On 27 March 2024, Austrian legislation was
published transposing the European legal requirements of the
so-called Transparency Directive into national law.
The move comes after some delay, as implementation by the EU
member states was required by 1 August 2022. The new
legislation amends several existing labour laws. It officially came
into force on 28 March 2024 and is to be applied to
employment relationships entered into after that date.
Additions to written terms of employment
Existing labour legislation contains a list of information that
employers must provide to their employees in the form of a written
notice of employment. These include the name and address of the
employer and the employee, the start and duration of the employment
relationship, notice periods/dates, usual place of work,
classification in the relevant collective bargaining agreement,
intended use, amount of basic salary, and the agreed daily or
weekly normal working hours of the employee.
