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Episode 46: Unable to work due to flight cancellations

Published on 09/03/2026

Episode 45: Prohibition of discrimination in minimum wage protection and a further step towards harmonising notice periods for workers and employees (§ 1159 ABGB)

Published on 15/12/2025

Episode 44: New regulations for freelance workers

Published on 17/10/2025

Episode 43: Update on educational leave NEW

Published on 01/10/2025

Episode 42: Case law confirmed – employee must repay remuneration if employer wins termination proceedings

Published on 13/08/2025

Episode 41: First clarification on cross-border protection against dismissal

Published on 13/08/2025

Episode 40: Important decision regarding the transfer of employee data within a group

Published on 8/07/2025

Episode 39: Reclaiming increased remuneration payments to works council members

Published on 30/04/2025

Episode 38:  | News from the courts: When do employers know that there are grounds for dismissal (and must react accordingly)?

Published on 18/12/2024

Episode 37: Dismissal protection across borders may soon be resolved

Published on 18/11/2024

Episode 36: Notice periods for seasonal businesses – what are the key issues?

Published on 16/10/2024

Episode 35: AI and algorithmic management in HR

Published on 10/10/2024

Episode 34: Remote work and work from home: What’s new from 1 January 2025?

Published on 25/09/2024

Episode 33: Employment law and data protection – the state of play

Published on 14/06/2024

Episode 32: Implementation of the Transparency Directive

Published on 17/04/2024

Episode 31: Close the Gap - How the Pay Transparency Directive impacts HR work 

Published on 03/04/2024

Episode 30: The works council as a controller under the GDPR

Published on 12/03/2024

Episode 29: No more time-barring of accumulated annual leave?

Published on 20/02/2024

Episode 28: What happens when something happens

Published on 02/02/2024

Episode 27: What to consider in case of a strike

Published on 06/11/2023

Episode 26: Changes in parental leave, part-time parental leave

Published on 09/10/2023

Episode 25: German Federal Labour Court: Equal pay for equal work – Better negotiating skills do not justify a better salary

Published on 27/02/2023

Episode 24: Clarification (or not) regarding an all-in salary reduction in case of part-time parental leave? Only possible to reduce payments for extra hours and overtime during parental part-time leave in the case of “fake” all-in agreements

Published on 09/11/2022

Episode 23: OGH: No special protection against dismissal in cases where the intention to take part-time parental leave is announced but unspecified

Published on 10/07/2022

Episode 22: OGH: No full holiday compensation for resignation without cause after all?

Published on 09/08/2022 

Episode 21: Labour and Social Court of Vienna (ASG Vienna): Terminating employment for not wanting to get vaccinated against Covid-19 is not wrongful

Published on 20/06/2022

Episode 20: Notice periods and deadlines for blue-collar workers: Provisions in collective bargaining agreements on shorter periods for seasonal industries continue to apply

Published on 11/05/2022

Episode 19: Limited tax deductibility of social plan benefits deemed unconstitutional

Published on 02/05/2022

Episode 18: Who is responsible for proving that an e-mail has been received?

Published on 03/03/2022

Episode 16: No individual contractual protection against dismissal during short-time work

Published on 17/12/2021

Episode 15: Legal validity of dismissals during short-time work clarified!

Published on 03/12/2021

Episode 14: ECJ: Entitlement to holiday compensation even in the event of unilateral resignation without cause

Published on 30/11/2021

Episode 9: Social plan benefits may be linked to the failure to challenge dismissal

Published on 10/08/2021

Episode 7: Short-time work – no special protection for individual employees

Published on 21/04/2021

Episode 5: Cost subsidy for Corona testing in companies

Published on 01/03/2021

Episode 4: Supreme Court Clarification: Temporary workers are part of the employer’s workforce from the day they start work

Published on 19/02/2021

Episode 3: Transferring business – is it necessary to divide the employment relationship?

Published on 11/02/2021

Episode 2: Hate on the Internet – employers can take sides in court on behalf of employees

Published 23/12/2020

Episode 1: Supreme Court clarifications on the early warning system pursuant to Section 45a of the Labour Market Promotion Act (AMFG)

Published 17/12/2020