Social (in)security for independents
mar. 27 oct.
|110 Av. Gaston Diderich
This roundtable is for everyone, current or aspiring independents, employees who might have to consider this career path in the future, and policymakers working on the reform, who will hear directly from those it stands to affect.
Time & Location
27 oct. 2026, 18:30 – 21:30
110 Av. Gaston Diderich, 110 Av. Gaston Diderich, 1420 Belair Luxembourg
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About the Event
Social (In)security for Independents
Round table · Tuesday 27 October 2026 · 6:30 PM · Belair
Luxembourg protects mothers during their maternity leave. Unless they're independent workers.
For an independent, the maternity allowance is recalculated on the income of the year the leave was taken, a year in which she necessarily worked less, because she was on leave. Up to two years later, a letter arrives asking her to pay back most of what she received. One of our panellists was asked to repay more than €24,000, without any explanation of the calculation. The same logic applies to parental leave.
And the only bill filed so far to fix this? It amended the wrong article. Instead of improving the calculation, it would have restricted access to maternity benefits, and the Chambre des Métiers asked for its withdrawal in April 2026.
This is just one example of a system that treats…