Introduction

The Plenary Assembly is the supreme body of the Chamber of Employees. It decides on important matters, including opinions to be submitted to the Government.

The Assembly elects a commission which is the management and executive body of the Chamber. It consists of the President, two Vice-Presidents, ten elected assessors, the Treasurer, the Chairman of the Finance Commission, the Chairman of the Equality Committee and two co-opted members.

Before the final vote on opinions relating to a draft law or Grand Ducal regulation by the plenary assembly, these opinions are discussed and drawn up by the competent internal commission. There are currently six such commissions.

To carry out their functions, the Plenary Assembly and the Commission are assisted by a permanent secretariat.

Plenary assembly - presentation

The Plenary Assembly is composed of 60 members.

It is elected every five years by all members aged at least 18 years. The members are elected by universal suffrage and according to a system of proportional representation, on the basis of lists presented mainly by the trade unions.

To ensure the representation of the different socio-professional categories, the members of the plenary assembly are divided into 9 groups.

The number of seats in a socio-professional category is determined according to the number of employees represented by this category.

What is the role of the Plenary Assembly?

to adopt the opinions relating to the draft laws and grand-ducal regulations submitted to it;
determine the guidelines for the activities of the Chamber;
to elect its president, vice-presidents, commission members and the finance commission;
to appoint the representatives of the Chamber of Employees to external commissions;
adopt the budget and the annual accounts.