Austria

New and Updated

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Pay and benefits

  The normal retirement age for women is being gradually increased to 65 from 2026 and will reach 65 years in 2033.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Industrial relations

  Sustainability reporting obligations give rise to a duty to inform and consult the works council on relevant sustainability information, creating specific participation rights for employee representatives.

• Type:

  International

  Global annual leave (holidays) and pay comparative table

  Updated to include additional information on leave requirements in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Switzerland, UAE, UK and US.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Recruitment and selection

  Updated to reflect a change to the equalisation duty for 2026.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Termination of employment

  Updated to include information on notice periods for freelance contracts, effective from 1 January 2026.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Health and safety

  Updated to include information on the obligation to produce a heat protection plan, effective from 1 January 2026.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Contracts of employment

  Updated to reflect new regulations for freelance workers, effective from 1 January 2026.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Employee rights

  Updated to reflect new rules on reporting working time, educational leave and partial retirement, effective from 1 January 2026.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated to include information on changes to rules on gender quotas on supervisory boards.

• Type:

  International

  Austria: Training and development

  Updated to include additional information on training leave.