Posts tagged #employment contract
All PostsCollective Dismissal Protection Applies Only to Domestic Companies
Labour LawA recent ruling by the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH) has provided clarification that, in cross-border job arrangements, collective dismissal protections require the presence of a business establishment in Austria. Foreign employm...
OGH on Legality of ‘Chain Employment’ Contracts
Labour LawFixed-term employment relationships (so-called chain employment contracts) are only lawful if the succession of individual employment contracts concluded for a fixed period of time is justified for individual cases by special social or economic reaso...
OGH: Continuation of Pay after Termination
Labour LawAccording to the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH), if an employee is ill when they leave the company, the employee retains their full entitlement to the unused portion of the continued salary paid in the current year. In...
OGH on Bus Drivers’ Night Pay
Labour LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has ruled that bus drivers have a right to a night work bonus even if their night work is less than one hour. The plaintiff was in employment with the defendant as a bus driver for 20...
New EU Directive for Adequate Minimum Wages
European LawThe European Union is striving to improve working and living conditions for workers by creating a framework to ensure adequate minimum wages in the future without establishing a standard European minimum wage. In June 2022, the European Parliament an...