The Commission set up earlier this year by the trade social partners to negotiate the issue of allowing work on Saturday presented, on Monday, July 8 in Vienna, a compromise which makes both parties fully happy. Starting on September 1, 2013, employees may, instead of working up to 2 Saturdays a month, work as many Saturdays as they please. In return, they get 5 3-day “super weekends” per semester. Businesses that want to adopt this system will have to get their WC’s consent. Austria is the only EU country where work on Saturday is still restricted, and this is a problem for foreign subsidiaries. (Ref. 130472)
Austria is behind at European level. Austria is the only European country that still restricts work on Saturday in the trade industry. This has always been a problem in the sector (530,000 employees), particularly during holidays, and all year for chain stores specializing in clothing and furniture where customer advice is more important. To solve this problem, some businesses use daily workers, who are generally unskilled. The existing framework agreements provide that Austrian trade worke
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