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Employment & Labour Law
In Austria, pre-employment screenings are rather unusual. In any case, written consent is required and a data protection declaration must be obtained. 8.4 Are employers entitled to monitor an employee's emails, telephone calls or use of an employer's computer system? In general, control measures that affect the personal rights of employees ...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
As Austria is an EU Member State, EU regulations also govern various aspects of international civil procedure (e.g. Brussels 1a Regulation on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments et al.). 1.2 How is the civil court system in your jurisdiction structured? What are the various levels of appeal and are there any specialist courts?
Aviation Law
Most of aviation-related legislation is harmonised on the level of the European Union, of which Austria is a Member State. Next to EU legislation, the main legislative act applicable in Austria is the Austrian Aviation Act and several federal regulations, providing provisions relating to the aircraft register and aircraft operation.
Business Crime
Accounting fraud: While for a long time in Austria, accounting fraud offences were scattered over several laws (e.g. Stock Corporation Act, Limited Liability Company Act), accounting fraud offences were included in the StGB in 2016. Decision-makers and authorised representatives are liable to prosecution, for example, if they misrepresent the ...
Corporate Immigration
Corporate immigration in Austria: Explore corporate immigration laws and regulations in Austria in 2024 with specialist insights from ICLG. Corporate Immigration Laws and Regulations Report 2024-2025 Austria. Basket Get Email Updates. Statement on Russia Associations Videos Search: Login.
Mergers & Acquisitions
The 2005 EU Cross-Border Mergers Directive and its implementation in Austria by the 2007 EU Merger Act allows (reverse) takeovers by cross-border mergers. As for listed companies, the 2010 reverse takeover of VSE-listed bwin (Austria) by LSE-listed PartyGaming (UK), which resulted in a delisting of bwin, is the most prominent example.