From 1 November, employees in Austria must comply with the
'3G' rule, meaning they must be vaccinated against
COVID-19, have recovered from COVID-19 or have a very recent
negative test result to access the workplace.
On 20 October 2021, the Austrian Federal Minister of Health
announced that the Government has decided to introduce a general
requirement for '3G' proof to enter the workplace. The
'3Gs' are 'geimpft, genesen oder getestet'
(abbreviated as 3G as all three words start with a G in German)
meaning vaccinated, recovered or tested. This means that if
physical contact with other people (customers or colleagues) cannot
be avoided at the place of work in question (including random
meetings at public office space, in the canteen or the like), then
employees must provide proof of (double) vaccination, recovery or
testing (the '3G rule') from 1 November 2021.
