Employment Law for Companies

We advise Austrian employers on the correct implementation of employment law. We are at your side to draft contracts, advise you on any questions that may arise, and if terminations are challenged. We strive for a quick and satisfactory solution for both parties. Our experience has shown that an objective and transparent information policy at the termination of employment is especially beneficial for those employees who remain at the company. Quickly taking the necessary steps reduces uncertainty among your employees. This doesn't just apply to individual cases; it makes a company economically successful as well as attractive in the long term.

 

By drafting the required employment contracts and works agreements, we build trust and ensure legal certainty within the company. Generally, the contracts include all relevant agreements on regular working hours, part-time work, flexible working hours, overtime and rest times. We are at your side with prudence and foresight when your company faces operational changes, adapts working conditions and prepares for new demands. We are happy to answer all your questions about termination or dismissals and any associated claims.  

 

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Correct Application of Employment Law and Working Time Law

We frequently deal with issues concerning working time law, its amendments and their effects on existing contracts. We also draft new employment contracts, flexible working hours arrangements, works agreements and amicable terminations of employment. We offer fast, professional advice on any further questions concerning employment law issues. We ensure entrepreneurs' legal protection at the beginning and the end of employment relationships and offer management consulting for topics such as collective agreement classifications, job descriptions, fixed-term employment contracts, non-compete and non-solicitation clauses, severance agreements, occupational health and safety, maternity protection or work-related injuries. You can rely on our experienced and capable team in cases of damage to the employer or court proceedings such as a dismissal being challenged in court.

 

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Our Services Regarding Employment Law

  • Drafting employment contracts, managing director contracts and management board contracts
  • Advice on recruiting and establishing employment relationships
  • Employment law aspects during corporate changes, acquisition and restructuring
  • Drafting works agreements, flexible working hours arrangements and other employment contracts
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Consulting on the correct implementation of working time law
  • Termination agreements for cases of amicable terminations of employment, downsizing, dismissals, redundancies
  • Court proceedings, particularly if termination or dismissal are challenged
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Co-author, The Practical Handbook for Works Councils, Praxishandbuch Betriebsratsarbeit, Weka-Verlag, ( https://www.forum-media.at/ )

Co-author, The Practical Handbook for Working Time Law, Praxishandbuch – Arbeitszeitrecht, Weka-Verlag, ( https://www.forum-media.at/ )

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The new Credit Servicer and Credit Purchaser Act (Kreditdienstleister- und Kreditkäufergesetz – KKG)

Created by Mag. Sylvia Unger |
Banking Law , Civil Law , Business Law

1. Introduction

On 18 March 2025, the new Credit Servicer and Credit Recipients Act (Kreditdienstleister- und Kreditkäufergesetz - KKG), BGBl I…

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Mandatory AI training for employees under the EU AI Act

Created by Mag. Sylvia Unger |
Employment Law for Companies , Commercial Law

1. Introduction

EU Regulation 2024/1689 on artificial intelligence (AI Act) came into force on 1 August 2024. The AI Act will apply in full from 2…

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The Financial Data Access Regulation (FiDAR)

Created by Mag. Sylvia Unger |
Banking Law , Payment Law

On 2 December 2024, the Council of the European Union published its Mandate for negotiations on a regulation governing the legal framework for access…

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The new thresholds for corporations in corporate law and their effects

Created by Mag. Sylvia Unger |
Corporate Law , Commercial Law

The Federal Ministry of Justice published a regulation on the adjustment of the threshold values in company law (UGB-Schwellenwerte-Verordnung) on 20…

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Duty of care required of the bank in the event of phishing fraud (OGH 7Ob 95/24g, 28.08.2024)

Created by Mag. Sylvia Unger |
Banking Law

1. Facts of the case 

A bank customer (plaintiff) fell victim to social engineering. He received a phishing text message disguised as a message from…

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Voluntary catastrophe aid and labour law - What do employers need to consider?

Created by Mag. Sylvia Unger |
Employment Law for Companies

After the severe storms and floods that hit eastern Austria last weekend, many volunteers are working around the clock to deal with the disaster. Most…

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Written form required for training cost reimbursement agreements (OGH 24.04.2024, 9 ObA 57/23g)

Created by Mag. Sylvia Unger |
Employment Law for Companies , Civil Law , Contract Law

1. Facts of the case

The employer (plaintiff) and employee (defendant) concluded an employment contract which contained general provisions on the…

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The implementation amendment to the Directive of collective legal claims (VRUN) - the ‘new’ collective action

Created by Mag. Sylvia Unger |
Civil Law , Civil Litigation

Behind the name ‘Amendment to the Directive on the Implementation of Representative Actions (VRUN, Federal Law Gazette I 2024/85) is a legislative…

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Digital identity - the eIDAS 2.0 amendment

Created by Mag. Sylvia Unger |
Payment Law , Civil Law , Business Law

1. Introduction

The eIDAS 2.0 amendment (link) was published in the Official Journal of the EU at the end of April 2024 and has been in force since…

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Unger Rechtsanwälte beraten Unternehmen und Arbeitgeber in Wien und Österreich bei Arbeitsverträgen, Betriebsvereinbarungen, Arbeitszeitrecht, Kündigungen, Entlassungen und arbeitsrechtlichen Gerichtsverfahren.

Weitere Textbeispiele wären: www.arbeitsrecht-wien.co.at/schwerpunkte/arbeitsrecht-arbeitgeber

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The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since 1966 is reproduced below for those interested. Sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 from "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" by Cicero are also reproduced in their exact original form, accompanied by English versions from the 1914 translation by H. Rackham.

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.

The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since 1966 is reproduced below for those interested. Sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 from "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" by Cicero are also reproduced in their exact original form, accompanied by English versions from the 1914 translation by H. Rackham.

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The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since 1966 is reproduced below for those interested. Sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 from "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" by Cicero are also reproduced in their exact original form, accompanied by English versions from the 1914 translation by H. Rackham.