Employment Law Glossary
The entries provide an overview and do not replace legal advice for specific cases.
Abberufung Geschäftsführer GmbH (removal of a managing director)
Removing a GmbH managing director in Austria: when is it possible, what deadlines apply, what happens to the service agreement? Engelbrecht Rechtsanwälte, Vienna.
All-in-Vertrag (all-in contract)
What is an all-in contract in Austria? Transparency duties, claims for back payment and the collective agreement minimum. Engelbrecht Rechtsanwälte, Vienna, explains.
Änderungskündigung (termination with an offer of altered terms)
What is an Änderungskündigung in Austria and when is it permissible? Rights, notice periods and options for challenge, from Engelbrecht, Vienna.
Arbeitszeitrecht: Ausnahmen für leitende Angestellte (working time exemptions for senior executives)
Senior executives in Austria are exempt from the Working Time Act – but on what conditions, and what does that mean for overtime? Engelbrecht, Vienna.
Betriebspension / Pensionszusage (occupational pension)
What is an occupational pension in Austria and how is it treated for tax purposes? Pension commitments and vesting explained. Engelbrecht, Vienna.
Betriebsrat: Freistellung von der Arbeit (time off and release from work for works council members)
Works council members are entitled to time off without loss of pay. When does full release apply? Engelbrecht Rechtsanwälte, Vienna, explains the legal position.
Betriebsratsmitglied: Kündigungs- und Entlassungsschutz (protection of works council members against termination and dismissal)
Works council members in Austria enjoy special protection against termination and dismissal. Periods, procedure and continued protection explained by Engelbrecht, Vienna.
Betriebsübergang (transfer of undertaking, § 3 AVRAG)
What applies to a transfer of undertaking under § 3 AVRAG in Austria? Automatic transfer, right of objection and information duties, explained by Engelbrecht in Vienna.
Betriebsvereinbarung abschließen (concluding a works agreement)
How is a works agreement concluded in Austria? Procedure, content and legal effect explained by Engelbrecht Rechtsanwälte, Vienna.
Datenschutz am Arbeitsplatz (data protection in the workplace: GDPR and works council)
Data protection in the workplace in Austria: email monitoring, video surveillance, HR data and the works council. Engelbrecht Rechtsanwälte, Vienna, explains.
Einvernehmliche Auflösung (termination by mutual agreement)
Termination by mutual agreement in Austria: unemployment benefit, severance pay, challenge and options for structuring it. Engelbrecht Rechtsanwälte, Vienna, explains.
Entlassung leitender Angestellter: Entlassungsgründe (summary dismissal of senior executives: grounds)
What grounds for summary dismissal apply to senior executives in Austria? What does acting without delay mean? Engelbrecht Rechtsanwälte, Vienna, explains.
Geschäftsführervertrag Österreich (managing director's service agreement)
What does a managing director's service agreement in Austria cover? Content, deadlines and legal basis for GmbH managing directors. Engelbrecht Rechtsanwälte, Vienna.
Kündigung Geschäftsführer (terminating a managing director's service agreement)
Terminating a managing director's agreement: notice periods, the difference from removal and severance entitlements. Engelbrecht Rechtsanwälte, Vienna, explains.
Personalkostenersparnis (reducing personnel costs)
How can companies in Austria reduce personnel costs on a sound legal footing? Short-time work, social plan and Änderungskündigung explained by Engelbrecht, Vienna.
