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Board-level representation in Austria - A brief country report
Austria has a long tradition of employee representation in the workplace that dates back to the creation of works councils under legislation passed in 1919. In public companies the works council was able to delegate two of its members to the company’s administrative board, where they enjoyed the same rights and duties as other board members. In 1934 a law was passed to establish works assemblies in enterprises. These were meant to deal with matters of common interest in the company and not issues that were on the collective bargaining agenda.
more ...[Board-level representation / CG] The essentials of corporate law for workers’ representatives II: Supervisory board participation austria_mitbestimmungimarenglisch1.pdf 257,49 kB
by Siegline Gahleitner
The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the legal framework governing the participation of workers’ representatives in Austrian supervisory boards. It focuses on relevant provisions applicable to companies with limited liability and to stock corporations; differences in provisions applicable to cooperative association are only briefly referred to. The paper is meant to provide the basic legal knowledge that is required for exercising functions at the supervisory board.
[Board-level representation / CG]: Brief overview - Company law and existing legislative provision for employee participation in Austria bggel_austria.pdf 41,50 kB
by Anneliese Büggel
[Board-level representation / CG] - Country report Austria - Workers' participation at board level eu_15_reports_blr_austria.pdf 174,49 kB
by Wolfgang Greif
prepared within the project "Prospects for participation and co-determination under the European Company Statute"
[Board-level representation / CG] - Checklist 1: Recommendations/ tips for the supervisory board au_recommendations_svb_en_final.pdf 36,97 kB
Chamber of Labour Austria
The checklist is designed to help worker board members to perform their tasks on the supervisory board of a company. It covers aspects such as the preparation of meetings, the handling of documents, their contributions to the meeting, etc.
