Austria

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Legal developments

Austria - Austrian Constitutional Court recognizes the right to “third gender” in civic registry entries (PDF 177 kB)

Third gender option in civic registry

Date: 8 August 2018. Topics

Austria - New case law concerning maternity leave benefit (PDF 151 kB)

Maternity leave, social benefits

Date: 27 March 2018. Topics

Austria - A study shows that parental leave periods become shorter due to enhanced flexibility of benefits (PDF 156 kB)

Gender equality, gender pay gap, parental leave, labour market participation

Date: 13 March 2018. Topics

Austria -Short outline of gender related topics of the new government for the legislative period of 2017-2022 (PDF 135 kB)

Government policies concerning women and gender related issues.

Date: 6 March 2018. Topics

Austria - New provisions recognizing parental leave periods for seniority related pay increases in two important collective agreements (PDF 134 kB)

Gender equality, collective agreements

Date: 23 January 2018. Topics

Austria - Austria enacts legislation for a 30% quota of women on supervisory company boards (PDF 168 kB)

Gender equality, women on boards

Date: 20 December 2017. Topics

Austria - Parliament passes “Anti-Face Covering Act”, coming into force 1 October 2017 (PDF 137 kB)

Ban on face-covering clothes in public

Date: 11 July 2017. Topics

Austria - Lower Austria passes Anti-Discrimination Act (PDF 139 kB)

Protection against discrimination beyond employment and occupation

Date: 11 May 2017. Topics

Austria - Council of Ministers adopts bill on banning face-covering clothes from public spaces and buildings (PDF 200 kb)

Ban on face-covering clothes in public

Date: 11 May 2017. Topics

Austria - Supreme Court: Dismissal of notary employee because of her wearing full-face veil (Niqab) not discrimination on the basis of religion (PDF 158 kB)

Dismissal of employee because of her deciding to wear a Niqab in office of notary covered by exception for genuine and determining occupational requirements

Date: 10 January 2017. Topics

Austria - New legislation introducing paternity leave and connected benefit and systematic changes to the Small Children’s Benefit (PDF 142 kB)

Parental leave and maternity leave, work life balance

Date: 20 September 2016. Topics

Austria - Final Act of Parliament for extensive amendments to maternity leave and parental leave regulations (PDF 79 kB)

Parental leave and maternity leave, and work life balance

Date: 21 March 2016. Topics

Austria - Last gender based element for the calculation of statutory pension is eliminated (PDF 74 kB)

Equal treatment in systems of social security, and equal actuarial factors for men and women

Date: 14 March 2016. Topics

Austria - First ruling on discrimination by association (154 kB)

Discrimination by association based on race/ethnic origin

Date: 2 March 2016. Topics

Austria - Committee on the Rights of People with Disabilities publishes views on first Austrian Individual Complaint (PDF 77 kB)

Accessibility to live information in public transport on an equal basis with others

Date: 3 December 2015. Topics

Austria - Austrian disability discrimination law tested in first CRPD case brought to Committee (51kB)

Is the Federal Disability Equality Act in line with CRPD?

Date: 27 June 2014. Topics

Austria - UN CRPD recommendations on Austria – main legal aspects (PDF 50 kB)

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities sits over Austria’s initial report - recommendations

Date: 21 January 2014. Topics

Austria - Supreme Court decides on age discrimination – exception for economic reasons (PDF 70 kB)

When an enterprise has to make employees redundant can it dismiss older employees first?

Date: 21 January 2014. Topics

Austria - Charge against the Litigation Association of NGOs Against Discrimination dismissed (PDF 49 kB)

Specialized NGO – with explicit legal standing in courts – was under threat of administrative criminal conviction

Date: 17 January 2014. Topics

Country reports

Austria - Country report non-discrimination 2018 (PDF 2,29 MB)

State of affairs 1 January 2018

Date: 21 November 2018. Topics

Austria - Country report gender equality 2018 (PDF 1,69 MB)

How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2018

Date: 9 November 2018. Topics

Austria,
Gender equality.

Austria - Country report gender equality 2017 (PDF 1,22 MB)

How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2017

Date: 7 November 2017. Topics

Austria,
Gender equality.

Austria - Country report non-discrimination 2017 (PDF 1,57 MB)

State of affairs 01 January 2017

Date: 7 November 2017. Topics

Austria - Country report gender equality 2016 (PDF 1,36 MB)

How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2016

Date: 23 January 2017. Topics

Austria,
Gender equality.

Austria - Country report non-discrimination 2016 (PDF 1,76 MB)

State of affairs 01 January 2016

Date: 1 January 2016. Topics

Austria - Country report gender equality 2015 (PDF 1,01 MB)

How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2015

Date: 1 January 2015. Topics

Austria,
Gender equality.

Austria - Country report non-discrimination 2015 (PDF 1,26 MB)

State of affairs 01 January 2015

Date: 1 January 2015. Topics

Austria - Country report gender equality 2014 (PDF 2,97 MB)

Included in report: Gender Equality Law in 33 European Countries: How are EU rules transposed into national law in 2014?

Date: 1 January 2014. Topics

Austria,
Gender equality.

Austria - Country report non-discrimination 2014 (763 kB)

State of affairs up to 1st January 2014

Date: 1 January 2014. Topics

Austria - Country report gender equality 2013 (PDF 2,67 MB)

Included in report: Gender Equality Law in 33 European Countries: How are EU rules transposed into national law in 2013?

Date: 1 January 2013. Topics

Austria,
Gender equality.

Austria - Country report non-discrimination 2013 (928 kB)

State of affairs up to 1st January 2013

Date: 1 January 2013. Topics

European Equality Law Network

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