Posts tagged #Labour Law
All PostsOGH: Flexible Working Hours Not Covered by Dismissal Protection
Labour LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) had to determine whether setting working hours that had previously been arranged freely constitutes parental part-time work under the Paternity Leave Act (Vaeter-Karenzgesetz, hereina...
Austria: Prior Employment and Salary Classification
Labour LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has recently determined that an employee cannot retroactively receive credit for additional periods of work if adequate notice of these periods was not provided, despite proper notifi...
OGH on Reimbursement of Training Expenses
Labour LawIn the context of a labour law dispute, the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has recently upheld the validity of repayment agreements for pre-financed training. The claimant in the case at hand had requested EUR 56,666.5...
Accidents During Return Home Not Covered by Insurance
Labour LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has delivered a decision about when insurance coverage begins after leaving one’s place of work. Plaintiff sought recognition of the accident as an occupational injury The plaintiff i...
Salary Arrangement for Parental Part-Time Employment
Labour LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has recently issued a decision regarding the calculation of all-in salaries when employment contracts do not specify the allocation for overtime and additional hours during parental p...
Invalid Termination – Employment Continues
Labour LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has recently ruled on the termination of the employment contract of a plaintiff who was a beneficiary of the Austrian Disability Employment Act (Behinderteneinstellungsgesetz, hereina...
Austrian Disability Pension: Rigorous Criteria Governing Hardship Provisions
Labour LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) examined the criteria governing the application of hardship provisions to disability pensions. In particular, the court addressed the issue of whether brief periods of employment cons...
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