the respective wording in your employment contracts or other agreements for the future.

thg is at your disposal to help you with these new legal requirements. Feel free to contact your file manager.