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The legal departement

The legal department oversees the following domains:

National affairs

  • Labor law and professional relations in general
  • Labor Code
  • Permanent Committee for Labor and Employment
  • Elaboration of legal texts and regulations
  • Legislative procedures
  • Special review committee to assess decisions taken by the director of ADEM with regards to complete unemployment benefit and the decisions taken by the Orientation committee[PL1]  for people with disabilities
  • Relations with the ministry for Foreign affairs, the International Monetary Fund, the International Labor Organization, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Council of Europe (Labor and Employment policy), the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) and the Greater Region
  • Operating licenses for temping agencies and the supervision of these agencies’ activities
  • Relations with social partners, the ITM, the ADEM, and Higher School of Labor
  • European and international affairs
  • Follow-up of European legislation negotiated in the Council of the European Union
  • Committee in charge of the orientation OR guidance committee

The legal department also does the following:

  • Processes requests for specific permissions as defined in the Labor Code
  • Participate in the Council “Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs” (EPSCO), and the EU’s Employment Committee (EMCO)
  • Participate in the yearly coordinating process of economic, budget, social and employment policies within the European Union (European semester)
  • Relations with the ministry for Foreign affairs, the International Monetary Fund, the International Labor Organization, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Council of Europe (Labor and Employment policy), the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) and the Greater Region.

People in charge:

The department for employment

The department for employment oversees the following domains:

  • Coordination of employment policies;
  • Relations with the Agency for the Development of Employment (ADEM);
  • Employment initiatives and training centres;
  • Observatory for employment (RETEL);

Head of department:

The department for skills

Nico Fehlen, representative for skills, tél.: (+352) 247- 86139 e-mail: nico.fehlen@mt.etat.lu

The department for social and solidarity economy

The department for social and solidarity economy is in charge of the following:

  • Policy coordination in the domain of social and solidarity economy
  • Running the Social Business Incubator

Head of department:

The department for workers with a disability

The department oversees the following domains:

  • Encouraging the active participation of disabled people on the labor market
  • Relations with sheltered workshops for disabled people

Head of department:

The financial department

The financial department oversees the following domains:  

  • Financial administration of the employment fund
  • Evaluation and analysis of the measures financed through the employment fund
  • Administration of the measures financed through the employment fund
  • Treatment of specific demands for extraordinary leaves with a financial participation of the Governement (Linguistic leave / Paternity leave / Carer leave / Leave in case of force majeure)
  • Elaboration and coordination of budget proposals made by the ministry and its administrations
  • Execution and monitoring of the budget

Head of department:

The department for communication

Head of department:

Anne Heintz,  tél.: (+352) 247-86123, e-mail: anne.heintz@mt.etat.lu  

IT and digitalisation department

Head of department:

Human resources departement

Head of department:

Department for logistic support

Head of department:

Jeff Decker, tél: (+352) 247-86300, e-mail: jeff.decker@mt.etat.lu