Austria

New and updated

• Austria: Termination of employment

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  International

  Updated to include information on changes to notice periods for white-collar employees and blue-collar employees, and to include the 2018 rate of the termination fee.

• Austria: Pay and benefits

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  International

  Updated to include information on changes to sick pay from 1 July 2018.

• Austria: Recruitment and selection

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information about changes to the RWR Card and the RWR Card plus, and to include the 2018 equalisation duty rate.

• Austria: Equal opportunities

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  International

  Updated to include information on changes to disability discrimination claims from 1 January 2018.

• Austria: Training and development

  Type:

  International

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

• Austria: Employee rights

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include the threshold earnings for minor employment in 2018.

• Austria: Useful resources - legal service providers

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  International

  Information on legal service providers for Austria employment law.

• Austria: Industrial relations

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include additional information on workplaces without works councils.

• Austria: Contracts of employment

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to contracts of employment in Austria, including types of contract, written statements of terms of employment, variation of contract and probationary periods.

• Austria: Health and safety

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to health and safety in Austria, including duties on employers and employees, safety representatives, enforcement and penalties, and compensation for occupational injury and illness.