Posts tagged #Discrimination
All PostsOGH: Can Party Membership Cause Discrimination?
Labour LawFor the very first time, the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof) has ruled on whether membership in a political party can constitute discrimination based on personal worldview. In the original case, the plaintiff had applied for the positio...
Austrian Administrative Court: Special Tax Rate for Foreign Bank Derivatives
Tax LawThe Austrian Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof, VwGH) has ruled that income from non-securitised derivatives may be subject to a reduced tax rate even if they are handled through a foreign bank. The previous regulation was in violation of ...