The information from the online form will be used to check whether they are entitled to unemployment benefit. ADEM staff will contact eligible jobseekers by telephone in order to prepare the application for unemployment benefit.
It is not necessary to be present in person at the ADEM to register as a jobseeker or apply for unemployment benefit.
The full unemployment benefit may be claimed by an unemployed person who is resident in Luxembourg and is registered as a jobseeker with ADEM.
Persons concerned
Salaried workers, self-employed and young residents who have completed their school training may apply for unemployment benefits, subject to certain conditions.
Applying for unemployment benefit as an employee
Prerequisites In order to be entitled to the full unemployment benefit, the unemployed person must: be involuntarily unemployed (this excludes termination of the employment contract by mutual agreement, unjustified resignation and dismissal for serious misconduct) be at least 16 and...
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Applying for unemployment benefits when self-employed
Self-employed persons registered as jobseekers with ADEM and residing in Luxembourg may, under certain conditions, receive unemployment benefits. Full unemployment benefits may be claimed by self-employed workers who had to discontinue their activity: because of economic and financial difficulties for...
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Applying for unemployment benefits for young school-leavers
Unemployment benefits may, under certain conditions, be paid to a young person at the end of his or her training. Who is concerned The following may receive full unemployment benefit: young persons who have completed a cycle of full-time study...
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