Celine DEFAY

Partner
EXPERTISE
EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL

Céline DEFAY is a Partner in the Employment and Social department. She has more than 18 years of experience in Luxembourg and provides legal guidance to her clients on all employment-related matters.

 

She assists human resources professionals in all aspects of an employment relationship, from its inception (drafting employment contracts, negotiating remuneration, setting internal policies, drafting collective agreements) to its conclusion (individual or collective dismissal, negotiating settlement agreements or redundancy plans). She also advises clients on specific issues relating to harassment, discrimination and data breaches. Céline helps her clients to ensure that their company complies with Luxembourg's various employment laws.

 

In addition to her legal practice, Céline is a regular speaker at conferences on employment law topics and provides training to various professional organizations.

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    Master II in Employment and Social Security Law, Institut d’Etudes du travail, University of Law of Lyon II, 2002

    Master I in Employment Law and Private Law, University of Law of Lyon III, 2001

    English, French

    Luxembourg Bar, admitted in 2006

    Employment Law Specialists Association (E.L.S.A.), Luxembourg (member of the board and secretary)

    European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)

    Chambers Europe 2024 - Lawyer top ranked band 3, Employment

    Legal500 EMEA, 2024 - Next Generation Partner, Employment

    Flexible admission requirements and easier mobility for highly qualified workers

    Publication of the date for staff delegation elections!

    New mandatory procedures to be implemented since 2023

    Wage indexation on 1 September 2023: new amounts

    New provisions on the recruitment of third-country nationals and wage indexation as of 1 September 2023

    Work-life balance: new extraordinary leave and flexible working arrangements

    Introduction of the right to be disconnected in the Labour Code

    New whistleblower regulation!

    Introduction of moral harassment in the Labour Code

    3.2% increase in the social minimum wage

    Telework of cross-border workers: extension of the transitional period for social security until 30 June 2023

    The Luxembourg Parliament has recently adopted a new law creating a procedure for administrative dissolution without liquidation of companies (the “Administrative Dissolution”).

    Luxembourg employers - French cross-border workers: less tax constraints in the future?

    Tripartite agreement of 28 September 2022

    Switch to optional “3G” scheme in the workplace

    Telework of cross-border workers: confirmation of the establishment of a transitional period for social security

    Telework: overview

    End of the “3G” scheme at the workplace

    Telework of French cross-border workers: extension of tax agreement

    Telework of Belgian cross-border workers: extension of tax agreement

    Telework of German cross-border workers: extension of tax agreement

    Telework of French cross-border workers: extension of social security agreement

    Revaluation of the minimum social wage and adaptation of the thresholds and ceilings provided for by the law

    Adapting wages, salaries and pensions (+2.5%) on 1st October 2021

    Bill on the right to disconnect for employees

    Extension of family leave until 18 October 2021 inclusive

    Telework of Belgian cross-border workers: extension of tax agreement

    Telework of German cross-border workers: extension of tax agreement

    Belgian cross-border workers and taxation: increase of the tolerance threshold from 24 to 34 days

    Anissa BALI and CĂ©line DEFAY promoted Partner and Daniel NERL promoted Counsel
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    11/06/2024

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    Le télétravail : effet de mode ou changement durable ? Regards croisés en France et au Luxembourg

    Webinaire organisé par le Business Club France Luxembourg (BCFL) en partenariat avec les cabinets d’avocats KLEYR GRASSO et Flichy Grangé Avocats afin d’explorer en profondeur les pratiques du télétravail et les défis pour les entrep...

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    15/04/2024

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    Workshop series_Rights and Obligations of the Staff Delegation

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