Global Employment Solutions & PEO in Austria

Omnipresent provides global employment solutions and professional employment organisation (PEO) services for companies looking to grow and build out a global team in Austria. Traditional methods of establishing global employment and subsidiaries in Austria typically take months and can incur heavy costs. Omnipresent’s global employment solutions and PEO services is helping hundreds of organisations onboard new employees in Austria in a matter of days with full compliance of local labour laws. We use a tech-forward approach to streamline the process. 

• Your company conducts the hiring and candidate selection process in Austria.
• Omnipresent hires the selected candidate through our local professional employment organisation in Austria.
• We take care of ensuring your new employee is hired in compliance with local labour laws, payroll regulations, benefits and more -- all without needing to set up a subsidiary in Austria.
• The individual is legally contracted by Omnipresent but assigned to work for your company and reports to a manager or team in your organisation as your full-time employee.

Employer costs include Pension, Family Burdens Equalization Levy, and Sickness. Use the OmniCalculator to estimate costs, or contact us for further information.

The rate of personal taxation varies depending on the income tax bracket the individual belongs to. This ranges between 0% - 55%.

Employee contributions include Pension Insurance, Health Insurance, and Unemployment Insurance. This list is non-exhaustive, please contact us for further information.

According to the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for Omnipresent the working week shall consist of maximum 38.5 hours.

Maximum working hours and mandatory paid overtime are compulsory and cannot be waived or contracted out of for any employee of any type (except medical doctors).

Employees in Austria are entitled to 6 weeks of sick leave at full pay (0 - 12 months of service), 8 weeks at full pay (1 - 15 years of service), and an additional 4 weeks at half pay.

When certain criteria are met the state will refund up to 50% of sick pay.

Maternity leave: Austria has strong maternity leave regulations, including 8 weeks' leave before and 8 weeks after birth at full pay. Work is not allowed 8 weeks after birth. In other parts of maternity / parental leave, work is possible under a marginal employment contract (see below). In addition, Austrian law prohibits certain activities for the entire duration of the pregnancy.

Paternity leave: Paternity leave in Austria includes unpaid leave up to the child’s second birthday, but the mother and father cannot take leave at the same time.

Unpaid childcare leave: Austria currently allows for full-time unpaid childcare leave from the end of maternity leave until the child is aged 3.

The statutory minimum is 5 weeks (or 25 working days for a 5-day week) of paid annual leave per year in Austria, for all employees that have worked 6 continuous months.

Employees with over 25 years of employment are entitled to an increase up to 6 weeks, or 30 working days of paid annual leave per year.

Every month starting from the second month of employment, the employer is obligated to contribute 1.53% towards a provision fund. When the employment relationship is terminated, the employee may be entitled to severance pay. There are unique situations when an employee would not qualify for severance.

Termination in Austria is less difficult than in other countries. Nevertheless, there are a range of reasons that an employer can use to terminate an employee, which depend on the specific circumstances.