Austria
Several countries changed their minimum wage rates on 1 July 2026 including Argentina, Australia, Netherlands and Romania. In the US, there were a number of minimum wage increases.
In Ireland, from 29 June 2026, employees may seek to continue working beyond a contractual retirement age below the state pension age, with employers only able to refuse on objectively justified grounds.
From 30 June 2026, the Austrian Stock Corporation Act introduced a requirement for listed company’s supervisory boards to consist of at least 40% women and at least 40% men. This affects approximately 65 Austrian companies.
Austria’s Labour Minister submitted a draft Bill implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive into the government’s political coordination process, but no implementing legislation has been published.
Austria was required to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive into national law by 7 June 2026, but it missed the implementation deadline. A draft Bill has entered the political coordination process, but no implementing legislation has yet been published. Further, new gender quotas on supervisory boards entered into force on 30 June 2026.
As of June 2026, only a small number of member states have fully transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The pay reporting obligation will be introduced on a phased basis, starting with larger employers and gradually extending to those with more than 100 employees.
The table has been updated to reflect key 2026 developments in statutory annual leave across jurisdictions.
In May 2026, Turkey doubled the length of paternity leave from five to 10 days. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
In Turkey, maternity leave was extended from 16 to 24 weeks from 1 May 2026. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
Updated to reflect a change to the equalisation duty for 2026.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to Austria.