If you are an employee domiciled in Luxembourg and if you have been dismissed with notice, you are entitled to ask your employer for a maximum of 6 working days' leave in order to look for a new job.

This leave:

• must be taken during the period of your notice;
• is paid;
• can be split up.

Please note that you are not entitled to this leave if:

• you have been dismissed for serious misconduct;
• you have resigned;
• your employment contract has been terminated by mutual agreement between you and your employer;
• you were dismissed during the trial period.

To benefit from the leave, you must:

• register as a job seeker with the National Employment Agency (ADEM);
• provide your employer with proof that you are actually attending an interview for a job offer.

All the information related to this special leave can be consulted in our explanatory information page.