Table 6 Changes applied to the existing short-time work schemes
From: Short-time work in Luxembourg: evidence from a firm survey
Period of application (effective date) | Eligibility requirements (firms) | Duration | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
Economic reasons/economic dependency | |||
Jan. 2009–Dec. 2009 (Mar. 2009)a | – | The reduction in the employees’ average working time may exceed 50% per month, provided that it does not exceed 50% of the employees’ annual average working time (with a maximum duration of 6 months within a 12-month reference period) | Compensation was extended to the first 16 h lost per month (for full-time employees, to the first 8 h lost per month for part-time workers) |
Jan. 2009–Dec. 2010 (May 2009)b | – | The reduction in the employees’ average working time may exceed 50% per month, provided that it does not exceed 50% of the employees’ average annual working time | Idem |
Aug. 2010–Jul. 2012 (Aug. 2010)c | Eligibility was extended to firms which do not belong to eligible sectors but which face a reduction in their working time of at least 40% and provided that they concluded an Employment maintenance plan or upon agreement with the social partners (applicable from August 2010 to July 2012) | The reduction in the employees’ average working time may exceed 50% per month, provided that it does not exceed 50% of the employees’ average annual working time (prolonged until December 2011) | Compensation was extended to the first 16 h lost per month (for full-time employees, to the first 8 h lost per month for part-time workers) (prolonged until December 2011) Employers’ social security contributions are reimbursed for firms that have been on short-time work for the last 6 months and that face a reduction in their normal working time of at least 25% (per month) (applicable from August 2010 to July 2012) |
Jan. 2012–Dec. 2012 (Dec. 2011)d | – | Idem (prolonged until December 2012) | Compensation was extended to the first 16 h lost per month (for full-time employees, to the first 8 h lost per month for part-time workers) (prolonged until December 2012) |
Aug. 2012–Dec. 2013 (Jul. 2012)e | Idem (prolonged until December 2013) | Idem (prolonged until December 2013) | Compensation was extended to the first 16 h lost per month (for full-time employees, to the first 8 h lost per month for part-time workers) (applicable from August 2012 to December 2013) Employers’ social security contributions are reimbursed for firms that have been on short-time work for the last 6 months and that face a reduction in their normal working time of at least 25% (per month) (prolonged until December 2013) |
Jan. 2014–Dec. 2015 (Dec. 2013)f | Idem (prolonged until December 2015) | Idem (prolonged until December 2015) | Compensation was extended to the first 16 h lost per month (for full-time employees, to the first 8 h lost per month for part-time workers) (applicable from August 2012 to December 2015) Employers’ social security contributions are reimbursed for firms that have been on short-time work for the last 6 months and that face a reduction in their normal working time of at least 25% (per month) (prolonged until December 2015) |
Structural reasons | |||
Jan. 2009–Dec. 2009 (Mar. 2009)a | – | – | Compensation was extended to the first 16 h lost per month (for full-time employees, to the first 8 h lost per month for part-time workers), provided that the firm concluded an Employment maintenance plan or upon agreement with the social partners |
Jan. 2009–Dec. 2010 (May 2009)b | – | – | Idem |
Aug. 2010–Jul. 2012 (Aug. 2010)c | – | – | Compensation was extended to the first 16 h lost per month (for full-time employees, to the first 8 h lost per month for part-time workers), provided that the firm concluded an Employment maintenance plan or upon agreement with the social partners (prolonged until December 2011) |
Jan. 2012–Dec. 2012 (Dec. 2011)d | Idem (prolonged until December 2012) | Idem (prolonged until December 2012) | |
Jan. 2013–Dec. 2013 (Jul. 2012)e | The reduction in the employees’ average working time may exceed 50% per month, (i) provided that it does not exceed a duration of 10 months over a reference period of 12 months and (ii) provided that a restructuring plan is added to the Employment maintenance plan | Idem (prolonged until December 2013) | |
Jan. 2014–Dec. 2014/2015 (Dec. 2013)f | – | Idem (prolonged until December 2014) | Idem (prolonged until December 2015) |
Jan. 2015–Dec. 2016 (Dec. 2014)g, h | – | Idem (prolonged until December 2016) | Idem (prolonged until December 2016) |