Termination in the Schärding district: Developer is fighting for 10,000 euros!

Termination in the Schärding district: Developer is fighting for 10,000 euros!

Schärding, Österreich - A current legal dispute in the Schärding district shows the importance of protection against dismissal in Austria. An electronics developer has been terminated in contrast, which indicates a disregarded legal regulation that only allows dismissals at the end of the quarter. According to OE24.at happened at the end of May 2024, the employment relationship Should end on July 31. However, this procedure turned out to be unlawful.

Protection against dismissal is a central topic in Austria. According to the dismissal protection law , employers may only terminate employment relationships under certain conditions, in particular a valid reason for termination must be met. Such a reason could, for example, affect personal, operational or behavioral aspects. In this case, however, there was no proper agreement regarding the notice periods, which made the termination of the electronics developer invalid.

combative commitment of the Chamber of Labor

The Chamber of Labor (AK) was committed to the rights of the electronics developer and asserted the rightful termination compensation and the proportionate vacation replacement benefit. After the affected company only reacted to an intervention by the AK and a threatened lawsuit, the electronics developer finally received an additional payment of almost 10,000 euros

This situation illustrates how important it is to comply with the statutory termination provisions. In accordance with the legal regulations, employers are obliged to express terminations in writing and to respect the agreed notice periods. If an employee fails to submit a lawsuit within three weeks after receipt of the termination, the termination becomes legally effective. This could lead to serious disadvantages for the employee concerned. Information and detailed guidelines on the notice periods and other aspects of the protection against dismissal can be found on official platforms such as

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