Austria · Employment & Labor
Hiring rules, employment contracts, payroll, social insurance, and EOR options.
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Employment law sets the floor — a normal working time of eight hours a day and 40 hours a week, 25 working days of annual leave on a five-day week, and a probation period of at most one month — but much of the working relationship is shaped by the collective agreement for the sector. There is no statutory minimum wage: pay floors come from more than 800 collective agreements covering about 95% of employees. Employers register staff with social insurance before work starts and hand over a written statement of the main terms (Dienstzettel).
- Annual leave is 25 working days on a five-day week, or 30 on a six-day week, and rises after 25 years of service.
- The collective-agreement minimum cannot be undercut by the employment contract, and agreements typically pay salary 14 times a year.
- Probation is limited by law to one month, during which either side can end the employment at any time without notice.
- Federal Ministry of Labour — Minimum Wage in Austria
Labour ministry: collective agreements and minimum pay.
- Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK)
Austrian Health Insurance Fund: employee registration and health cover.
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.