Easily manage employment in Austria

All full-time workers are legally entitled to 25 days paid holiday leave a year. In addition, full-time workers have 13 paid public holidays a year. The minimum amount of annual leave depends on the lenght of the employment relatinoship, with tenure below 25 years resulting in 25 days of annual leave entitlement and above 25 years resulting in 30 days.

Expecting mothers are entitled to 8 weeks of pregnancy leave (before the due date) and at least 8 weeks maternity leave after childbirth. The first 16 weeks are paid at the employee's average income earned during the 13 weeks before maternity leave begins. After maternity pay, the mother can take extended maternity leave and receive child care under the Child Care Payment Act (Kinderbetreuungsgeldgesetz (KBGG)) for up to two years.

Fathers are entitled to paternity leave with the same rights as the mother, but the two parents cannot at the same time use the parental leave. During paternal leave, the father receives child care in the same way that the mother would.

- Adoption leave: the same rules as for maternity leave applies for adoptions.- Emergency and short absence leave: intended for unforeseen personal circumstances for which an employee has to take time off immediately. Examples include making arrangements for the care of a sick family member or in the event of a death in the family.- Short-term care leave: to provide essential care to family members living (most often children) in the same household. Granted for one week and can be one further week per calendar year.- Compassionate leave: when a child, partner or parent of the employee is seriously (i.e. life threateningly) ill and requires care, the employee can request compassionate leave. Employees can take leave or reduce working hours.- Unpaid leave: the employee may take unpaid leave in consultation with the employer on a full-time or part-time basis. There is no legal requirements to unpaid leave.