Hiring of a Staff Member (Personnel Administration Module 1)

This seminar gives participants a practical overview on compulsory procedures and forms to be used in case of hiring new staff and helps participants choose the most efficient, flexible and cost-effective way of staffing.

General aspects

• Status of Staff Member
• Indexation of Salaries and Social Minimum Salary

Labour Administration (Agence pour le développement de l’Emploi - ADEM)

• Employer's obligations
  • Notification of vacancies
• Formalities for hiring somebody from outside the EU
• Services provided by ADEM
• Financial Aids proposed by ADEM
  • Aids available to employers
• Subventions for disabled employees and incentives to hire unemployed people difficult to replace

Different types of employment

• Permanent Contract (CDI)
• Fixed-term Contract (CDD)
• Temporary workers
• Students
• Interns/Trainees
• Contractors
• Which Type of Contract?
  • Advantages and disadvantages of the different contracts
  • Costs of the employer
  • Recruitment and integration costs

Employment contract

• The different types of contracts (unlimited, limited)
• Compulsory clauses in the contract
• Additional clauses
• Trial period
• Part-time contracts

Compulsory examination by an occupational physician

Compulsory declarations to social security

• Declaration of entry
• Registration of family members with social security

Employee induction and integration period

• Formalities of the first working day
• Welcoming by the department
• Onboarding
• Evaluation of the performance during the trial period

Questions and answers

Certificate of Participation handed out at the end of the session