In general, people spend more time at or on the way to work than they did a few years ago. This is no longer in line with the family and work policies of other countries, the Pirates believe.
Nonetheless, the party opposes a reduction in working hours. Productivity in the country must continue to increase as long as there is no alternative economic model. Instead, the party focuses on a flexible framework, i.e. working earlier in the morning or later in the evening.
“It should be up to the company itself to find a compatible model in social dialogue with its employees. At the same time, you could also encourage a manager to adapt certain aspects. For example, the manager has to contribute to communication costs and equipment costs, and perhaps he could be allowed to deduct these,” says Tommy Klein, candidate for the Pirates in the centre.
Remote working is also discussed. For them, flat-rate travel expenses, which are tax-free, should be increased.
“A lot of sectors cannot offer the option of working remotely in Luxembourg - we want to increase the kilometre allowance from 99 to 115 euros per unit,” Klein adds.
Another goal is an index that cuts at 3.5 times the amount a person on minimum wage gets (so around 11,000 euros). In that case, anyone above that would get, for example, an additional 263 euros in the index.
“Those are the ones who work every day, and they should be properly supported by the index,” Ben Polidori, candidate for the Pirates in the North, emphasises.
The party also wants to introduce a tax-free minimum wage. Depending on the options of tax credit or adjusted taxable income, this would potentially cost the state between 300 million and 1.9 billion euros.
