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In principle, any bonus or premium constitutes a gift, the payment of which is a matter for the discretion of the employer, unless it is payable by virtue of an express commitment, recorded in the employment contract or in the...

Even a voluntary and repeated payment of a sum which is not due does not create a vested right.

According to Article 16 of the Code of Commerce, documents or information relating to the accounts of a trader must be retained for 10 years following the close of the financial year to which they relate. Mention may also be...

Yes. An employer who makes accommodation available to an employee or gives the employee food may deduct the value thereof from the employee’s remuneration.

Provided that a company vehicle is made available to an employee for professional purposes, that vehicle is merely a working tool and the employee is required to return the company car to his employer upon cessation of his functions in...

The Labour Code does not specify the form (in contrast to the express provisions for other documents, such as the balance of any account, in Article L.125-5 of the Labour Code) or the way in which the salary slip is...

An employer is entitled to recover an overpayment of a leave allowance received by the employee. In order to do so, the employer may claim reimbursement of the allowance in question from the employee. If the employee refuses, the employer...

Yes. The various elements making up wages are to be established according to identical standards for men and women. The categories and criteria for professional classification and promotion as well as all the other bases for calculating wages, in particular...

Wages constitute the aggregate remuneration of the employee. The aggregate remuneration comprises: a cash payment; and further advantages or ancillary payments. Examples gratuities; free accommodation; bonuses; discounts; increments; etc. Nota Bene Remuneration is the consideration paid for the services rendered...

For certificates issued by an authority of a country other than the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which are of at least the level of the Technical and Vocational Aptitude Certificate (CATP), the provisions of the Labour Code require that equivalence...

If an employer decides unilaterally to discontinue or reduce the bonuses previously paid to his staff, whether those premiums derived from express contractual clauses or from established practice, he is required when imposing that change to observe the procedure laid...

Quite apart from the question of retaining accounting documents, there is no clear answer to the general question regarding the time for which the personal files of employees must be kept. The time for which a document is kept depends...

The social minimum wage (SSM) applies to all employees, without distinction as to sex, working for an employer under an employment contract, regardless of the professions and occupations and the companies concerned. However, an employer who provides an employee with...

Definitions An attachment of wages is a means of judicial enforcement (Justice de Paix) which enables an employee’s creditor to freeze in the employer’s possession any sums which are due from that employee, with a view to obtaining payment against...

The receipt in full and final settlement is used to record in writing all the sums that the employer has paid to the employee. Nota Bene By signing the receipt in full and final settlement, the employee acknowledges having obtained...