Family & litigation
Workplace harassment in Luxembourg
Moral or sexual harassment at work engages the liability of both the perpetrator and the employer, who is under a duty to prevent and to react. The employee who is a victim has remedies (cessation, compensation), and the employer must be able to show that it acted. The firm assists both employees and employers, in prevention as well as in litigation.
In short
Moral or sexual harassment at work engages the liability of the perpetrator and of the employer, who has a duty to prevent and respond. The victim employee has remedies (cessation, compensation). Cerno Law Firm assists employees and employers, in prevention and in litigation.
Responsible for legal content: Maître Cora Maglo, Avocate à la Cour, Liste I du Barreau de Luxembourg depuis 2009. · Applicable law: Luxembourg
Workplace harassment in Luxembourg: key points at a glance
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| Fees | Stated fees. Depending on the role (employee or employer) and the procedure. |
| Indicative timing | Depending on the route (internal, before the Labour Tribunal, criminal); acting early protects the evidence and the rights. |
| Documents required |
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Harassment cases turn largely on evidence and on the employer's reaction: documenting, raising the alert and acting at the right time is decisive.
Cerno Law Firm assists the victim in building their case and the employer in putting defensible measures in place.
Workplace harassment in Luxembourg: when should you call on the firm?
You are suffering harassment, or you are an employer faced with a report.
Evidence and reaction determine the outcome.
What happens if you do nothing?
For the employee: an insufficiently substantiated case. For the employer: liability for inaction and compensation.
The employer's failure to react increases its exposure.
Our involvement
Employee side: building the evidential file and the remedies. Employer side: audit, internal investigation, measures and defence.
Coordination with any disciplinary follow-up.
Practice areas
When to call on the firm
- Put a stop to harassment and have it sanctioned.
- Obtain compensation.
- Conduct a defensible internal investigation (employer).
- Defend the company faced with a report.
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What is the employer's obligation?
The employer must prevent harassment and react to reports (investigation, measures). Its inaction can engage its liability.
How is harassment proved?
Through a body of evidence: written records, witness statements, a timeline, medical documents. The firm helps build a solid case.
Can harassment be a criminal offence?
Yes, certain acts also fall within criminal law; a complaint may complement the action before the Labour Tribunal.
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Founded in 2013; Maître Cora Maglo has been admitted to the Luxembourg Bar since 2009
- 2013
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- 2009
- at the Bar since 2009
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Avocate à la Cour, List I of the Luxembourg Bar since 2009
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