In Austria, are there any legal requirements to give preference in hiring to, or not to discriminate against, particular people or groups of people? The notion of positive discrimination may allow or even require an employer to give preference to job applicants who are protected from discrimination (eg, women and underrepresented age groups). Statutory law does not impose these requirements generally, except for in the public sector where certain quotas of female workers must be reached. Direct or indirect discrimination because of sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, and religious and political beliefs is prohibited. Statutory law provides for rules and sanctions against discrimination in all states of the employment relationship, from hiring, wage assessment and promotion to the termination of the relationship. What other factors do HR teams need to know about hiring in Austria?
