No agreement. The Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg is currently working on the bill introduced by the government to allow retail stores to close at 7 instead of 6 pm on Saturdays and holidays. The text is making unions angry as their claims are being whisked off. Initially, because of pressure from businesses, the idea was to allow opening until 8 pm as is the case for the rest of the week, so that families could better divide shopping during the day. The government agreed to try these working hours between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2012, giving the social partners time to reach an agreement reforming the 1995 Act on retail opening hours. The transition period expired on June 30 but the OGBL and LCGB unions and the CLC trade employers organization are standing firm. Unions want hours worked after 6 pm to be compensated with an increase or additional rest, which employers refuse.
he transition period expired on June 30 but the OGBL and LCGB unions and the CLC trade employers organization are standing firm. Unions want hours worked after 6 pm to be compensated with an increase or additional rest, which employers refuse.
Lobbying. In the meantime, seeing that negotiations were failing, the government came to a decision in February, proposing an in between – closing stores at 7. However, the bill doesn’t provide for compensation for this extra hour worked. The text, whi
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