Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Austria as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Austria: Part timers get protection
White-collar employees who work less than 20% of a normal working week are no longer exempted from the dismissal protection provisions of the Salaried Employees’ Act (Angestelltengesetz) …
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Austria: Sickleave for people who suffer from accident or illness
From July 1st 2018 if an apprentice is unable to work as a consequence of an accident or illness then they will be able to take up to eight weeks sickleave on full pay, with a further four weeks at half pay …
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Austria: Notice periods will be harmonised
With effect from January 1st 2021, notice periods in Austria will be harmonised …
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Austria: Act on the registry of beneficial owners
Under the Beneficial Owner Register Act 2017, with effect from 15th of January 2018, all legal entities and trusts registered in Austria will have to report and fulfil their obligation to inform a new authority within the Austrian Ministry of Finance about all their beneficial owner(s) …
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Austria: Workplace smoking ban
From May the 1st 2018 the workplace smoking ban will be substantially tightened and apply to factory spaces as well as offices …
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Austria: Employment survey
Between Q2 2016 and Q2 2017 employment in Austria grew by 1 …
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Austria: New sectoral agreement
Companies in the trade sector should now prepare for the implementation of the new sectoral agreement on the 1st of December 2017 …
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Austria: Paid leave for fathers
Austrian natural and adoptive fathers’ rights are subject to the Family Times Bonus Act …
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Austria/Hungary: Further cracks appear in the EU structure
October 2nd will be the day when Austria’s Presidential re-run election will take place …
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Austria: Plans to restrict free movement of workers?
It is reported in a leading Hungarian newspaper that the Austrian Chancellor Faymann wants to tightly restrict the flow of intra-company transfers from abroad and the flow of immigrant workers from eastern EU member states …
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Austria: First successful HIV discrimination case
A regional court in Innsbruck, Austria has awarded a man 35,000 euros (38,900 US dollars) in damages because he was dismissed from his job with the state administration of Tyrol during a trial period on the grounds that he was gay and HIV positive …
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Austria: Employment law changes for 2016
A number of changes to Austrian employment law are due to come into force at the beginning of 2016 …
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Austria: Reduction in employer social security contributions
Employers in Austria are to have their non-wage labour costs reduced gradually over the coming years …
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Austria: Average wages in trade and service sectors
In Austria, average wages increased by 2 …
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Austria: Case on international jurisdiction of individual employment contracts
The Austrian Supreme Court recently issued a decision concerning the international jurisdiction of individual employment contracts …
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