Arbeiterkammer Wins Compensation for Austrian Workers in Two Cases
A bakery in Urfahr‑Umgebung dismissed a female employee without observing the legal notice period. The Arbeiterkammer Oberösterreich found that the employer had unlawfully deducted alleged negative hours and offset them against the worker’s vacation days. After the chamber intervened, the employee received a reimbursement of €1,963.
In a separate case in the Rhine Valley, a field employee was dismissed after his employer claimed he had not worked 35 days, relying on ERP system logs. The employee’s contract explicitly exempted him from time‑recording duties, and he had in fact attended internal training sessions and client appointments during the disputed period. The court ruled in his favour, granting a termination compensation and vacation‑replacement payment of €17,769.66. The Arbeiterkammer advises workers to keep written records of hours when employers do not require electronic tracking.
Entities: Andreas Stangl · Arbeiterkammer Oberösterreich · Barbara Hofer‑Gunz
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The bakery deducted alleged negative hours and offset them against the employee’s vacation days. (Arbeiterkammer identified illegal deduction)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The bakery dismissed a female employee in Urfahr‑Umgebung without observing the legal notice period. (Arbeiterkammer found breach of notice period)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The field employee was accused of not working 35 days based on ERP system logs. (Employer allegation)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The employee received a reimbursement of €1,963 after the Arbeiterkammer intervened. (Compensation awarded)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] During the disputed period, the employee attended internal training sessions and client appointments. (Court finding)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The court awarded the employee €17,769.66 as termination compensation and vacation‑replacement payment. (Judgment)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The employee’s contract exempted him from any time‑recording obligations. (Contract clause cited by Arbeiterkammer)