Fixed-term employment relationship
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General information
Employment relationships that have been concluded for a fixed term (fixed-term employment relationships) end at the end of the term. The parties to the contract for services are essentially free to enter into a fixed-term employment relationship.
Caution
Repeatedly stringing together fixed-term employment relationships (so-called chain employment relationships) leads to a permanent employment relationship if no objective reason exists for this repeated use of fixed-term contracts.
If an employment relationship is concluded for a defined period of time, the end of the employment relationship must be indicated in the notice of employment.
Information obligation
The employer must inform employees with fixed-term employment relationships of permanent employment relationships that become available in the undertaking or establishment. The information can be published via a general announcement at an appropriate place in the undertaking or enterprise that is easily accessible to employees.
Please note
In general, these rules also apply to EU Citizens and entrepreneurs from EU Member States in Austria.
Enterprises affected
Undertakings that conclude fixed-term employment relationships.
Further information
Occasional, fixed-term and permanent employment relationships (→ ÖGK)German text
Legal bases
- Information obligation: section 2b article 2 Arbeitsvertragsrechts-Anpassungsgesetz (AVRAG)
- General:
- section 1158 article 1 Allgemeines bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (ABGB)
- section 19 article 1 Angestelltengesetz (AngG)
Responsible for the content: Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection
