HALO Labour Law provides comprehensive employment law advice and tailored solutions for businesses. With expertise across all relevant areas of Austrian employment law, we provide reliable support in legal matters and proceedings.
We advise companies on the legally compliant structuring of employment relationships – from employment contracts, remuneration models and individual agreements to advising managing directors and board members, as well as on temporary agency work, employee misclassification, occupational pension schemes and New Work.
Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, remuneration models, all-in agreements, bonus arrangements and other employment-related agreements.
Drafting and reviewing managing director and board member agreements and advising on remuneration, liability and termination.
Advice on the use of temporary agency workers, classification issues and the prevention of risks associated with employee misclassification.
Drafting and reviewing occupational pension schemes, pension commitments and company pension arrangements.
Designing modern working arrangements, including working from home, remote work, desk sharing and flexible working models.
We advise companies on the international and cross-border employment of employees – from employee postings and global mobility to the associated employment law notification and documentation requirements. This includes, in particular, Austrian ZKO notifications, A1 certificates and cross-border working from home and remote work.
Employment law advice and support for employee postings and other forms of cross-border employment.
Advice on employment law issues relating to international employee assignments and cross-border employment models.
Advice on notification requirements for postings and temporary agency assignments to Austria and the associated documentation requirements.
Advice on social security matters and A1 certificates for cross-border employee assignments.
Advice on the employment law framework for working from home and remote work from abroad.
Advice on notification, document retention and documentation requirements applicable to cross-border employee assignments.
We advise companies on restructurings and transformation processes – from strategic planning and employment law preparation to negotiations with works councils and implementation. We have particular experience in workforce reductions and social plan negotiations, transfers of undertakings, corporate transactions and employment law due diligence.
Strategic planning and employment law implementation of restructurings, reorganisations, workforce reductions and site changes.
Preparation and support of negotiations with works councils on social plans and other measures in connection with restructurings.
Advice on transfers of undertakings and their employment law implications, including information requirements, employee rights and collective employment law consequences.
Employment law advice on corporate transactions, due diligence reviews, identification of employment law risks and support with transaction implementation.
We help companies identify employment law risks at an early stage, ensure compliance and avoid liability risks. We advise on employee data protection, equal treatment and anti-discrimination, whistleblowing and internal investigations, as well as working time and occupational health and safety.
Another key area of our practice is employment-related administrative criminal law. We advise companies and responsible individuals during regulatory inspections and administrative criminal proceedings, particularly under the Austrian Employment of Foreign Nationals Act (AuslBG), the Austrian Anti-Wage and Social Dumping Act (LSD-BG) and the Austrian Employee Protection Act (ASchG).
Advice on data protection issues in the employment relationship, the handling of employee data, monitoring measures and internal compliance structures.
Advice on discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment, as well as representation before the Austrian Equal Treatment Commission and the courts.
Establishing and providing employment law support for whistleblowing systems and advising on whistleblower protection.
Planning and conducting employment-related internal investigations, interviews and fact-finding, and advising on appropriate employment law measures.
Advice during regulatory inspections and administrative criminal proceedings and on the personal liability of managing directors and responsible representatives.
Advice on the lawful employment of foreign nationals, employment permits and representation in administrative criminal proceedings.
Advice on minimum remuneration, classification, payroll documentation requirements and cross-border postings, as well as representation during inspections and administrative criminal proceedings.
Employment law advice on employer obligations, responsibilities and administrative criminal proceedings relating to occupational health and safety.
Advice on working time models, flexitime, all-in agreements, overtime, rest periods and working time compliance.
Advice on non-compete clauses, confidentiality, the protection of trade secrets and employment law aspects of intellectual property.
We advise employers on all aspects of collective employment law and support them in their dealings and negotiations with works councils, trade unions and other employee representatives – from works agreements and co-determination rights to collective bargaining negotiations and business transformation processes.
Advice on all aspects of works constitution and collective employment law, including information, consultation and co-determination rights.
Advice on day-to-day dealings with works councils, participation and information rights and conflicts between employers and works councils.
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating works agreements, particularly on working time, remuneration, monitoring measures, IT systems and other working conditions.
Advice on the application and interpretation of collective bargaining agreements and support in collective bargaining negotiations.
Strategic preparation, support and conduct of negotiations with works councils, trade unions and other employee representatives.
We represent employers, senior executives, board members and managing directors in employment law disputes and proceedings – from terminations and dismissals to challenges against terminations and litigation before the Austrian Labour and Social Courts. We develop strategies for efficient out-of-court or court-based dispute resolution.
Strategic advice and representation in individual and collective employment law disputes.
Advice on preparing and implementing terminations of employment and on disputed terminations and dismissals.
Advice and representation in proceedings challenging terminations, particularly on grounds of social unfairness or unlawful motives.
Representation before the Austrian Labour and Social Courts and in employment law proceedings before authorities and other institutions.
Strategic conduct of settlement and termination negotiations with the aim of achieving an efficient and commercially sensible solution.
We provide practical employment law know-how tailored to the needs of companies, HR departments and senior executives. Our training sessions and workshops combine current employment law developments with specific issues arising in day-to-day business.
Practical training on current and company-specific employment law issues.
Tailored training for HR professionals, managing directors and senior executives on employment law issues arising in day-to-day business.
Employment law training formats individually tailored to the company and its specific requirements.
Concise updates on legislative changes, recent case law and new developments in Austrian and European employment law.
