Austria · Employment Compliance
Mandatory contracts, payroll and social-insurance registration, and the official labor authority.
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Employers register each employee with social insurance before work starts and pay contributions through the health insurance fund. Pay and many working conditions follow the collective agreement for the sector, which the contract cannot undercut, and the employee receives a written statement of the main terms. Under the Wage and Social Dumping Act, authorities check that employees — including those posted to Austria from abroad — are paid at least the collective-agreement minimum.
- Registration with social insurance is due before the employee starts work.
- The sector's collective agreement sets the minimum pay; there is no statutory minimum wage.
- Paying below the collective-agreement minimum is an administrative offence under the anti-wage-dumping rules.
- Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK)
Austrian Health Insurance Fund: employee registration and health cover.
- Federal Ministry of Labour — Minimum Wage in Austria
Labour ministry: collective agreements and minimum pay.
Government portals
- oesterreich.gv.at — Austrian Government Portal — Guidance and online services for residents, including residence registration and ID Austria.
- USP — Business Service Portal — Online company formation (e-start-up), beneficial-owner filings and business dealings with the authorities.
- Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) — Tax, customs and online filing through FinanzOnline.
- Migration Platform of the Austrian Federal Government — Red-White-Red Card, EU Blue Card and family reunification, with a points calculator.