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With our Employment Tracker we regularly look into the "future of labour law" for you! At the beginning of each month we present the most important decisions expected for the month from the Federal Labour Court (BAG) and the European Court of Justice (ECJ) as well as other courts. We report on the results in the issue of the following month. In addition, we point out upcoming milestones in legislative initiatives by politicians, so that you know today what you can expect tomorrow.
Recent decisions
- Involvement of the works council in the classification of the released works council chairman
- Compensation pursuant to Section 15 (2) AGG for non-payment of overtime bonuses
- Organisation of working hours: Employers of domestic workers must set up a system to measure daily working hours
Upcoming decisions
- Continued payment of remuneration in the event of illness abroad
- Due date of a severance payment claim in the event of a judicial review of the effectiveness of the social compensation plan
- Digital access right of a trade union to the company - possibility of using the existing internal digital communication channels
- Issue of payslips as electronic documents based on a group works agreement on the introduction and use of a digital employee mailbox
Legislative initiatives, important notifications & applications
- Adaptation of the ‘Technical Instructions on Temporary Employment Act’
- Social Security Calculation Ordinance 2025
- Draft law on flexible working hours
- Draft of a 3rd amendment ordinance to extend the period of entitlement to short-time working allowance
