To keep pace with evolving living costs, as determined by the Statistics and Economic Studies bureau (STATEC), the main social parameters in the Index 814.40, applicable 1 January 2019, increase the social minimum salaries. The Index also introduces new lower rates for employers’ mutuality and implements a new reform in the rate of accidents at work. This infographic summarises those changes.
What we think
Nelly Mazzarol, Managing Director at PwC Luxembourg
With such social rates for 2019, Luxembourg remains a country where social charges are competitive while motivating employers to implement an efficient policy against accidents at work thanks to a reduced rate when such policy has been successful.