Ahead of Labour Day, Thursday 1 May 2025, ALEBA, the largest trade union in Luxembourg’s financial sector, has reiterated its support for its members.
In a press release, ALEBA wished its members the very best for Labour Day and highlighted the successes and challenges faced in the past year. These included: the allocation of an extra seat in the Chamber of Employees (Chambre des Salariés - CSL) after the social elections in March; the defence of the rights of employees concerning meal vouchers for teleworkers; the progress made on the classification of false managers; and the support provided to German cross-border workers in the face of taxation of overtime by the German tax authorities.
Regarding the increased use of artificial intelligence and automation in the workplace, ALEBA emphasised “we are committed to preserving jobs by promoting access to ongoing training or retraining for every employee”and added “we will also continue our fight against outsourcing, by proposing sanctions or financial compensation for companies that resort to it and by calling for a lowering of the economic redundancy thresholds that trigger redundancy plans”.
Looking to the year ahead, ALEBA announced its commitment to “negotiating, improving or creating high-quality Collective Labour Agreements that truly reflect the reality of employees, their needs and their interests”and called on the Luxembourg Government to specify the measures undertaken to achieve the target of 80% of employees covered by such agreements.
The trade union also called for cross-border tax treaties to be “re-evaluated as a matter of urgency in order to adapt them to the realities of modern work and to restore fair treatment between residents and cross-border commuters” and noted, it “will continue to be involved in the pension reform announced by the government last autumn and to work to ensure that workers' rights are protected sustainably and fairly”.
