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AUT-1921-L-42832
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Federal Act concerning the employment contracts (BGBl. 1921/292). Text No. 65.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Austria
Subjects (Classification)
Labour contracts
Adopted on (Date of text)
1921-05-11
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Angestelltengesetz (AngG)
Abstract/Citation
Provides regulations concerning employment contracts of employees who are clerks or working in an enterprise where trade law is applicable. Enumerates required contents of an employment contract (s. 6). In the event that employer and employee do not agree on the employee's wages, the employer must pay the usual local amount that is paid for the kind of work in question. Also sets forth duties of employees, and stipulates that the employee must not compete with the employer (s. 7). Ill employees or employees who are unable to work due to an occupational accident or illness are entitled to 100 per cent of their wages for a period of 6 or 8 weeks, respectively. In addition, sets forth regulations governing dismissals. Consolidated text.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2006-03-01 (AUT-2006-L-87754)
Federal Act to amend the Federal Act concerning the employment contract of employees (Text Bo. BGBl. I Nr. 35/2006)
Amending text(s)
2015-12-28 (AUT-2015-L-101917)
Labour Law amendment Act (BGBl. I Nr. 152/2015)
Amending text(s)
2017-11-13 (AUT-2017-L-106386)
Federal Act to amend: Employment Contracts Act; Act on Employment contract in agricultural and forestry; Act concerning the payment of wages for sick employees; Domestic Workers Act; Act on vocational training; Civil Code and Agricultural Employment Act 1984 (BGBl I 153/2017)
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line in German
Author
Bundeskanzleramt, Rechtsinformationssystem (RIS)
Country
Austria
URL
http://www.ris.bka.gv.at
File
AUT42832.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to 30/01/2012)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Arbeitsrecht
Author
Dittrich, Veit, Tades
Publisher
Manz Verlag
Place of publication
Vienna
Country
Austria
ISBN
3-214-11148-5