Austria: unions accept to reduce the time partially unemployed workers are protected against dismissal

strian Parliament voted an amendment to the law on partial unemployment, which legally brings it from 6 to 18 months maximum. Meanwhile, the social partners signed an agreement which enables, among other things, to limit partially unemployed people’s protection to four months maximum. (Ref. 090231)

“It will now be
easier and faster to reach agreements on partial unemployment. This is an
important message for businesses and
employees. Our goal is mostly to preserve the employment rate. It’s amb