Labour & Employment

We advise Austrian and international banks, as well as companies in the retail, industrial, and service sectors, on all employment law matters from the employer’s perspective, with a particular focus on collective bargaining law. Our advice covers, among other things, employee protection, working time regulations, anti-discrimination and equal treatment, as well as issues related to works councils and employee participation programs. In addition, we possess extensive expertise in data protection within the employment relationship. We assist companies in negotiating works agreements—such as social plans—conduct negotiations with works councils, labor unions, and executives, and provide legal support for restructurings, rationalization measures, plant closures, or mass layoffs. We also conduct labor law due diligence reviews in the context of M&A transactions and assist with transfers of business operations. Another area of focus is advising managing directors and board members on the drafting and termination of employment contracts at the intersection with corporate law. Of course, we also represent our clients in complex proceedings before labor and social courts as well as before the data protection authority, such as in proceedings challenging terminations and dismissals and other labor law disputes.