Employment

With the amendments to the Companies Act (the “Act”), which entered into force on 5 December 2024, Croatia has...

Prague, 9 December 2024 – Wolf Theiss advised the Austrian property services company STRABAG Property and Facility Servi...

On 25 November 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved Resolution No. 1332. This resolution introduced a series...

Wolf Theiss cordially invites you to a business breakfast where we will address the employment law novelties brought by th...

Bucharest, Ljubljana, Vienna, Warsaw, Zagreb, 1 November 2024 – Wolf Theiss has announced the promotion of six senior la...

In dieser Folge unseres Arbeitsrecht-Podcasts diskutieren Isabel Firneis und Sarah Enzi, was Arbeitgeber:innen beim Einsat...

Mental health is quite a sensitive and complex issue from an employment law perspective. There isn’t always a clear ...

In two and a half years’ time, transparent remuneration structures will become mandatory for all employers – a...

This Client Alert is available in both English and Slovenian. The right to disconnect entitles employees not to be at the ...

Explore the latest insights on executive remuneration in Hungary with the 13th edition of Lexology In-Depth. This global o...

Supporting growth and investment in a developing landscape Ukraine remains at the epicentre of global attention as the war...

Introduction & Overview of Changes  Reflecting recent trends, Czech labour law continues to evolve. On 31 July 20...

Vienna, 14 August 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as the legal advisor to listed Cellnex Telecom S.A., Europe’s largest opera...

Vienna, Prague, Budapest, 7 August 2024 – Wolf Theiss advises American Industrial Partners (AIP), a global industrials i...

*This Client Alert follows the previous publication on 19 February 2024, titled “Czech Republic: The Consolidation P...

COUNTRY-LEVEL UPDATES ON IMPLEMENTATION STATUS Once implemented into national law, the EU’s Whistleblowing Directive...

Vienna, Budapest, 16 July 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal counsel to Antolin, a leading provider of automotive interio...

Der Sommer steht unmittelbar vor der Tür. Daher sprechen Isabel Firneis und Magdalena Ziembicka über das Top-Thema der S...

Bulgaria has outlined a procedure for electronic labour records (ELR) in a draft Ordinance published for public consultati...

Diese Frage wird einem Anwalt bei arbeitsrechtlichen Streitigkeiten sehr oft gestellt. Die Antwort ist nicht einfach und e...

The bill on the protection of whistleblowers in Poland is at the final stage of the legislative process and the core provi...

Live-quitting (or Quit-Tok1) and employee ghosting2 continue to gain traction among employees in Hungary. The termination ...

Sofia, 8 May 2024 – Wolf Theiss provided legal advice to Lion’s Head Investments in relation to the acquisition of...

The requirements for the Whistleblowing Officer’s (WO) role are covered by various guidelines that have been publish...

In dieser Episode des Arbeitsrecht-Podcasts diskutieren Matthias Unterrieder und Magdalena Ziembicka die jüngsten Entwick...

Vienna, 23 April 2024 – Wolf Theiss is advising Arkema Group in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake of n...

Vienna, 22 April 2024 – Wolf Theiss provided legal advice to TokenEx, Inc. (“TokenEx”), a specialist in paym...

The Romanian legislator has recently imposed additional anti-harassment obligations on employers, with a focus on gender-b...

Vienna, Zagreb, Warsaw, 8 April 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Constantia Flexibles in the strategic agree...

The implementation of the EU Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions into Austrian law has numerous ef...

In dieser Folge des Arbeitsrecht-Podcasts gehen Isabel Firneis und Dorothea Arlt auf die Fragen rund um die Umsetzung der ...

Employers in Ukraine must review job titles in their organisations in line with the recently updated list of professions. ...

Sofia, 20 February 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Virtusa, a global IT services company, in connection wit...

Practical effects & future outlook As of 1 January 2024, a significant portion of the Consolidation Package (Act No. 3...

In dieser Folge erörtern Ralf Peschek und Hemma Elsner die Kernaspekte der EU-Entgelttransparenzrichtlinie und deren Impl...

Changes to the Croatian Labor Act, governing work for digital platforms, took effect on January 1, 2024. Croatia opted to ...

In dieser Folge spricht Anna Schwamberger mit Karin Spindler-Simader aus unserem Steuerrechtsteam über die neusten Änder...

This article is available in both English and Hungarian. This year several employment law rules of practical relevance wil...

Bucharest, 11 January 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as a legal advisor to Symfonia sp. z o.o., a portfolio company of Mid...

Key takeaways: Overall, the webinar underscored the importance of proactively addressing compliance challenges, understand...

As of 1 January 2024, the Hungarian Parliament is expected to introduce a new framework for the conditions of residence an...

Prague, 19 December 2023 – In a strategic move to fortify its Employment practice, Wolf Theiss appoints highly experien...

Widely debated amendments in the Bulgarian Labour Code are expected to enter into force in early 2024, elaborating on remo...

In dieser Folge setzen Isabel Firneis und Julia Marboe die Diskussion über die Umsetzung der EU-Work-Life-Balance-Richtli...

Vienna, 06 December 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised leading drug development CRO (Contract Research Organization) QPS Holding...

Es ist wieder soweit: Lebkuchen, Adventskalender, Weihnachtsmärkte und Kollegen, die “Last Christmas” trälle...

Belgrade, Vienna, Prague, 27 November 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised GBO SpA, subsidiary of Lottomatica Group S.p.A., an Ita...

Although amending an employment agreement may seem a pretty standard and common option, it is not a legal possibility in e...

This article is available in both English and Slovenian. On 7 November 2023, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slov...

In-Depth: Executive Remuneration is a global overview of the most critical areas of law affecting executive remuneration �...

The implementation of the Work-life Balance Directive into national law resulted in numerous changes to the law. Most of t...

When dealing with multinational corporations, we frequently examine and draft employment agreements and documents in diffe...

The latest amendment to the Labour Code implemented, among other things, the EU Directives on Work-life Balance and on Tra...

In dieser Folge diskutieren Isabel Firneis und Julia Marboe über die Umsetzung der EU Work-Life-Balance Richtlinie in Ös...

Vienna, 09. October 2023 – Wolf Theiss is providing legal advice to Ballingslöv International in connection with the ac...

In 2023, the city of lights beckons us! While Paris is renowned for its iconic landmarks, it stands equally strong as a fo...

Vienna, 21 August 2023 – Wolf Theiss acts as Austrian and Polish counsel to private equity firm One Rock Capital Partner...

Vienna, 17 August 2023 – Trèves Group, a France-based manufacturer of automotive parts and equipment, is set to acquire...

Whistleblowing channels must be in place from 1 August 2023 Although the deadline for transposing Directive (EU) 2019/1937...

In this episode of the Arbeitsrecht podcast by Wolf Theiss, Isabel Firneis and Magdalena Ziembicka discuss some of the mos...

Vienna, 21 July 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised Convera on the acquisition of parts of the Austrian business of Western Unio...

Vienna, 6 July 2023 – Wolf Theiss is advising Bain Capital Special Situations (“Bain Capital”) on all Austri...

In this episode, Isabel Firneis and Matthias Unterrieder discuss a recent decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ...

*This article is also available in Slovenian (see below). On 22 March 2023, the Slovenian National Assembly adopted the lo...

Sofia, 26 June 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised Astorg as local counsel to Ropes & Gray on the separation of the leading p...

*This article is also available in Slovenian. Act on Cross-Border Services On 22 March 2023, an amendment to the...

By 24 August 2023, companies in Austria with 250 or more employees must have established internal reporting channels. Key ...

Recently, a new Law on Safety and Health at Work came into effect in Serbia, impacting all employers. This law ensures the...

Slovenia has undergone several legislative changes impacting working parents, foreign employees and posted employees. Here...

As of 1 July 2023, Croatian retailers must comply with the new statutory provisions regarding retail stores’ working...

Both the construction industry and the real estate industry are economic sectors with high risk potential: agreements that...

Vienna, 11 May 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised Hospitality Software Solutions on its acquisition of SiTec GmbH. This transact...

The implementation of Whistleblowing Directive (EU) 2019/1937 is expected to boost the creation of  reporting channel...

Bucharest / Prague / Vienna, 9. May 2023 – CEE / SEE law firm Wolf Theiss announced the internal promotions of five ...

In this episode, Matthias Unterrieder and Dorothea Arlt discuss the intricacies of calculating reduced all-inclusive salar...

Bratislava, 3 April 2023 – Wolf Theiss appoints Katarína Matulníková as new Managing Partner of its Bratislava office...

In this episode of our Arbeitsrecht podcast, Ralf Peschek and Isabel Firneis dive into the complex topic of staff reductio...

The new Whistleblower Protection Act entered into force in Austria on 25 February 2023. In this episode of our Arbeitsrech...

Vienna, 27 February 2023 – Vienna-based communications agency The Skills Group, one of Austria’s leading PR agenci...

In late January 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved two new regulations: (i) a new procedure for the “...

The amendment introduces holiday leave for employees hired outside of a standard employment relationship, specifies rules ...

Vienna, 7 February 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised the Austrian State Holding Company ÖBAG on the extension of its partnersh...

The new Act enters into force in 3 months, requiring some companies to implement internal procedures by May 2023 On 27 Jan...

Vienna, 3 February 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised Škoda Group on the takeover of employees and some of the assets of insolv...

On 11 December 2022, the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Preventing and Coun...

As of 1 January 2023, Croatian employers should start with the implementation of new employment rules not only in employme...

Ukraine continues to gradually reform and streamline regulations regarding the employment of foreign citizens in Ukraine. ...

In this episode of our Arbeitsrecht podcast, Magdalena Ziembicka and Paulina Pomorski look at questions related to data pr...

Vienna, 28 November 2022 – Fritz Müller, owner and CEO of successful Austrian logistics and transport company Müller T...

Working conditions and work-life balance are the focus of new legislative trends The aim of the Labour Code amendment whic...

Vienna, 2 November 2022 – Wolf Theiss advised Swedish-listed conglomerate Midway Holding on the acquisition of Austrian ...

The Romanian Labour Code has recently experienced significant changes. On 19 October 2022, Law 283/2022 for the amend...

In this episode of our Arbeitsrecht podcast, Isabel Firneis and Magdalena Ziembicka discuss typical pitfalls in using fore...

On 14 September 2022, the Romanian Chamber of Deputies sent for promulgation the law rejecting the Government Emergency Or...

Vienna, 7 September 2022 – Wolf Theiss further strengthens its regional presence and legal expertise in CEE/SEE with six...

Ukrainian martial law continues to undergo reform and development. In this regard, the Law of Ukraine “On Introducin...

In this episode of our Arbeitsrecht podcast, Matthias Unterrieder and Isabel Firneis discuss employment law implications o...

Implementation status of EU Directive 2019/1937 in CEE jurisdictions More than a year overdue, national implementation of ...

In the sixth episode of our podcast, Ralf Peschek and Anna Schwamberger give an overview of landmark Supreme Court cases o...

The newly-adopted law, primary immediate reactions and practical considerations On 29 June, the Chamber of Deputies, as th...

In this episode Magdalena Ziembicka and Anna Schwamberger discuss the recently published Austrian Whistleblower Protection...

A new Whistleblowing Act (‘the Act’) implementing the Directive on the Protection of Persons who Report Breaches of Un...

In the fourth episode of our Arbeitsrecht podcast in German, Isabel Firneis and Anna Schwamberger pick up the topic of hom...

In this episode in our podcast series dedicated to new ways of working, Hristina Dzhevlekova from Bulgaria and Andreea Sta...

Sofia, 30 March 2022 – Wolf Theiss advised Voxxy’s UK founders in obtaining an early-stage investment by a Bulgari...

On 15 March 2022 the Ukrainian Parliament adopted a new Law “On Arrangement of Labor Relations during Martial Law...

In dieser Folge unseres Wolf Theiss Arbeitsrecht-Podcasts nehmen Ralf Peschek und Isabel Firneis sieben Mythen aus der Arb...

In the second episode of our Wolf Theiss Arbeitsrecht podcast, our experts Isabel Firneis and Julia Marboe discuss the top...

In der zweiten Folge unseres Wolf Theiss Arbeitsrecht-Podcasts sprechen unsere Expertinnen Isabel Firneis und Julia Marboe...

In der ersten Folge unseres Wolf Theiss Arbeitsrecht-Podcasts diskutieren die Arbeitsrechtsexperten Ralf Peschek und Matth...

In the first episode of our Wolf Theiss Arbeitsrecht podcast in German, employment law experts Ralf Peschek and Matthias U...

The Croatian government aims to increase the percentage of vaccinated persons (currently approx. 50%). Topics concerning v...

In this new episode of Wolf Theiss Soundshot, lawyers Anna Rizova from our Sofia office and Adelina Iftime Blagean from ou...

The Polish Deal brings more surprises than the Government’s announcements would suggest. In the Government’s d...

In response to the 4th wave of the pandemic, the Government Decree 598/2021 (X. 28.) (the “Government Decree“)...

A new draft law in Romania prevents access to the workplace absent a Covid-19 Green Certificate. The new measures are appl...

Despite the approach of the fourth wave of Covid-19 in Poland, employers are becoming bolder in expressing their desire to...

Vienna, 20 September 2021 - Wolf Theiss advised Convotis GmbH on the legal aspects of the acquisition of ITSDONE Group.

Vienna, 8 September 2021 - Wolf Theiss advises PSG on the legal and regulatory aspects of the acquisition of TIPCO Treasur...

Bucharest, 12 August 2021 – Wolf Theiss has advised the founders of AMC RO Studio, a world-leading 3D art and design stu...

Under Romanian law, employment contracts must be concluded in writing for validity purposes. This justifies the extra care...

Vienna, 2 August 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises European Laboratory Services S.à r.l. – a subsidiary of Investindustrial ...

Most employees have dealt with questions like “How and when can I plan a holiday? What if I want to re-schedule my h...

Bucharest, 5 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss was the legal advisor of Novalpina Capital LLP, a London based independent European...

Vienna, 22 June 2021 – GoStudent announced the successful completion of a EUR 205 million Series C financing, led by US ...

Bucharest, 23 June 2021 – Wolf Theiss assisted VISMA AS, the Nordic leader in the IT&C industry, for the acquisition...

The Czech Senate has approved a new partial-unemployment aid scheme intended to provide added relief and support to compan...

Die Corona-Pandemie hat die Arbeitswelt verändert und stellt Arbeitgeber sowohl kurz- als auch langfristig vor eine Vielz...

Die Corona-Pandemie hat die Arbeitswelt verändert und stellt Arbeitgeber sowohl kurz- als auch langfristig vor eine Vielz...

Employee mobility rising due to remote work Beyond simply working from home, employees are now crossing borders while work...

THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR EMPLOYERS IN CEE We look at employers’ most common questions about the current Covid-19 vacc...

In addition to the new state of emergency in the Czech Republic that runs until 28 March 2021 and further general restrict...

Die Corona-Pandemie hat die Arbeitswelt verändert und stellt Arbeitgeber sowohl kurz- als auch langfristig vor eine Vielz...

On 9 February 2021, the long-awaited amendment to the Slovenian Companies Act was published. The majority of the changes c...

Die Corona-Pandemie hat die Arbeitswelt verändert und stellt Arbeitgeber sowohl kurz- als auch langfristig vor eine Vielz...

Die Corona-Pandemie hat die Arbeitswelt verändert und stellt Arbeitgeber sowohl kurz- als auch langfristig vor eine Vielz...

Vienna, 26 January 2021 – Wolf Theiss has advised IDERA, INC., USA, on the acquisition of apilayer Data Products GmbH, V...

Vienna, 21 January 2021 – Wolf Theiss has advised Xetra-listed HENSOLDT, Germany, on the acquisition of 100% of SAIL LAB...

A November 2020 judgment of the Slovenian Administrative Court, confirming a previous decision of the Advocate of the Prin...

Bucharest, 10 December 2020 – Wolf Theiss assisted Holmbergs Safety Systems Holding AB ("Holmbergs"), a Swedish company ...

Vienna, 27 May 2020 – Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, counts on the expertise of Wolf Theiss i...

Vienna, 30 November, 2020: Wolf Theiss has advised VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (VIG) on all legal...

Vienna, 16 November 2020 – Wolf Theiss has advised Cellnex Telecom S.A., Europe’s leading operator of wireless telecom...

Wien, 20. Juli 2018 – Wolf Theiss hat Borealis, einen führenden Anbieter innovativer Lösungen in den Bereichen Polyole...

Wien, 18.1.2018 – Beim heutigen Wolf Theiss Employment Breakfast hat Matthias Rubner, französischer Rechtsanwalt und Pa...

Warsaw, 14 March 2018 – Members of the Wolf Theiss Warsaw team attended the Law Career Fair (Prawnicze Targi Praktyk i P...

Wien, 7. August 2018 – Der internationale Tech-Investor TCV setzt beim Einstieg in das in Wien ansässige Start-up Tourr...

Warsaw, 4 February 2019 – Polish employers are under increasing pressure to apply a wide range of solutions to retain to...

Warsaw, 13 March 2019 – The Wolf Theiss Warsaw team took part in the Law Career Fair at Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Warsz...

Vienna, June 6 2019 – Duravant, a global manufacturer of food processing machines, material handling equipment and packa...

Vienna/Prague, 28 August 2019 - Wolf Theiss acted as legal counsel to Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces on its acquisition of ...

Wien, 5. August 2019 – Logistik-Konzern Kühne + Nagel Österreich setzt bei der Akquisition des mittelständischen Logi...

Wien, 16. Oktober 2019 – Wolf Theiss hat MRB FerCon bei der Akquisition der Eisengiesserei Herzogenburg in allen Aspekte...

Wien, 30. Oktober 2019 – Wolf Theiss berät die Österreichische Bundesbahnen – Holding Aktiengesellschaft (ÖBB) und ...

Bucharest, 25 November 2019 – Wolf Theiss has assisted the shareholders of Adeplast S.A., a major Romanian manufacturer ...

The new Persons with Disabilities Act (PDA) aims to enhance conditions for social and labour integration of people with di...

As of 1 January 2020, the Republic of Croatia put in force amendments to the General Tax Act and Income Tax Act which intr...

Vienna, 1 July 2020 – As of 1 July 2020, Clara Gordon, Matthias Schimka and Robert Wagner (Vienna) as well as Dora Gaži...

Introduction Of Employee Capital Plans In July 2016 the Polish Minister of Finance proposed the Capital Development Progra...

On Monday, January 15th, 2018, in the Column Hall of the Polish Parliament, the Ministry of Digitalization organized a mee...

On 1 January 2018 important amendments to the Ordinance on working time, breaks and holidays (the ‘Ordinance’)...

Draft law regarding teleworking activities is currently in the process of being approved by the Romanian government. The D...

As of May 2018 the new Ordinance on the Rules and Requirements for Creation and Storage of Electronic Documents at the Emp...

Due to the implementation of GDPR, new provisions have been added to the Polish Labor Code ("Act") which, among others, re...

On 15 August 2018, the new Collective agreement for Slovenia’s trade sector (“new CA”) has entered into ...

On 9 November 2018, the Law on Changes and Amendments to the Labour Law of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (initi...

Triggering intense emotions and protestation, the bill related to the amendment of the Hungarian Labour Code has been acce...

On 1 January 2019, important amendments of the Trade Unions Act came into force enabling individuals engaged under civil l...

The Polish Parliament has adopted an act that became effective 1 January 2019 and shortens the retention period of human r...

Governmental Emergency Ordinance no. 26/2019 entered into force on 23 April 2019 bringing changes to the Romanian Labour C...

The work on a particularly significant amendment to the Polish Labor Code has been finalized. On 20 May 2019, the Act amen...

Követve az elmúlt évek tendenciáját, az év kezdete változásokat hozott a foglalkoztatással kapcsolatos jogszabál...

On February 8th, 2018, the Polish Ministry of Finance released the long-awaited first draft of the bill on employee capita...

It is our pleasure to share the newest edition of the Wolf Theiss Employment Spotlight, our relaunched monthly e-mail aler...

The Constitutional Court of FBiH has found that the current order of settlement of workers' claims in bankruptcy proceedin...

The High Court of Justice of Romania established in Decision no.34/2016, published in the Official Monitor no.18 dated 9 J...

On 30 June 2017, the Croatian Parliament adopted extensive amendments to the existing Foreigners Act in order to implement...

Earlier this year, National Council of the Slovak Republic passed the Act No. 90/2017 Coll. (the "Amendment") amending and...

This year, changes to three Slovenian labour-law-related acts were proposed, aiming, inter alia, to reduce disguised emplo...

Beim gestrigen Wolf Theiss Employment Workshop haben Personalberater Othmar Hill und Wolf Theiss Partner Ralf Peschek wirt...

Vienna, 18 July 2019 – Wolf Theiss advised the US multinational investment firm Blackstone on the acquisition of a €1....

On 18 November 2016, the Rulebook on the Content and Manner of Keeping Records on Employees and Other Persons Engaged in w...

If you're an employer in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, then watch out! A new General Collective Agreement for FBiH...

Curtea Constituţională a declarat ca fiind neconstituţională prevederea din Codul Muncii care permitea angajatorului s...

The Labour Law which entered into force on 20 August 2015 has been repealed and as of 16 March 2016 will no longer have an...

Labour Law enacted by the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which entered into force on 20 August 20...

“The Future of Work: Friend or Foe?” – this was the title of a panel discussion at the digital conferenc...

Protection of employees which was given strong support by Bulgarian Parliament led to difficulties in closing M&A transact...

Der französische Staatspräsident Emmanuel Macron hat eine weitreichende Reform des französischen Arbeitsrechts versproc...

Vienna, 22 December 2017 – Wolf Theiss has advised mobile operator T-Mobile on the acquisition of UPC Austria. Liberty G...

Warsaw, 16 October 2017 – Paulina Przewoźnik has joined the employment team of Wolf Theiss Warsaw. The appointment of P...

Warsaw, 13 October 2017 – Changing regulations in Austria and Germany are beginning to pose a threat to Polish companies...

Ab 01. Dezember 2017 soll in Österreich der neue Handels-Kollektivvertrag in Kraft treten. Dieser umfasst eine neue Gehal...

Wien, 13. September 2017 – Die Innovationskraft von Mitarbeitern stellt ein großes Potential dar, das bei optimaler Nut...

Vienna, 7 June 2017 – Wolf Theiss has advised IHR LABOR, a network of medical laboratories, in legal questions surroundi...

Vienna, 3 May 2017 – Wolf Theiss has advised Kyoto-based Nidec, one of the leading manufacturers of electric motors, com...

Wien, 19. September 2016 – Wolf Theiss und Jank Weiler Operenyi beraten bei der Akquisition von 51% an der Vita+ Naturpr...

New deadlines for submitting mandatory pension insurance applications to the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute The Pen...