Public Service Employment

The classical scheme in the public sector is based on the normal full-time work. The part-time service will depart. It is thus a method of time chosen, reflecting the desire of an agent for an indefinite period. It takes place on hierarchical approval but while remaining within the limits of operation of the service. It is limited in time, a period of six months to one year, renewable by tacit agreement. The renewal may not exceed three years, beyond which it is necessary to request a new authorization. Indeed, in the latter case, the employee remains in the task complete, but assumes a reduced working time limited. However, the agent part-time, as the name suggests, does not function full time. This type of service can be 25%, 50% or 75% complete a task.

The part-time service in the public service may be requested on a weekly, monthly or yearly. Recipients working in part-time are automatically restored to the rights of full-time officers and thereby receive a full-time salary.

Similarly, an employee receiving sick leave at the end of the period of part-time automatically covers the rights of full-time worker (decree of July 20, 1982, article 4, paragraph 3). And even if he is paid according to the rules of part-time during the period of part-time service, he can apply for "early termination" of his part-time and to receive a full-time salary. Finally, overtime performed beyond the period of part-time work are counted with the same extra pay for a full-time.

The part-time service is based on a provision of law governed by Article 31-1 of the amended law of 16 April 1979 laying down the general status of state officials. The last modification date of this measure of the wage agreement in the Public Service May 29, 2000, listed later in the Act of 28 July 2000 on the implementation of the wage agreement. However, its implementation has been made possible following the clarification provided by the Act of May 19, 2003. Further statutory references are provided in the amended law of 22 June 1963 on the pay of state officials, including that of 28 March 1986 on the harmonization of terms and conditions of progress in government and services the state and the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 13 April 1984 on the normal working hours and terms of working hours in the public sector.