Under Luxembourg law, staff representatives, i.e. members of the staff delegation (a staff delegation must be set up in all undertakings employing regularly 15 or more employees) and members of the works council (a works council must be set up in all undertakings employing regularly 150 or more employees), are protected against dismissal. Read more about the dismissal of a member of a works council in the document below.
Philippe Schmit is a Partner in charge of the Employment Law, Pensions & Benefits practice. Philippe advises employers in the financial and industrial sectors on all aspects of the employment relationship (including its termination). He also specialises in all matters related to restructuring and reorganisation, negotiation in the context of collective dismissals and collective bargaining procedures, as well as any other HR aspects triggered by corporate restructuring, including M&A (e.g. transfers of undertakings). Conscious of the topics that impact employees today, he also provides legal support in the context of ESG considerations, whistleblowing, harassment and discrimination in the emp...
PARTNERArendt & Medernach has acted as lead counsel to STRABAG Property and Facility Services, an integrated real estate and industrial service provider for all types of properties, leading in digital and technical expertise, in the acquisition of the Luxembourg-based company ELCO, whic...
