What employment law developments should Austrian
employers keep in mind at the start of 2021? This article sets out
some key changes.
Postponed alignment
of notice periods of white-collar and
blue-collar workers
The Austrian government stipulated that the agreed harmonisation
of notice periods and terms between white-collar and blue-collar
workers will be implemented as of 1 July 2021 instead of 1 January
2021 as initially scheduled.
Transfers to the new
collective bargaining agreement salary
system
In principle, the transfer to the new salary system for
white-collar workers and apprentices in commercial companies must
be completed by 1 January 2022 at the latest. Employees can be
transferred to the new CBA salary system on every first day of each
month. In companies with a works council, the transfer date must be
set by a plant agreement concluded between the works council and
the employer; in companies without a works council, employees must
be notified
