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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...
ECJ: Travel Time Counts as Working Time
European LawThe European Court of Justice has determined that, under specific circumstances, travel time constitutes working time. This interpretation extends to situations where employees are traveling as passengers in the back seat. In this scenario, the emplo...
Austrian OGH Decisions Regarding Compensation for Bus Drivers' Break Periods
Labour LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has ruled that breaks bus drivers are required to take because of timetables do not count as paid working time under Section 2(1)(1) of the Austrian Working Time Act (Arbeitszeitgeset...
OGH on Limitation Periods under Collective Agreements
Labour LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has clarified that the limitation periods under collective agreements also apply to the statutory right to the transmission of work records under Section 26(8) of the Austrian Working...
OGH: Deductions for Working too Fast?
Labour LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has provided the following clarification: Employers are liable for lost working time caused by an employee working too fast if the employee’s working time is contractually limited to ...
OGH: Time Credits Are not Insolvency Claims
Labour LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has clarified that work time credited to an employee does not constitute an insolvency claim and therefore cannot be reduced by a restructuring plan. The plaintiff had been employed b...
ECJ: On-call duty as working time
ArbeitsrechtThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has once again examined the question of whether on-call duty is to be considered working time. In the case at hand, a reserve firefighter worked part-time for the city of Dublin. He is available to his duty station...
COVID-19: The current home office regulations
Arbeitsrecht ZivilrechtAs the pandemic continues to dominate our everyday (work) life, home office is an important part of many employees' and employers' lives. Therefore, it is important to get an overview of the labour law provisions of the current home office framework....
ECJ: Rest breaks as working time in the case of rapid readiness for work
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) handled the interpretation of Art 2 of Directive 2003/88 in connection with whether rest breaks are to be regarded as working time if the worker must be ready for work within two minutes during the breaks. In the c...
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