Austria

New and updated

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Employee rights

  Updated with the latest changes to workplace measures introduced to handle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Termination of employment

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

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated with information on the delay to the introduction of legislation harmonising notice periods for blue- and white-collar workers.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Recruitment and selection

  Enhanced to provide more detail on penalties for employing foreign nationals in breach of statutory rules.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Health and safety

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

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Pay and benefits

  Enhanced to include a new section dedicated to information on sick pay.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Industrial relations

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

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Contracts of employment

  Enhanced to provide additional information on requirements surrounding written employment contracts and signing employment contracts, including by electronic means.

• 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.