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All PostsAustrian Police: Time Spent Changing and Gearing up Is Work Time
Administrative LawThe Austrian Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof, hereinafter VwGH) has recently examined whether putting on your uniform and equipment counts as part of working hours. In the case at hand, the appellant police officer submitted a request fo...
CJEU on Police Access to Mobile Phone Data
European LawThe European Court of Justice has been asked to rule on the legality of police access to personal data stored on a mobile phone in the context of a criminal investigation. In the national case to be decided, the Austrian police had seized the mobile ...
Turning on Ignition to Close Car Windows is not starting the vehicle
Administrative LawIn the case at hand, the Austrian Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof, VwGH) dealt with the question of whether turning on a vehicle’s ignition without starting the engine in order to close the car windows constitutes ‘putting a vehicle into...