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Austria HR & Recruitment

When expanding a business to Austria you'll need to make a few decisions in terms of staffing: decide if you can and want to relocate existing employees to Austria, and the processes required to employ foreign nationals.

Employing Foreign Nationals

The fundamental thing to comprehend when it comes to employing indigenous workers is the law. Depending on your location, the employment of staff can be affected by many extraneous factors, such as longevity of service, social charges, collective agreements, qualification and experience, etc.

In some countries, employing a certain amount of indigenous workers is mandatory. Austria is part of the EU and therefore anyone from EU countries can work and live in another EU country. This means there is no real restriction on the percentage of workers that are employed from EU countries. Workers from outside the EU will be expected to have a visa and work permit.

International Employees

Yet again, plucking talent from neighbouring countries may not come without its woes. Make sure you know the legislative restrictions and allowances of such a practice. If the employee is from another EU country it will be straightforward to employ them.

Employee Relocation

Perhaps you need someone with talent, experience and reliability. Someone you can trust. Someone with the right understanding of your business to join you overseas. And why not. But you must consider both the cost-effectiveness of such a move, and the laws that preside over it.

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