Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Austria as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Austria: SMS emergency alert system
From next year, the government will introduce a facility to send emergency SMS messages at times of crisis to those on local mobile networks …
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Austria: Job posting rules relaxed
The government has relaxed a number of job posting rules to make it easier for employers to transfer employees to work temporarily in Austria …
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Austria: IKEA launches “R U OK?” programme to support staff mental health
Ingka Holdings BV, owner of IKEA, is rolling out its policy in Austria that takes “mindfulness” and mental health as its focus …
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Austria: New legal framework for home working
The government has just concluded discussions with employers and unions on a new legal framework for home working …
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Austria: Special care leave extended until 9th July 2021
Many employers are not informing their employees about the availability of “Special Care Leave” …
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Austria: Postponed alignment of notice periods of white-collar and blue-collar workers
The government has postponed until 1st July 2021 the statutory harmonization of notice periods for manual and nonmanual workers …
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Austria: The new salary scheme of the collective bargaining agreement for employees in the trade sector
A new collective agreement covering the trade sector will begin to apply later this year …
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Austria: Coronavirus rules
New measures have now been introduced that make it possible to organise events, such as small conferences and seminars, with up to 50 seats indoors when the seats are not assigned or marked …
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Austria: Austrian Airlines execs to pay back bonuses after bailout furore
The Management Board of the Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines has agreed to order the repayment of recent bonuses paid to 200 senior managers …
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Austria: Croatian nationals now have free access to the Austrian labour market
When the Republic of Croatia became the 28th member of the EU in 2013, Austria took full advantage of a transition agreement to restrict access to its labour market …
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Austria: First collective agreement for bicycle couriers
The ratification of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between trade union Vida and the Austrian Chamber of Commerce for couriers and bicycle deliverers of food suppliers came into effect in January 2020 and is considered the first CBA of its kind in the World …
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Austria: New list of occupational groups with privileged immigration status
The immigration to Austria of well-qualified workers is supported by a federal points system that facilitates entry of workers with sought-after skills by reducing the number of points required …
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Austria: New care leave entitlement
Employees in organisations with more than five employees may now take up to two weeks’ care leave, on a full or part-time basis, without first gaining the consent of their employer …
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Austria: Versetzungsklause
Employers should note that in Austria they may not just instruct their employee to work from home unless there is a “versetzungsklause” (unilateral relocation) clause in their employment contract …
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Austria: Rules are gradually being eased after three weeks of lockdown
This is the first European country to relax existing measures …
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