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COVID-19: facilitations for trade and service companies and the hospitality industry (Update)
With the 6th amendment of the COVID-19 facilitations regulation, there will be further relaxation for trade and service companies as well as changes in the hotel and restaurant industry. The regulatio...
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Twelfth COVID-19 Act: Hearings via video conference
Hearings via video conferenceIn the course of the Twelfth COVID-19 Act, the provision concerning the conduct of oral hearings with authorities contained in the COVID-19 Accompanying Act on Administrat...
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Risks imposed by breaches of contract in public procurement – key take aways from current case law
The Federal Procurement Act 2018 ("BVergG 2018") has been in force for about two years and has, among other things, brought new reasons for the exclusion of bidders. Current case law shows that bidde...
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JUVE: What does the alignment of the legal positions of workers and employees mean?
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Better protection of whistleblowers in companies – if not now, when?
Tax evasion, letterbox companies offshore, food scandals: Whistleblowers expose irregularities and in doing so render an important service to society. Within the company, they are often put under mass...
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- Better protection of whistleblowers in companies – if not now, when?
Is the amendment of the Burgenland Space Planning Act putting an end to the photovoltaic revolution?
The review period for the Renewable Energy Expansion Act (Erneuerbaren-Ausbau-Gesetz, EAG) running until 28 October 2020 has not expired yet, however, a first obstacle is presenting itself which could...
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- Is the amendment of the Burgenland Space Planning Act putting an end to the photovoltaic revolution?
Finance Update: Investment Premium Act
fwp Finance Update: Investment Premium Act The Investment Premium Act (Investitonsprämiengesetz) with a funding volume of around 1 billion Euros up to 2025 and a "green finance" and innovation &...
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COVID-19 Finance Update: Lockdown Revenue-Compensation
In accordance with the ordinance of the Federal Minister of Finance pursuant to Sec 3b para. 3 ABBAG Act concerning guidelines on the granting of a lockdown revenue-compensation by the COVID-19 Finanz...
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COVID-19 Update: Labour law
The Federal Government has issued (further) measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.During the lockdown, employees "preferably" should work outside of the workplace, if this is possible and employe...
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Outlook on the 2021 Amendment of the Residential Property Act (WEG-Novelle 2021)
The upcoming amendment of the Residential Property Act (Wohnungseigentumsgesetz) will bring about significant changes for flat owners. The most important changes concern the decision-making of the com...
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Outlook on the 2021 amendment of the Residential Property Act (WEG-Novelle 2021)
The upcoming amendment of the Residential Property Act (Wohnungseigentumsgesetz) will bring about significant changes for property co-owners. The most important changes concern the decision-making of ...
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COVID-19: Tightening and Extension of the "Lockdown III"
With the 3rd COVID-19-Emergency-Measures-Regulation, which becomes in force on January 25, 2021, the “hard lockdown” to reduce the spread of COVID-19 will be further aggravated and extended until ...
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- COVID-19: Tightening and Extension of the "Lockdown III"
COVID-19 Update: Labour law
In the field of labour law, the measures to mitigate the consequences of fighting the spread of the coronavirus concern, in particular, short-time working and special care time for parents.Short-time ...
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Austrian Supreme Court on mass dismissals
Section 45a of the Labor Market Promotion Act (“Arbeitsmarktförderungsgesetzt - AMFG”) stipulates that employers have to report the intended termination of employment relation-ships above a certa...
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Finance Update: New Guidance on the Application of Green Loan Principles in the Real Estate Finance Market
In the European Union buildings are responsible for approx. 40% of energy consumption and approx. 36% of CO2 emissions which is why the real estate sector is certainly one of the key markets for green...
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COVID-19 Finance Update: Extension of Lockdown-Turnover Compensation and Fixed Cost Subsidy Phase II
As a result of new closures until presumably 6 December 2020, phase II of the fixed cost subsidy and an expansion of the sales compensation for all businesses affected by the second lockdown (i.e. tra...
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FMA Facts, Trends and Strategies 2021
With its "Facts, Trends and Strategies 2021", the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) presented the results of its risk analysis for market participants and other stakeholders at the end of the ...
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COVID-19-Update: Corporate Law
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the legislator enacted a variety of corporate law measures during 2020 to ensure a functioning economy and help prevent the spread of COVID-19.The measures introd...
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Extension of national Threshold Regulation until 31 December 2022
For public procurement matters, the relevant Threshold Regulation setting the thresholds applicable to sub-threshold contracts has been extended for two more years until 31 December 2022. This allows...
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Further increase in the volume for the COVID-19 Investment Premium
With the federal law of 31 December 2020, the volume for the investment premium was once again increased to a total of 3 billion euros. The application deadline is already 28 February 2021. It is also...
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