As of 1 November, companies will be able to implement CovidCheck at work and  oblige their employees to be vaccinated, have tested negative or recovered from Covid-19 in order to come to work. We asked he 20 largest employers in Luxembourg whether they intend to implement the  ?

Post (4,620 employees)

CovidCheck will not be applied at Post, "except in our two canteens and for meetings, training sessions or events of more than 10 people". In these cases, the QR codes will be checked at the entrance and non-vaccinated employees will have to pay for their own tests.

CFL (4,580 employees)

CovidCheck is "still under consideration" at Luxembourg’s national railway company.

Cactus (4,460 employees)

The retail giant has decided "not to introduce CovidCheck throughout the company", a spokesperson for the retailer said. "This is because of the many legal uncertainties involved.” Only the large meetings will be covered by CovidCheck.

Dussmann (4,390 employees)

Dussmann did not respond to requests from Paperjam.

BGL BNP Paribas (4,050 employees)

The decision on whether or not to apply CovidCheck at the bank is still being finalised, but nothing is being said at the moment. "Our employees will be the first to know,” the bank stated.

ArcelorMittal (3,660 employees)

The steelmaker had already said that it "has agreesdin principle to carry out a CovidCheck in the company, as long as the General Data Protection Regulation can be respected, in order to allow employees to take off their masks in certain circumstances". Those refusing CovidCheck should therefore simply "keep their mask on throughout the company".

The company did not elaborate on when CovidCheck would come into effect at work or how employees would be separated from those required to wear the mask. "We are waiting to study what the provisions of the law are, it is difficult to take a position at the moment." At the same time, it plans to launch, in the coming weeks, via its occupational medicine department, a flu vaccination campaign, which "could be coupled with a vaccination against covid".

Goodyear (3,570 employees)

When asked, the tyre company replied: "We have very strict sanitary measures in place at all Goodyear sites. Current measures in Luxembourg include mandatory masking, social distancing and a strict disinfection protocol. We continue to monitor the health situation as well as government measures in each of our markets." Does this mean that the company is not thinking of introducing CovidCheck at the moment? Not necessarily. It says it is in the "undecided" category.

Amazon (3,280 employees)

The e-commerce giant, whose European headquarters are located in the grand duchy, has "no information to communicate" on the application or not of CovidCheck.

PwC (2,980 employees)

"PwC Luxembourg's intention is to use recent government legislation to launch a CovidCheck, but we are currently working with our staff delegation, and our employees more widely, to determine the details of its implementation."

Luxair (2,840 employees)

From the outset, Luxair CEO Gilles Feith was clear that he wanted to implement CovidCheck at work. Starting with meetings, training and the canteen. Employees who have not been vaccinated, cured or tested will still be able to pick up their food as take-away. The airline wants to give its employees time to get vaccinated, but then wants to roll out CovidCheck throughout the company by 1 December. The tests will be paid for by the employees concerned. A person refusing CovidCheck would have "no access" to the workplace. "In the airline sector, the situation is different from that of the services. We don't have the luxury of being able to telework,” Feith explains. Regarding the technical modalities for managing the flow of vaccinated and unvaccinated people, "we are currently looking at technological solutions".

Luxembourg Hospital (2,600 employees)

CovidCheck is “already in place” at the CHL, for all employees. Checks are carried out in individual departments. The institution did not tell Paperjam whether it would pay for tests for unvaccinated people in the future, nor what the consequences would be for an employee refusing CovidCheck. CHL did not tell us their staff’s current vaccination rate.

Robert Schuman Hospitals Foundation (2,310 employees)

CovidCheck has been in operation at the Robert Schuman Hospitals since mid-June, where the vaccination rate is 87%. For the remaining 13%, tests “will remain free of charge,” the establishment said. Vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients must show their QR code at the entrance "every 48 hours".

Deloitte (2,180 employees)

The auditing firm is "finalising its approach", but cannot communicate on the subject for the moment.

Servior (2,150 employees)

The care home operator has already had all its staff on CovidCheck “for quite some time”. Internal checks are made at the entrance to the buildings when staff arrive at work. “We believe that the majority of our employees are vaccinated and those who are not are aware that they can be a danger to the people they care for,” explains Servior. They have to do three tests a week. The company says it has never had an employee refuse CovidCheck. And the end of the free testing should not change anything, as it says it has enough stock until the end of the year. Even after that, it will continue to supply them.

Sodexo (2,150 employees)

The services company, which  manages several company canteens that now have to comply with CovidCheck, is still in the “analysis phase”.

Centre hospitalier Emile Mayrisch (2,020 employees)

All employees of the hospital in Esch-sur-Alzette have been on CovidCheck “for some time”. Vaccination/recovered certificates have been linked to staff badges by the IT department, allowing them to enter the establishment without having to provide a test. But the question of whether to charge unvaccinated employees (the rate of which is not specified) will be raised at the next board meeting on Monday.

Elisabeth (1,970 employees)

The services company declined to answer our questions.

Stëftung Hëllef Doheem (1,960 employees)

Caregivers at the home help service have already been subject to the CovidCheck scheme “for several months.” Staff vaccination rate is about 80%. Administrative staff prefer to work from home. “We will analyse in detail the law passed and any new recommendations to decide whether we should change our approach,” the company said.

International Bank in Luxembourg (1,890 employees)

The subject is still under discussion at BIL.

BCEE: State Bank and Savings Fund (1,840 employees)

The Spuerkeess, says it is “currently analysing the internal framework [it intends] to put in place for CovidCheck in the company, taking into account the legal provisions in force.”