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Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
Amendments to the Employment Contract Adjustment Act (Arbeitsvertragsrechtsanpassungsgesetz - AVRAG) and the General Civil Code...
L&E Global
Austria has a long tradition of employee's rights. Ever since, employee associations have been strongly committed to the interests of employees and most of the legal rules aim to protect employees.
Ius Laboris
The European Court of Justice has ruled that periods of on-call time will only be working time if, on the facts, there are very significant constraints on how the workers can use their free time...
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
Die Sozialpartner und die Industriellenvereinigung haben sich durch den Abschluss eines Generalkollektivvertrags ...
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to numerous measures within the scope of employment law. On 20 November 2020, the Austrian National Council introduced an entitlement to special care leave.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
Im Zuge der COVID-19-Pandemie wurden bereits zahlreiche arbeitsrechtliche
Maßnahmen umgesetzt. Mit Beschluss des Nationalrats vom 20.11.2020 wurde
ein Rechtsanspruch auf Sonderbetreuungszeit eingeführt.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
Für den Umstieg in das neue Gehaltssystem für Angestellte in Handelsbetrieben wurde den Unternehmen eine Übergangszeit bis 1.12.2021 gewährt.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
Enterprises in the trade sector have been given a transition period until 1 December 2021 for changing to the NEW salary scheme for their employees.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
Several changes in labour law important for both employees and employers became effective as of 1 August and 1 September 2019.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
Mit 1.8.2019 bzw. 1.9.2019 sind einige sowohl für Arbeitnehmer als auch für Arbeitgeber relevante arbeitsrechtliche Neuerungen in Kraft getreten.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
Rarely has a change in current law caused quite so much political irritation
as has the new working hours regulation.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
Earlier this year, the ECJ ruled that commercial agents are generally entitled to compensation, even if the distribution agreement was terminated during a trial period.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
Selten hat eine Gesetzesänderung für so viel politischen Wirbel gesorgt wie die Neuregelung der Arbeitszeit (BGBl. 53/2018).
Alliott Group (International)
When assigning their staff to Austria, EU based companies need to carefully consider a number of issues which will have implications in terms of tax and employment law.
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
Austria is one of the few remaining countries in Europe that distinguishes between manual (blue-collar) workers and office (white-collar) workers. Some of these differences will be replaced by new rules...
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
As violations may lead to enormous liabilities, start-up employers are advised from the outset to comply with the applicable laws pertaining to their personnel.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
Same as almost every year, January brought numerous changes in employment law. Some of the new rules will apply to all-in contracts, starting on 1 January 2016.
Fisher Phillips LLP
This article is the third in a series which provides an overview of the basics of employment law in Austria and will focus on the legal requirements applicable to employee termination procedures.
European Union
Ius Laboris
On 14 September, the European Parliament approved a Directive introducing the principle of a minimum wage in the European Union.
Ius Laboris
The European Court of Justice has ruled that an employee living in Austria has to bring a legal action against the employer with whom she had an employment contract in German...
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