The Right to Disconnect: What Changes from July 2026

Did you know that the right to disconnect became a legal obligation in Luxembourg? Since 4 July 2023, companies whose employees use digital tools for work purposes must have a scheme in place to protect this right. From July 2026, the deadline runs out: companies that have not put the necessary measures in place face administrative fines of up to €25,000, issued by the Director of the Inspection du Travail et des Mines (ITM).

So, do you feel your employer has properly put in place the tools needed to respect your right to disconnect as an employee?

• You don’t have a right to disconnect charter at your company? Your employer has only a few days left to put one in place. Talk to your delegates — they can raise the matter directly with management, using the model and support provided by ALEBA.
• You have a charter, but it isn’t really respected? A charter on paper isn’t the same as a charter that’s actually applied. If you’re still expected to answer messages at 10pm or during your holidays, your delegation can step in to demand it be properly enforced, or revised.
• You have a charter, but it feels vague or insufficient? We’ve seen charters that are three lines long and don’t say much at all. If yours feels too vague to actually protect you, it’s worth having it reviewed — don’t hesitate to come back to ALEBA for our expertise.

In all three cases: send your delegates our way. ALEBA reviews existing charters, helps draft or strengthen them, and also offers its own model as a starting point, or as a basis for improving a charter already in place.

For delegates

To support you, ALEBA has prepared and translated a complete toolkit, now available in French, English and German. It includes:

• An informative guide for delegates, covering the legal framework, what the right to disconnect means in practice, how to set up a scheme, and the penalties now applicable.
• A model charter, ready to be adapted and presented to management as a starting point for introducing the right to disconnect in the company.
• An internal survey, designed to assess how employees currently experience digital connectivity outside working hours.

Are you an ALEBA delegate? Click here to view the documents.

For a full explanation of the legal framework — what the right to disconnect covers, the obligations on employers, and how the penalty procedure works — see our earlier article: The right to disconnect

Do you have more questions? Contact us by email at info@aleba.lu