Austria

New and updated

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Employee rights

  Updated to reflect the easing of workplace measures introduced to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Recruitment and selection

  Updated with information on the new temporary rights of residence and access to the labour market for refugees from Ukraine.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated to reflect the Government's approval of the legislation relating to employee health insurance contributions.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Pay and benefits

  Updated to reflect the abolition of the right for employees who have a long pension contribution record to retire early.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Termination of employment

  Updated to reflect the harmonisation of notice periods for blue- and white-collar workers.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Contracts of employment

  Updated to remove the reference to differences in notice periods for white- and blue-collar workers.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Health and safety

  Enhanced to provide more detail on fines for a breach of health and safety law.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Industrial relations

  Updated to reflect a change in the voting age for electing works council representatives.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Useful online resources

  Enhanced to include information on official data services.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Training and development

  Updated to include information on changes to employer obligations to pay for vocational school and entitlement to sick pay for apprentices.