Pregnant employees can apply for dispensation from work before their maternity leave, for example if they are unable to work for health reasons. The self-employed do not have this option, which can have a negative impact on the recalculation of their maternity benefits. DP MPs Carole Hartmann and Mandy Minella have asked the relevant ministers whether paid dispensation from work or an equivalent...

Loneliness is becoming a growing social problem. According to a study, millions of people are affected in Germany alone. DP MPs André Bauler and Mandy Minella asked the Minister for Family Affairs how he sees the problem of loneliness in Luxembourg and what measures the Ministry is taking to combat it.

Children's health problems are increasing and access to paediatricians is becoming more and more difficult. DP MPs Mandy Minella and Carole Hartmann asked the Minister of Health what measures are planned to improve the situation, whether a national strategy for child health is planned and whether a national coordinator for child health should be appointed.

“Safeguarding” in sport means protecting children and young people from physical, mental or sexual abuse or ‘grooming’. According to the coalition program, ALAD (Agence Luxembourgeoise Antidopage) should in future take on this theme and act as a national agency for integrity in sport. DP MP Mandy Minella asked the Minister for Sport when the Minister intended to introduce “safeguarding” in sport, whether...

In the “Tribune Libre”, radio broadcast, our Member of Parliament (MP), Mandy Minella, highlighted the new government’s intensified efforts towards fostering a better work-life balance in Luxembourg.