Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Austria as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Australia: Consultation on the Single Touch Payroll System
The government of Australia is currently consulting with the business community regarding the introduction of the Single Touch Payroll system …
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Austria: Failure to keep wage records will be costly for employers
The National Council in Austria has passed an amendment to the wage and social dumping law …
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Austria: Part-time parental leave and how it affects holiday compensation
Austria’s Supreme Court recently confirmed that a full-time employee who has temporarily reduced their working time by taking part-time parental leave will be considered a full-time employee for the purposes of calculating compensation for unused annual leave, when they resign during a subsequent period of full-time parental leave …
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Austria: Harsher penalties for illegal pay rates
Penalties for paying employees below the legal minimum wage and for failing to retain salary documents are soon likely to be increased in Austria …
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Austria: Labour taxation in the EU
In its latest ‘Taxation Trends in the European Union’ report, the European Commission has pointed out that labour taxes were the main source of tax revenue in 2012 in the majority of EU member states …
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Austria: Education not providing the necessary skills for employment
According to a recent Eurobarometer survey, 73% of EU citizens agree that their education and training has provided them with the skills required to find a job that matches their qualifications …
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Austria: Termination clauses must not be one-sided
Austria’s Supreme Court has made an important ruling on the legitimacy of “try-out clauses” …
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Austria: Investment in jobs for the over-50s
The Austrian government has agreed on a new labour market package that it is hoped will be adopted in March …
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Austria: Reintroduction of bonus malus system
The government of Austria recently announced that they would be bringing in a new “bonus malus” system for the hiring and dismissal of persons over the age of 50 …
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Austria: Long-term care leave in force
Employees in Austria who need to take time off work to provide long-term care to a close relative will now be able to benefit from a new care leave system — introduced on January 1st …
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Austria: Latest collective agreements available on new website
The latest collective agreements in Austria are now available at http://www …
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