The Luxembourg meal voucher is one of the most popular extra-legal benefits for employees in the Grand Duchy. Since the new regulations took effect on January 1, 2024, and with mandatory digitization set to begin in early 2025, HR departments, managers, and employees must familiarize themselves with new rules, including a higher exemption limit with a maximum face value of €15 and a limit of five vouchers per day. This practical guide, aimed at both decision-makers and users, provides a step-by-step overview of the regulations, tax benefits, and implementation stages, with practical advice on how to maximize the impact of this employee benefit.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is no longer a bonus: today, it determines the attractiveness and loyalty of talent. In Luxembourg, 44% of organizations have already formalized a CSR approach (INDR, 2024) and 71% plan to do so by the end of 2025 (INDR, 2024). In this context, the Luxembourg lunch voucher is emerging as a concrete lever for aligning employee benefits in Luxembourg with ESG impact: it boosts purchasing power, supports local businesses, and reduces the carbon footprint through dematerialization. Analysis.
For HR decision-makers and CEOs, lunch vouchers in Luxembourg remain the most popular extra-legal benefit for employees: 95,000 employees already benefit from Pluxee products.
Since 2024, lunch vouchers can have a face value of up to €15 per working day, exempt from tax, and digitization has become mandatory since 2025. In less than two minutes of reading, discover the essentials for offering this benefit, balancing your budget, and increasing your teams' engagement.
At Pluxee, we believe in a more open and inclusive society. To achieve this, we all have a role to play, and we take ours very seriously. We want to give everyone the same opportunities to flourish in the workplace. That's why we are setting up partnerships and initiatives in line with our values.
Since 1 January 2024, the maximum value of a tax-exempt meal voucher has risen from €8 to €12.20. By increasing the face value of meal vouchers granted to their teams, managers can now boost the purchasing power of their employees, improve their satisfaction and commitment, while optimising payroll costs.
These days, talented people looking for a new challenge are not satisfied with a good salary and a few benefits. They want to share a common vision and values. CSR strategy has become much more than an HR asset, it's now a key factor in attracting and retaining staff.
At Pluxee, we attach great importance to the professional and personal development of our employees. This is a broad topic, covering many facets of the business world. As a “Great place to work” in Luxembourg, we wanted to share our experience with you.
