Austria

New and Updated

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  International

  Austria: Employee rights

  Updated to reflect the easing of workplace measures introduced to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and changes to the short-time working scheme and to requirements around mask wearing.

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  International

  Austria: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated with information on a draft Whistleblower Protection Bill.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Termination of employment

  Updated to reflect changes to the types of businesses affected by harmonised notice periods.

• 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: Pay and benefits

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

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  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: Equal opportunities

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