Employment law for managers in Austria
| In-house seminar
Employment law for your daily business practice
Specific employment law issues require both in-depth knowledge of the subject matter and excellent practical implementation. Managers often face challenging situations, which require them to make legally sound decisions. Responsibilities range from hiring new employees to terminating employment contracts.
Employment law in Austria for your daily business practice
In this seminar, you will be familiarized with important aspects of and current developments in Austrian employment law. You will be able to better grasp your legal duties, and our expert will help you to prepare for various operational activities. With a proper understanding of your own and your employees’ rights and obligations, you can avoid potential conflicts!
| Duration | Seminar concept developed individually for you, based on your needs. |
|---|---|
| Farbe der Kategorie | GELB - Arbeitsrecht-HR |
| Referenten | Mag. Erwin Fuchs |
| Kontaktperson | Kontaktperson 1+2 |
Specific employment law issues require both in-depth knowledge of the subject matter and excellent practical implementation. Managers often face challenging situations, which require them to make legally sound decisions. Responsibilities range from hiring new employees to terminating employment contracts.
Employment law in Austria for your daily business practice
In this seminar, you will be familiarized with important aspects of and current developments in Austrian employment law. You will be able to better grasp your legal duties, and our expert will help you to prepare for various operational activities. With a proper understanding of your own and your employees’ rights and obligations, you can avoid potential conflicts!
Ihr Nutzen
- You are up to date about the latest developments in Austrian employment law, and you effectively adapt to changes in legislation.
- You understand how to avoid employment law pitfalls, thereby increasing your competencies as a manager.
- Your knowledge in employment law prepares you to correctly handle even more complex matters.
Zielgruppe
- Company management
- CEOs
- Senior managers
- Junior managers
- HR managers
- Personnel officers
- Working time specialists
- Legal practitioners in the field of employment law
- Works councils
Seminarinhalte
Changes 2022
- EU Whistleblowing Directive and Austrian national transposition (HinweisgeberInnenschutzgesetz)
- COVID-19 “traffic restrictions“
- Harmonization of notice periods of employees, workers, and freelancers
- Novelties in the wage and social dumping prevention act, case law on determining penalties
- Home office: home office agreements, bearing of costs, employee protection, work accidents, tax-related aspects etc.
- Elimination of compensation for unused vacation days in the event of unjustified exit in violation of European union law
Hiring of new employees
- Guidelines for creating job advertisements
- Conducting job interviews in a legally correct manner
- Equal Treatment Act: Avoiding discrimination pitfalls in the job application process
- Type of contract – contract for services, freelance contract, contract of employment?
- Setting up contracts of employment
- Probation period
- Fixed-term employment contracts
Remuneration and wage dumping
- Remuneration concepts, components of remuneration, obligation to indicate base salary, wage dumping and social fraud (prevention of underpayment and additional payments, limitation period and administrative penalties)
- All-in-contracts and lump-sum compensation for overtime
- Grading according to collective agreement
- Continued remuneration in the event of absence (sick leave, vacation, and care leave)
Working time und rest periods
- Working time models (gliding working time, working time calculated over a reference period, part time, works agreements)
- Rest and rest periods
- Unpaid and paid overtime
- Travel periods
- Record keeping obligations
Maternity protection, parental leave
- Maternity protection act
- Parental leave
- Parental part-time work
Termination of employment contracts
- Reasons for termination and dismissal
- Termination and eligibility
- Employment protection legislation
- Wrongful termination and dismissal claims
- Noncompetition clause (income limit and upper limits for contractual penalties)
- Letter of reference
- Reimbursement of training costs
Further topics:
- Short-time work
- Contract of employment
- Business transfer
Tip: With in-house seminars, you have the opportunity to choose the content and duration yourself and adapt them to the needs of your company.
Referenten
Tätigkeit
Mag. Erwin Fuchs ist selbstständiger Rechtsanwalt bei Sabadello.Legal. Er ist v.a. in den Bereichen Arbeitsrecht und Datenschutz tätig. Als Vortragender gibt er sein Wissen zu Themen des Arbeitsrechts mit Schwerpunkt Betriebsrat, Arbeitszeitmodelle und Change Management im Arbeitsrecht weiter.
Lebenslauf
Das Studium der Rechtswissenschaften hat er an der Universität Wien absolviert. Von 2011 bis 2016 war er Legal Counsel bei der ManpowerGroup.
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Professional activity and biographical information
Mag. Erwin Fuchs is an independent attorney at Sabadello.Legal. He specializes in employment law and data privacy law. In his capacity as a lecturer, he is committed to sharing his expertise in employment law – with a focus on works councils, working time models, and change management in relation to employment law. He holds a law degree from the University of Vienna. From 2011 to 2016, he served as legal counsel at ManpowerGroup.
