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Temporary Work Agency Act (AÜG) (BGBl. 1988/196).

Country(ies)

Austria

Subjects (Classification)

Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services

Adopted on (Date of text)

1988-03-23

Scope of text

National

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Law, Act

Original title

Arbeitskräfteüberlassungsgesetz

Abstract/Citation

Provides for protection of employees that are contracted out from one employer to another, especially with respect to employment protection standards and social insurance matters. The Act's scope of application is described in section 1 of this Act. In principle, employers who contract out employees to another employer do not need a permit if the contracting out will not last longer than 6 months. The employer who hires the employee temporarily assumes the responsibilities of the regular employer. In addition, the employee must agree to the temporary employment transfer and the the temporary employment must not entail disadvantages regarding working conditions and payment. The employee's regular position shall not be put at risk during the temporary contract. S. 9 prohibits the contracting out of employees to enterprises which are on strike. Consolidated text.

Amending text(s)

1988-03-23 (AUT-1988-L-4982)
Federal Act of 23 March 1988 governing the temporary contracting of labour resources (Labour Resources Temporary Contracting Act) and amending the Labour Market Promotion Act [BGBl. 31/1969], the General Social Security Act [LS 1955-Aus. 3...1961-Aus. 2], the Works' Councils Act [see LS 1973-Aus. 2] and the Ordinance governing the trades [BGBl. 50/1974], all as amended.

Amending text(s)

2002-04-26 (AUT-2002-L-62103)
Act amending the Income Tax Act 1988, the Corporation Tax Act 1988, the Act promoting establishment of new businesses, the Trades Code 1994, the Act on Employment of Foreign Nationals, the Act on the Adaptation of Labour Contract Law, the Labour Market Promotion Act, the Hiring-Out of Labour Act, the Federal Social Welfare Centers Act, and the Unemployment Insurance Act 1977.

Amending text(s)

2002-04-26 (AUT-2002-L-62103)
Act amending the Income Tax Act 1988, the Corporation Tax Act 1988, the Act promoting establishment of new businesses, the Trades Code 1994, the Act on Employment of Foreign Nationals, the Act on the Adaptation of Labour Contract Law, the Labour Market Promotion Act, the Hiring-Out of Labour Act, the Federal Social Welfare Centers Act, and the Unemployment Insurance Act 1977.

Amending text(s)

2002-07-23 (AUT-2002-L-67385)
Federal Act amending the Act on Small-scale Production 1994, the Act on Vocational Training of Apprentices, the Consumer Protection Act, the Act on Promotion of New Companies and the Act on Hiring-out of Labour (No. 111).

Amending text(s)

2011-03-31 (AUT-2011-L-90192)
Act to Combat Wages- and Social-dumping (BGBl. No. 24/2011).

Amending text(s)

2014-12-16 (AUT-2014-L-98827)
Act to amend: Employment Contract Law Harmonization Act; Temporary Work Agency Act; Worker Protection Act; Federal Act on arrangement of hours of work; Act concerning holiday and severance pay regulations for workers in the construction industry; Unemployment Insurance Act (Labour and Social Law Amendment Act 2014)(BGBl. I Nr. 94/2014)

Amending text(s)

2017-03-29 (AUT-2017-L-106375)
Federal Act to amend: General Social Security Act; Farmers' Social Insurance Act; General Pensions Act; Unemployment Insurance Act 1977; and Temporary Work Act (Social Security Amendment Act 2017 – SVÄG)(BGBl I 38/2017)

Amending text(s)

2018-12-22 (AUT-2018-L-109159)
Social Insurance Organization Act (BGBl I 100/2018)

Electronic source title

Legislation on-line in German

Author

Bundeskanzleramt, Rechtsinformationssystem (RIS)

Country

Austria

URL

http://www.ris.bka.gv.at

File

AUT42817.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to 30/01/2012)

Monograph title

Arbeitsrecht

Author

Dittrich, Veit, Tades

Publisher

Manz Verlag

Place of publication

Vienna

Country

Austria

ISBN

3-214-11148-5