A new law concerning pregnant workers, and new and breast-feeding mothers, was published in Luxembourg in October 2001. Among other measures, it improves their protection against dismissal in the event of gross misconduct, and abolishes the previous outright ban on night working.
In September 2001, Luxembourg's iron and steel industry tripartite committee agreed that blue- and white-collar workers at the Arbed company born in 1945, 1946 and 1947 may apply for early retirement on their 57th birthday.
Having obtained satisfactory concessions on private sector pensions, Luxembourg's OGB-L trade union confederation announced in September 2001 that the general strike it had planned for 9 October had been called off.
A law that came into force on 1 September 2001 (dated 28 June 2001) aims to transpose EU Council Directive 97/80/EC of 15 December 1997 on the burden of proof in cases of discrimination based on sex [1] into Luxembourg law. Apart from a number of specific issues, the professional chambers (which
In July 2001, at a wide-ranging round-table meeting on the issue of private sector pensions in Luxembourg, the political parties and trade unions agreed, against the employers' wishes, on substantial increases in private sector pensions. These increases were accompanied by family policy measures
In July 2001, the Luxembourg government presented a bill regulating working time in the hotels and catering sector, following the failure of the social partners to reach an agreement on the issue. There will be a statutory 40-hour week in the sector, which may be varied if the 40-hour average is
In June 2001, tripartite discussions in Luxembourg led to an agreement on a partial disability pension, in addition to the existing full disability pension. It will be incumbent on employers in the first instance to offer internal redeployment to employees in receipt of the partial disability
In May 2001, the Minister of Labour presented Luxembourg's 2001 National Action Plan (NAP) for employment, which was drawn up by a tripartite body. Notable provisions include measures to address long-term employment and gender pay differentials, and a lifelong learning programme. The new NAP is
In April 2001, Luxembourg's first collective agreement aimed at combating moral/psychological harassment (essentially bullying) was signed at the Bram retail company.
In March 2001, Luxembourg's Ministry for the Advancement of Women awarded its annual prize for innovative company measures to promote the employment of women to Bank Hapoalim Luxembourg SA. The prize recognised the bank's efforts to ensure equal opportunities in career development.