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Luxembourg's Ministry of Social Security confirmed on Thursday that the Grand Duchy has agreed with Germany, Belgium and France to extend their respective agreements on cross-border workers' social security affiliation in the context of teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic until 30 June 2021.
This agreement provides exceptionally that teleworking days linked to the COVID-19 crisis not be taken into account in the determination of the social security legislation applicable to cross-border workers.
The derogatory provisions, which would have ended on 31 December 2021, have now been extended for an additional six months.
This agreement avoids a change of affiliation if the 25% threshold provided for in European legislation is exceeded for the workers concerned.
Luxembourg's Minister of Social Security, Romain Schneider, thanked his German, Belgian and French counterparts for having agreed to extend this measure: “The extension of this agreement is a strong gesture of solidarity from our neighbouring countries. As the pandemic is still not over, it is important to continue our efforts together to limit the spread of the virus, which continues to have a significant impact on our daily lives. Teleworking being an effective tool in the fight against the virus, companies and employers can therefore continue to use it without fear of a change in the affiliation of insured persons".
