AUSTRIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Clemens Hasenauer and Albert Birkner, CERHA HEMPEL
as works councils and trade unions), any interfering measures are quite rare, as Austrian corporate culture is characterised by discussion and compromise rather than strikes or other disruptive action. In this context, it should be noted that the Austrian Labour Constitution Act grants the works council cer - tain rights to be informed about, comment on and be consulted in a timely fashion about planned transfers or reorganisations of undertakings or business units, particularly as to the consequences for the employee workforce.
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