Population - Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich

4.8 seasonal workers
The demand for seasonal workers is especially concentrated in the area of tourism as well as
agriculture and forestry and can only be partially met by the Austrian workforce. There is especially
a recurrent need for experienced harvesters (e.g. asparagus or grape harvesting) from spring to
autumn in the Eastern regions of Austria (Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Burgenland and Vienna)
which are predominantly characterized by intensive land cultivation. Experienced skilled workers
(skilled restaurant workers, cooks) as well as auxiliary workers with professional experience (kitchen
help, cleaning staff, housekeeping staff, waitress help, bartenders etc.) are especially sought after
in the winter sport regions of Western Austria from November to March, and in all tourist regions
throughout Austria from May to October.
In the area of tourism, special labour law provisions are effective (e.g. specific working time during
the week or month, respective regulations concerning rest breaks and days off.).
Information on your rights and obligations as an employee should be obtained from the Chamber of
Labour and trade unions prior to starting a new job.
http://jobroom.ams.or.at/ (Austrian Employment Service (AMS) – seasonal job vacancies)
http://www.ams.at/ (seasonal work permit for foreign job seekers – quota permits)
http://www.ams.at/ (foreign harvesters)
http://www.ams.at/ (regarding employment of seasonal workforce in agriculture and forestry)
http://www.oegb.at (Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB))
http://www.arbeiterkammer.at (Austrian Chamber of Labour)
4.9 Transitional Stipulations Applying to Bulgarian and Romanian Citizens
on the austrian labour market
EU citizens from Bulgaria and Romania only have free access to the Austrian labour market
subject to specific conditions; these transitional provisions applicable to these citizens remain
presumably in effect until 2014!
please note! EU citizens from the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Estonia,
Latvia and Lithuania have had free access to the Austrian labour market since 1 st of May 2011 and
require no work permit.
please note! Special regulations apply to skilled and qualified staff from Bulgaria and Romania.
http://www.ams.at/
http://www.ams.at/ (foreigners)
When Bulgarian and Romanian citizens intend seeking employment on the Austrian labour market
� and have not yet found a job, they can go to the Public Employment Service Austria (AMS)
website;
� and have already found a job, your employer must apply to AMS for an employment permit
(Beschäftigungsbewilligung).
please note! Specific labour market access regulations are valid for persons with key qualifications
as well as seasonal workers originating from Bulgaria and Romania.
Bulgarian and Romanian citizens able to furnish an AMS confirmation of their free access to the
labour market (“freedom of movement confirmation”) may be employed without an employment
permit (Beschäftigungsbewilligung); i.e. they are entitled to free job selection in Austria.
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