Claiming unemployment benefits as a cross-border worker having lost their job in Luxembourg
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SITUATION: CORONAVIRUS / COVID-19
ADEM has simplified their procedure for registration and application for unemployment benefits with ADEM. Workers who lose their job due to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are requested to complete the online form made available on ADEM's website: https://adem.public.lu/en/support/inscription.html.
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In the event of involuntary loss of employment in Luxembourg, cross-border workers may, under certain conditions, receive financial aid in their country of residence to compensate for the lack of a main source of income.
They can also register with ADEM to look for a job in Luxembourg.
Any unemployment benefits will be paid by the appropriate body in the country of residence, not by the ADEM, even if the unemployed person is also registered with the ADEM.
Who is concerned
The term 'cross-border worker' refers to any worker who performs their professional activity in one Member State and resides in another Member State to which they return, in principle, each day or at least once a week.
If they meet the criteria to receive unemployment benefits, cross-border workers who lost their jobs in Luxembourg involuntarily are eligible for unemployment benefits in their country of residence.
Self-employed cross-border workers having had to discontinue their sole activity based in Luxembourg may, under certain conditions, claim full unemployment benefits in Luxembourg.
Preliminary steps
Application for unemployment benefits for cross-border workers follows registration as a jobseeker with the appropriate body in their country of residence.
Cross-border workers who were previously employed in Luxembourg and find themselves unemployed cannot receive unemployment benefits in Luxembourg. Consequently, they must contact the appropriate authorities in their country of residence – i.e.:
- in Germany: the Bundesagentur für Arbeit;
- in Belgium: the FOREM;
- in France: Pôle Emploi.
Nevertheless, cross-border workers who wish to do so may also register with the National Employment Agency (ADEM). By registering with the ADEM, border workers will be assisted and supported in their job search in Luxembourg by experienced advisers.
How to proceed
Cross-border employees entitled to full unemployment benefits
Recipients of full unemployment benefits
Cross-border workers who are fully unemployed shall receive unemployment benefits under the legislation of their country of residence, regardless of the location of their last job and according to the aid scales of said country of residence.
Conditions for the granting of aid
To receive unemployment benefits in their country of residence, unemployed cross-border workers must:
- Have their last employer in Luxembourg complete the form entitled ‘Attestation of employment – Cessation of the employment relationship’;
- submit the completed attestation to the ADEM Job Protection Department, which will fill in and send an U1 form (based on the ‘attestation of employment’) to the appropriate institution of the cross-border worker’s country of residence;
- for the following procedures, please refer to the appropriate body in the country of residence – namely:
- in Germany: the Bundesagentur für Arbeit;
- in Belgium: the FOREM;
- in France: the Pôle Emploi.
Amount of benefits
The most recent income in Luxembourg will be used as the basis for calculating the amount of the benefits. The law of the country of residence shall then determine the percentage of the allowances to be paid and the duration of payment.
Health insurance
As regards health insurance, cross-border workers who are fully unemployed shall receive benefits in kind and in cash under the legislation of their country of residence as if they had been subject to that legislation during their most recent employment.
Self-employed cross-border workers entitled to full unemployment benefits
Beneficiaries of full unemployment benefits
Self-employed cross-border workers having had to discontinue their sole activity based in Luxembourg may, under certain conditions, be entitled to unemployment benefits in Luxembourg.
Conditions for the granting of benefits
To qualify for unemployment benefits in Luxembourg, self-employed cross-border workers who are unemployed must:
- be registered as jobseekers with the ADEM and have worked on a self-employed basis in Luxembourg for at least 6 months prior to registering;
- be aged between 16 and 64;
- reside in Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, France, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Norway, the Netherlands or the United Kingdom.
Self-employed cross-border workers who do not reside in one of the aforementioned 15 countries must apply to the appropriate institution of their country of residence. They are not entitled to full unemployment benefits in Luxembourg;
- prove a minimum of 2 years of compulsory contributions to Luxembourg social security institutions;
- be fit to work, available for work and willing to accept any appropriate job.
Necessary procedures
Unemployed self-employed cross-border workers residing in one of the aforementioned 15 countries must register as a jobseeker with the ADEM. They must present:
- a declaration of honour;
- a certificate of non-compensation from the appropriate institution of their country of residence.
Forms / Online services
Certificat de travail - Cessation des relations d'emploi - U1
Certificat de travail - Cessation des relations d'emploi - E301/U1
Certificat de travail - Cessation des relations d'emploi - E301/U1
Arbeitsbescheinigung - Einstellung des Arbeitsverhältnisses - E301/U1
Who to contact
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National Employment Agency (ADEM)13A, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 2208 L-1022 Luxembourg
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Career Guidance - Luxembourg City - Maison de l'orientation (Educational and Vocational Guidance Centre)29, rue Aldringen
L-1118 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. L-2926 Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 247 - 85480Fax : (+ 352) 40 61 39Monday to Friday from 8.00 to 12.00 and from 13.00 to 17.00 -
Medical Commission19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg-Hamm
Luxembourg
Fax : (+352) 26 19 08 22 -
Joint Committee (Secretariat) – ADEM19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg-Hamm
Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88888 -
Occupational Counselling and Redeployment Panel19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg-Hamm
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 2208, L-1022 Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88888 -
Department for Workers with Reduced Working Capacity19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg-Hamm
Luxembourg
Fax : (+352) 247 - 85402 -
Disability and Redeployment Department19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 2208 L-1022 Luxembourg
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Diekirch Agency2, rue de Clairefontaine
L-9220 Diekirch
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 7 L-9201 Diekirch
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88888Fax : (+352) 80 26 35 -
Career Guidance - Diekirch - Maison de l'orientation (Educational and Vocational Guidance Centre)7, avenue de la Gare
L-9233 Diekirch
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 7 L-9201 Diekirch
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Differdange Agency23, Grand-Rue
L-4575 Differdange
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 5 L-4501 Differdange
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88888Fax : (+352) 247 - 75351Mon.-Fri. from 8.00 to 12.00 and from 13.00 to 17.00 -
Dudelange Agency56, rue du Parc
L-3542 Dudelange
Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 247-88888Fax : (+352) 247-75 471from 8.00 to 12.00 and from 13.00 to 17.00 -
Esch-sur-Alzette Agency1, boulevard Porte de France
L-4360 Esch-sur-Alzette
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 289 L-4003 Esch-sur-Alzette
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88888Fax : (+352) 54 10 58 -
Wasserbillig Agency44, esplanade de la Moselle
L-6637 Wasserbillig
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 38 L-6601 Wasserbillig
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88888Fax : (+352) 247 - 753918.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 17.00 -
Wiltz Agency20, rue Winseler
L-9577 Wiltz
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 57 L-9501 Wiltz
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88888Fax : (+352) 95 86 11Mon.-Fri. 8.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 17.00 -
Financial management of support measures - young persons10, rue Bender
L-1229 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Postal address :
B.P. 2208 L-1022 Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 247-88888Fax : (+ 352) 29 65 90Mon.-Fri. from 8.00 to 12.00 and from 13.00 to 17.00 -
Foreign Workforce Department19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg-Hamm
Luxembourg
Phone : (+352) 247 - 88000Fax : (+352) 247 - 90410 -
Job Protection Department (ADEM)1, boulevard Porte de France
L-4360 Esch-sur-Alzette
Luxembourg
Fax : (+ 352) 40 59 88 -
Special Reassessment Committee for unemployment benefits (CSR)19, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg-Hamm
Luxembourg