Regular leave

Beneficiary Duration Responsible for pay during leave
Annual leave with pay
All employees and apprentices 26 days Employer
Additional annual leave with pay for workers with disabilities*
War & military invalids
Work accidents;
disabled workers		 6 days The State
Additional paid annual leave for the mining sector
Employees and apprentices in the mining industry 3 days Employer
Additional annual leave with pay in case of shortened weekly rest period
Employees and apprentices who do not have an uninterrupted weekly rest period of 44 hours Maximum of 6 days Employer
Statutory holidays
All employees and apprentices 11 days Employer
 * People with a physical, mental, sensory, psychic and/or psychosocial disabilities

Extraordinary leave

Beneficiary Duration Responsible for pay during leave
Death of an employee’s blood relative, twice removed* or spouse/partner
Employees and apprentices 1 day Employer
Marriage of a child
Employees and apprentices 1 day Employer
Adoption of a child under the age of 16
Employees and apprentices who do not qualify for adoption leave 10 days, can be split into hours Employer: 2 days

State: 8 days
Birth of a child
Employees and apprentices 10 days, can be split into hours Employer: 2 days

State: 8 days
Moving house
Employees and apprentices 2 days over a 3-year reference period with the same employer, except if moving for professional reasons Employer
Death of spouse/partner or first degree relative** of employee or spouse/partner 
Employees and apprentices 3 days Employer
Wedding
Employees and apprentices 3 days Employer
Death of a minor child
Employees and apprentices 5 days Employer
Registered civil union of an employee
Employees and apprentices 1 day Employer
Leave for reasons of force majeure
Employees and apprentices 1 day over 12 months, can be split into hours
 50% Employer
50% State
Caregiver leave for a family member or a person living on his or her household***
Employees and apprentices 5 days over 12 months, can be split into hours
 50% Employer
50% State
* Grandmother, grandfather, granddaughter, grandson, sister, brother
** Mother, father, daughter, son
*** Son, daughter, mother, father, spouse or partner

(last updated on 03.10.2024)

Special leave

 

Beneficiary Duration Responsible for pay during leave
Maternity leave
Employees and apprentices Prenatal leave: 8 weeks
Postnatal leave: 12 weeks		 State
Adoption leave
Persons adopting one or more children under the age of 12 12 weeks State
Parental leave
Parents of a child under 6 years of age / 12 years of age in case of adoption Full-time leave:
4 or 6 months;
Half-time leave:
8 or 12 months;
Split parental leave:
4 months for up to 20 months or 1 day per week for up to maximum of 20 months		 State
Family leave
Parents of a child under 18 years of age or of a child receiving the special disabled child allowance 12 days per child for the 0 to 4 age group.
18 days per child for the 4 to 13 age group.
5 days per child for the 13 to 18 age group if the child is hospitalized.
Double if the child has special allowance for disabled children and without condition of hospitalization from 13 to 18 years old.
Possible extension up to 78 weeks in case of very serious illness of the child.		 State
End-of-life support leave
Parents, children; brother, sister; spouse, partner of a person at the end of life 5 days per case per year State
Political leave
Persons holding office as mayor, alderman or municipal councillor; persons holding office as parliamentary representative Between 3 and 40 hours per week;
20 hours maximum per week		 State
Cultural leave
Persons working in the cultural sector 12 days per beneficiary per year State
Administrative staff Federations:

5 days if < 1 000 active affiliated members
10 days if ≥ 1 000 active affiliated members

Associations:

2 days (< 50 active affiliated members)
3 days (50-200 active affiliated members)
4 days (> 200 active affiliated members)
(per organisation per year)
Persons designated by federations, national networks or associations in the cultural sector. Federations: 50 days

Associations: 10 days

(per organisation per year)
Youth leave
Persons bound by an employment contract to a company or association established in Luxembourg 60 days, with a maximum of 20 days in any 2-year period State
Sports leave
Elite athletes; coaching staff; judges and referees 12 days per year
(possible exemptions with ministerial authorization)
 State
technical and administrative leaders 50 days per year per organisation to which managers are affiliated
Development Cooperation Leave
Experts and representatives of non-governmental organizations who are still working 6 days a year State
Special leave for volunteer firefighters
Training courses 60 days, o/w 20 days per 2-year period


State
Training lecturers 60 jours, dont 20 jours par période
de 2 ans
Representation/management duties 7 days a year
Humanitarian missions No limit
Individual training leave
Employees with at least 6 months of seniority 80 days, of which 20 days per 2-year period State
Language leave
Employees with at least 6 months of seniority 200 hours over the course of a professional career to be taken in 2 instalments of between 80 and 120 hours each Status State
Leave without pay for training
Employees with at least 2 years of seniority 2 years per employer with a minimum of 4 consecutive weeks and a maximum of 6 consecutive months /
Leave for social terms
Member of a professional chamber or social security institution / assessor at the labour court or social security court 4 hours per meeting or hearing Institution in which the employee exercises his/her term
Leave to seek new employment
Employees dismissed with Notice 6 days maximum Employer
Training leave 
Effective staff representative





 Company with 15 to 49 employees:
1 week during the term; State
Company of 50 to 150 workers:
2 weeks during the term; 1 week by the State, 1 week by the employer;
Company with more than 150 workers:
1 week per year Employer
Representative first term An additional 16 hours during the first mandate Employer
Aternate representative
 Half of the training leave granted to full delegates Employer
Equality Delegate 2 half-days per year Company with

< 150 employees: State
Safety and Health Representative
 40 hours per term + 10 additional hours if 1st term Company with

< 150 employees: State
Parental Representation Leave
Parents of students who are members of the National School Board 2 half-days per month State
Parent members in the national parent representation 8 days or 64 hours per year State

(last updated on 26.09.2025)

Political leave

Weekly political leave for mayors and aldermen

Composition of the Municipal Council Maximum leave for the mayor Maximum leave for aldermen Responsible for pay during leave
7 members 9 hours 5 hours Municipality
9 members 13 hours 7 hours Municipality
11 members 20 hours 10 hours Municipality
13 members 28 hours 14 hours Municipality
At least 15 members  40 hours 20 hours Municipality

Weekly political leave for local councillors

Voting system Duration Responsible for pay during leave
Municipalities voting per the relative majority system 3 hours Municipality
Communes votant suivant le système de la représentation proportionnelle 5 hours Municipality

Sports leave

Sportsmen and women Number of days
Sportsmen and women Olympic/Paralympic project, Olympic qualification with the COSL or the LPC 90
Sportsmen and women Prospect or elite project with the COSL or the LPC 60
Sportsmen and women The COSL or the LPC elite executive with no specific project 30
Sportsmen and women The COSL or the LPC promotion executive with no specific project 20
Sportsmen and women Individual national or senior team selection from an approved sports federation 25
Sportsmen and women Member of a club affiliated to a federation taking part in official international competitions 12
Sportsmen and women Participating in an official international competition with the joint agreement of the Sports Minister and the COSL or the LPC 6
Technical support Olympic/Paralympic project, Olympic qualification with the COSL or the LPC 60
Technical support Prospect or elite project with the COSL or the LPC 40
Technical support The COSL or the LPC elite executive with no specific project 20
Technical support The COSL or the LPC promotion executive with no specific project 12

 

Federation, the COSL or the LPC Licences Number of days
Federation, the COSL or the LPC Accompanying athletes to international competitions organised by international federations or to training camps 12/pers.
Federation, the COSL or the LPC Volunteer – organisation of international sports events recognised by international sports federations and held in Luxembourg 50/org.
Federation, the COSL, or the LPC technical staff Accompanying athletes to international competitions organised by international federations, training camps or international training courses 25/pers.
Federation administrative staff Day-to-day management / international meetings / international training 0 licences
1-1000 licences
1000-5000 licences
> 5000 licences		 2/fed.
5/fed.
10/fed.
15/fed.
The COSL or the LPC administrative staff Day-to-day management / international meetings / international training 5/org.

 

Club Licences Number of days
Accompanying athletes to international competitions organised by international federations or to training camps 6/pers.
Volunteer – organisation of international sports events in Luxembourg recognised by international sports federations 10/org.
Accompanying athletes to international competitions organised by international federations, training camps or international training courses 10/pers.
Day-to-day management / international meetings / international training 0 licences
1-50 licences
50-200 licences
> 200 licences		 2/club
2/club
4/club
6/club

 

Number of days
Judge / Referee Accompanying athletes to international competitions organised by international federations or to training camps 25
Participant Volunteer – organisation of international sports events recognised by international sports federations and held in Luxembourg 5

(dernière mise à jour au 10.10.2025)