When assigning their staff to Austria, EU based companies need to carefully consider a number of issues which will have implications in terms of tax and employment law.

Whistleblower haben sich als wichtiges Bindeglied zwischen dem Gemeinwohl und dessen Schutz vor Korruption, Fahrlässigkeiten und Rechtswidrigkeiten erwiesen...

Austria has released the list of professions that enjoy privileged immigration status for 2020.

Seit 17.12. ist es so weit: Unternehmen mit 50 oder mehr Mitarbeitenden müssen ein System zur anonymen Meldung von bestimmten Gesetzwidrigkeiten...

In its fight against corruption and white collar crime, the Austrian Judiciary can from now on also rely on an anonymous whistleblowing system that has been implemented with the aim of obtaining such information more easily.

Austria has implemented the provisions of the EU Posted Workers Directive into national law, but only in relation to workers in the construction industry.

Just in time for 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆: Bettina Knoetzl discusses the alarming figures regarding the pay gap between women and men in Austria.

The double taxation treaty concluded between Austria and Germany contains a special provision deviating from the OECD Model Convention on the tax treatment of remunerations for employees living and working across the border ...

Pregnant women in Austria will still be entitled to paid leave if their work involves close contact with other people until 30 September 2021, unless or until they are fully vaccinated.

In a landmark decision, the Federal Fiscal Court of Austria (BFG 21. 11. 2019, RV/7102891/2012) has granted an application for a full refund of withholding tax on dividends paid to a Canadian ...

As of 1 March 2014, a restriction on the deductibility of manager remunerations for tax purposes exceeding EUR 500,000 per person and year was introduced in Austria.

What are the top priorities for Austrian law enforcement authorities? How do allegations of misconduct most often come to light in Austrian companies?

According to the new regulations, an Austrian citizen or company can be prosecuted if the offence was committed abroad.