- Date:
- 30 Mar 2022
In a press release dated 30 March 2022, Luxembourg’s office of national statistics (STATEC) announced that wages will be indexed on Friday 1 April 2022.
According to the provisional results published by STATEC, the annual inflation rate for the national consumer price index (“indice des prix à la consommation national” or IPCN) is 6.1% for March. The new sliding wage scale index for salaries is changing to 877.01 points and comes into force on 1 April 2022, resulting in a 2.5% rise in wages, salaries and pensions on this date.
The final results for the March national consumer price index will be released on 8 April 2022.
In addition, the salary index on 1 April 2022 affects the different thresholds and limits stipulated by law, summarised in the table below[1]:
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As of 1 April 2022 (gross totals, index 877.01): |
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Monthly social minimum wage (SSM) (art. L. 222-9 and L. 223-1 of the Labour Code)
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2,313.38.- EUR (non-qualified employee) 2,776.05.- EUR (qualified employee) |
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(art. 115 para. 1 point 9 of the L.I.R.)
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Automatically exempt from tax up to:
27.083,40 - EUR (unchanged)
(12 x the SSM for non-qualified workers applicable on 1 January in the taxation year)
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Starting minimum monthly wage required to apply a trial period of 7 to 12 months (art. L.121-5 (2) of the Labour Code)
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4,700.77.- EUR |
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Minimum gross annual salary required at the end of the contract to apply a non-competition clause after the end of the employment contract (art. L. 125-8 (3) of the Labour Code)
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over 59,786.38.- EUR |
[1] The amounts mentioned above are provided for information purposes and are subject to official confirmation.
