Fitness studio contract extended: Young woman fights for termination!

Fitness studio contract extended: Young woman fights for termination!

A dramatic discussion in St. Pölten causes a stir: A young woman was confronted with an undesirable contract extension after the end of her gym membership. According to the reports from Meinzirk.at, the St. Pöltner had trained in the gym for almost a year and wanted to terminate her contract to train outdoors in the future. When she informed the studio, she was informed that the notice period had expired and that the contract automatically extends by another year. Such automatic extensions are generally legal, but must be announced in good time, as the Lower Austria Chamber of Lower Austria (Aknö) emphasizes. In this case, the studio missed this obligation, which led to the Aknö to dissolve the contract as inadmissible.

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The conflict of the St. Pöltner explains a common problem: consumers are often poorly informed about the conditions of their contracts. A frequent misunderstanding are reasons for termination such as illness or a move that do not automatically lead to the termination of the contract, unless this is expressly stipulated in the contract. The Aknö points out that a careful examination of the contracts before the signature is decisive in order to avoid legal pitfalls. This topic is closely related to the general termination provisions for employment relationships, as regulated in the additional collective agreement for garage, petrol station and service companies in Austria. These include that the employment relationship can be solved during the trial period without compliance with notice periods and that there are specific notice periods after the trial period.

The termination provisions in labor law, as they are listed in the guidelines of the Austria Chamber of Commerce, stipulate that even after the trial period, the claims of the employees must remain preserved during the notice period. This means that employers are not allowed to make working hours or salary cuts during this time in order to protect the rights of employees. This information is important not only for employees, but also for employers in order to avoid legal conflicts. Thus, the discussion about the fitness studio contracts provides valuable insights into the often complex world of contractual relationships in different areas, as the Austrian Chamber of Commerce emphasizes in its collective agreement.