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Schoenherr's labour & employment experts provide legal advice across CEE in all kinds of employment law matters, from the beginning through to the end of employment relationships.

"Schoenherr is very strong at handling complex and sophisticated matters. The team is very responsive and delivers a great work product."
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Our employment team covers 12 jurisdictions in CEE and advises on all aspects of employment law from the beginning through to the end of the employment relationship, for both contentious and non-contentious matters.

It focuses on employment issues arising in the course of mergers and acquisitions, transfer of undertakings, workforce and management restructuring, domestic and cross-border transfer of employees, cross-border postings of employees, restructuring of businesses, downsizing and closure of production lines, employment tribunal litigation, workforce restructuring and related negotiations with employees, their representatives and trade unions, as well as general non-contentious employment advice.

our services

  • restructuring and reorganisation planning
  • transfer of undertakings
  • cross border posting of employees
  • contentious employment litigation
  • compensation structures (executive and non-executive)
  • management and employment contracts
  • pension plans
  • share ownership plans (including stock options)
  • tailor-made in-house client seminars
  • immigration
  • general non-contentious employment advice
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newsletter

07 July 2026

austria

H.Schnabl

Austria: Summer in Sight: A practical guide to vacation leave under Austrian employment law (Part III)

The flight has been cancelled. The borders are closed. A severe storm has brought traffic to a standstill. Returning from annual leave does not always go according to plan. Armed conflicts, natural disasters or official travel restrictions may all prevent employees from reaching their place of work on time. But what consequences arise under employment law when such impediments occur – and what should employers bear in mind?

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newsletter

29 June 2026

austria

H.Schnabl

Austria: Summer in Sight: A practical guide to vacation leave under Austrian employment law (Part II)

The increasing digitalization of the working world means that employees frequently remain professionally reachable even during their vacation. In particular work phones increasingly blur the boundaries between working time and leisure time. The degree of availability ranges from occasional contact to permanent availability. But what questions arise in such cases, particularly with regard to the recuperative purpose of vacation leave, working time, and data protection risks?

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roadmap

The evolution of cross-border employee participation in Europe

The Mobility Directive is paving the way for a new era of employee participation rights in Europe. After a lengthy battle, the first ever legal framework for all forms of cross-border reorganisations has been established. How did the new rules evolve and how do they safeguard employee participation?

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know-how

LEXOLOGY Getting the Deal Through: Employment: International

Read through the Austrian answers to the employment specific questions.

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team

our team

Meet our team of employment lawyers across our offices in Central and Eastern Europe.

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