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Global mobility in Luxembourg
Global mobility covers the secondment, expatriation and international contracts of employees in connection with Luxembourg. The firm structures these situations on the contractual, social and tax levels, bridging employment law and immigration law, for compliant and controlled mobility.
In short
International mobility in Luxembourg covers secondment, expatriation and employees' international contracts. The firm structures the situation contractually, socially and fiscally, combining employment law and immigration, to avoid in particular dual social security liability, an unsuitable contract or a missing residence permit.
Responsible for legal content: Maître Cora Maglo, Avocate à la Cour, Liste I du Barreau de Luxembourg depuis 2009. · Applicable law: Luxembourg
Global mobility in Luxembourg: key points at a glance
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| Fees | Fees stated upfront. Structuring a mobility is costed according to its complexity (secondment, expatriation, social and tax aspects), from EUR 1,500. An initial scoping is offered from EUR 175 excl. VAT. |
| Indicative timing | The timeframes depend on the type of mobility and the authorities involved; the firm plans the contract, social regime and residence in parallel. |
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Moving an employee to or from Luxembourg raises interlocking questions: which contract, which social security regime, which taxation, which residence permit. Poorly structured mobility creates risks for both the employee and the employer.
Cerno Law Firm bridges employment law and immigration to structure secondments, expatriations and international contracts, and to secure the social and tax position of the mobility.
Global mobility in Luxembourg: when should you call on the firm?
You are organising the secondment, expatriation or global mobility of an employee to or from Luxembourg.
Contract, social regime, taxation and residence permit must be structured together.
What happens if you do nothing?
Double social security liability, an unsuitable contract, an unsecured tax position, a missing residence permit.
Poorly framed mobility exposes the employer to reassessments and the employee to a loss of rights.
How does the firm step in?
Cerno Law Firm, a law firm admitted to the Luxembourg Bar, structures the secondment or expatriation, drafts the international contracts and secures the social, tax and residence aspects, bridging employment law and immigration.
Our digital tools serve only to simplify the gathering of information and the tracking of mobility files; they never replace the lawyer's advice, who structures the arrangement and secures its compliance.
Practice areas
When to call on the firm
- Second an employee to or from Luxembourg.
- Structure an expatriation and its international contract.
- Secure the social and tax regime of a mobility.
- Coordinate the employment contract and the residence permit.
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Structuring a mobility is costed according to its complexity (secondment, expatriation, social and tax aspects), from EUR 1,500. An initial scoping is offered from EUR 175 excl. VAT.
FAQ
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What is the difference between secondment and expatriation?
Secondment in principle keeps the employee attached to the home social security regime for a limited period; expatriation attaches the employee to the host country. The choice has social and tax effects that the firm structures.
Is global mobility a matter of employment law or immigration?
Both. It is precisely the bridge between employment contract, social regime and residence permit that must be mastered; the firm coordinates these aspects.
How do you avoid double social security liability?
Through a suitable structure and, where applicable, the relevant coordination instruments. The firm secures the regime applicable to the mobility.
Is an international contract essential?
In most mobilities, yes: it sets the applicable law, the remuneration and the conditions. The firm drafts it and coordinates it with the residence permit.
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Founded in 2013; Maître Cora Maglo has been admitted to the Luxembourg Bar since 2009
- 2013
- independent firm
- 2009
- at the Bar since 2009
- 4,7/5
- 81 Google reviewsRead reviews
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Ongoing review and analysis of Luxembourg and European case law
Avocate à la Cour, List I of the Luxembourg Bar since 2009
Trained at the London School of Economics, formerly at Clifford Chance and Bonn Steichen & Partners
Member of international networks: EILN, AEA, Cross Border Advisory Solutions
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Had a consultation with Me Cora Maglo about my Luxembourg Blue Card application. She explained everything clearly: the process, timeline and documents I need, and helped me with my wife’s family reunification too. Honest and practical advice. I felt confident after talking to her.F. P.J’ai beaucoup apprécié le service de Maître Maglo : son sérieux, sa sympathie, son professionnalisme et sa disponibilité. Toujours répondu rapidement et clairement, avec des conseils pragmatiques, sans pousser à des procédures longues et coûteuses lorsqu’elles ne sont pas justifiées.N. W.Super assistance and great support! Highly recommend. All my questions were answered, Cora and her team kept me updated all the time. I will definitely reach out to them next time for my residency.T.They talk about us
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