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Characteristics of contracts for work and labour: personal and economic independence from the principal (new: "WerkbestellerInnen", approximate equivalent of contract assigner) no obligation to perform the work or service personally (sub-contracting is allowed) the contractor (new: "WerkunternehmerIn", approximate equivalent of contract assignee) use their own resources they are not incorporated into the corporate organisation of the contract assigner The contract for work and labour is deemed fulfilled with the performance of the contractual services. The completion of the agreed services and/or achievement of the result are deemed as automatic satisfaction of the obligation. New self-employed persons with contracts for work and labour are always to report their activities to the Social Security Institution for Trade and Industry (Sozialversicherung der Gewerblichen Wirtschaft (SVA)). They have to pay their social security contributions when their yearly gross earnings from contracts for work and labour exceed € 6,453.36; or they additionally have concluded another employment contract or independent contractor's contract or receive unemployment benefits and the gross annual income exceeds the amount of € 4,395.96 in the year 2010. The insurance limits do not apply in case of additional freelance contracts requiring compulsory insurance with the Social Security Institution for Trade and Industry (Sozialversicherungsanstalt der Gewerblichen Wirtschaft), for instance as a businessperson. New self-employed persons/freelancers enjoy health, pension and accident insurance within the framework of self-employed insurance coverage. Special regulations are deemed applicable to unemployment insurance. More details are available at: http://wien.arbeiterkammer.at/www-397-IP-839.html (contract for work and labour) http://portal.wko.at/wk/format_detail.wk?AngID=1&StID=421755&DstID=0 (new self-employed persons) General Employment Terms & Conditions Information: http://www.arbeiterkammer.at http://www.oegb.at http://www.sozialversicherung.at http://www.usp.gv.at/Portal.Node/usp/public/content/mitarbeiter/beschaeftigungsformen/ Seite.880000.htmlhttp:/www.help.gv.at/Content.Node/88/Seite.880003.html (independent contractors and new self-employed persons) Living & Working in Austria 2010 28
Useful addresses: Chamber of Labour (AK) of Burgenland Wiener Straße 7 A-7000 Eisenstadt Tel: +43 2682 740-0 Internet: http://www.akbgld.at/beratung.htm Chamber of Labour (AK) of Lower Austria Windmühlgasse 28 A-1060 Vienna Tel: +43 1 588 83-0 Internet: http://noe.arbeiterkammer.at/beratung.htm Chamber of Labour (AK) of Salzburg Markus-Sittikus-Straße 10 A-5020 Salzburg Tel: +43 662 86 87-0 Internet: http://www.ak-salzburg.at/beratung.htm Chamber of Labour (AK) of Tyrol Maximilianstraße 7 A-6010 Innsbruck Chamber of labour line: 0800/22 55 22 Internet: http://www.ak-tirol.com/beratung.htm Chamber of Labour (AK) of Vienna Prinz-Eugen-Straße 20–22 A-1040 Vienna Tel: +43 1 501 65-0 Internet: http://wien.arbeiterkammer.at/beratung.htm Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) of Burgenland Wiener Straße 7 A-7000 Eisenstadt Tel: +43 2682 770-0 Internet: http://www.oegb.at/servlet/ ContentServer?pagename=OEGBZ/Page/ OEGBZ_Index&n=OEGBZ_bd_0 Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) of Lower Austria Windmühlgasse 28 A-1060 Vienna Tel: +43 1 586 21 54 Internet: http://www.oegb.at/servlet/ ContentServer?pagename=OEGBZ/Page/ OEGBZ_Index&n=OEGBZ_13.3 Living & Working in Austria 2010 Chamber of Labour (AK) of Carinthia Bahnhofsplatz 3 A-9021 Klagenfurt Tel: +43 (0)50 477-04 Internet: http://kaernten.arbeiterkammer.at/beratung.htm Chamber of Labour (AK) of Upper Austria Volksgartenstraße 40 A-4020 Linz Tel: +43 732 69 06-0 Internet: http://www.arbeiterkammer.com/beratung.htm Chamber of Labour (AK) of Styria Hans Resel Gasse 8–14 A-8020 Graz Tel: +43 (0)5 77 99-0 Internet: http://www.akstmk.at/beratung.htm Chamber of Labour (AK) of Vorarlberg Widnau 2–4 A-6800 Feldkirch Tel: +43 50 258 Internet: http://www.ak-vorarlberg.at/beratung.htm Austrian Chamber of Labour (AK) Prinz-Eugen-Straße 20–22 A-1040 Vienna Tel: +43 1 501 65-0 Internet: http://www.arbeiterkammer.at/beratung.htm Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) of Carinthia Bahnhofstraße 44 A-9020 Klagenfurt Tel: +43 463 58 70-0 Internet: http://www.oegb.at/servlet/ ContentServer?pagename=OEGBZ/Page/ OEGBZ_Index&n=OEGBZ_13.2 Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) of Upper Austria Weingartshofstraße 2 A-4020 Linz Tel: +43 732 66 53 91-0 Internet: http://www.oegb.at/servlet/ ContentServer?pagename=OEGBZ/Page/ OEGBZ_Index&n=OEGBZ_oh_0 29
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