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Collective Dismissal Protection Applies Only to Domestic Companies

Labour Law 

A 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 Law 

Fixed-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 Law 

According 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 Law 

The 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 Law 

The 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...

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