Every summer, the same question comes up in the corridors of Luxembourg companies: does the pace of work really slow down, or is that just a common assumption? Between leave, absenteeism and lighter schedules, several indicators confirm a genuine seasonal slowdown, one that employers are now trying to plan for more effectively.

A bad hire is never limited to the salary paid over a few months. Between direct costs, lost productivity and the impact on teams, the real bill often exceeds what executives spontaneously estimate, particularly in a Luxembourg labour market marked by a shortage of qualified profiles.

Filming your departure from a company and sharing it on social media: this is the principle behind "quittoking", a practice born in the UK and popularised in the US that is now spreading across Europe. This phenomenon raises deep questions about the relationship between employees and employers, at a time when resignation, long a private matter, is becoming public, viral content.

The EU pay transparency directive was supposed to be transposed by 7 June 2026 at the latest. At that date, Luxembourg still has no national law, placing the Grand Duchy among the most behind member states on a legislative project announced since May 2023.