Austria: Spindelegger Demands Flexibility of Working Hours

More+Work & Careers ♦ Published: August 19, 2013; 17:45 ♦ (Vindobona)

Working hours have become the main issue of the election campaigns. The dispute was incensed by the claims of Minister of Economy Mitterlehner to allow up to twelve hours of work per day.

Austria: Spindelegger Demands Flexibility of Working Hours / Picture: © Flickr / The Austrian Foreign Ministry

After attacks of the Social Democrats, Interior Minister Mikl-Leiter of the Austrian People’s Party wanted to understate the demands. Now, head of the People’s Party and Deputy Chancellor Michael Spindelegger demands more flexible working hours and attacks the Social Democrats.

The daily working hours should become more flexible, if enterprises consider it necessary,…