Overview

The latest amendment of the Austrian Act on Equal Treatment sets into force a provision requiring the declaration of minimum remuneration in job postings. As of 1 January 2012, any infringement of this provision may lead to sanctions.

The intention of the law is to provide the job applicant with a higher level of information. Therefore, the minimum remuneration of a specific position has to be provided. The provision intends to prevent a discriminating ex post change of the minimum remuneration classification of a position by the employer.

This briefing from Central and Eastern European specialists Schoenherr provides full details of the amendment.

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