Living and Working in Austria

Living and Working
in Austria
Hermann Gössinger
EURES-Advisor
AMS - Public Employment Service
of Austria
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Inhabitants: 8.281.295
Foreigners: ~ 840.000
Countries: 9
Language: German
Unemploymentrate 2012: 4,5%
(lowest rate in Europe)
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Sectors with job offers
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Tourism
Health- und Social-Sector (qualified!)
Trade
Handcraft
(Bricklayers, Carpenters, Painters)
•  Metalworking
•  IT, industrial engineers
•  Seasonal Agriculture
(Wine-, Fruits, …)
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Top12 of Jobvacancies
Styria, 2012Jan-Jun Summary
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What employers expect
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Qualification
Experience
German language skills
Motivation
Flexibility
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How to find a job
Ü http://www.ams.at
Ü http://eures.europa.eu
Ü Newspapers (Online!)
Ü Private Angency
Ü Temporary Placement
Ü Webpages of the Companies
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newspapers online
Ü www.diepresse.at
Ü www.derstandard.at
Ü www.kurier.at
Ü www.kleinezeitung.at
Ü www.tirol.com
Ü www.salzburg.com
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How to apply
Ü In principle written
Ü Possibly additional on phone
Ü Application letter should include
•  motivation
•  Answer on requirements
Ü CV
•  at maximum 2 pages, better 1 page
•  chronologically backward
•  including a Foto!
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Working conditions
Ü Working time
•  38 – 40 hours per week (different in branches)
7,5 - 8 hours / day
•  5 weeks off per year
Ü Salary
•  No general minumum wage
•  Salary 14 times a year
Ü Two seasons for seasonal Jobs
•  Summer (Jun-Sep)
•  Winter (Dec-Mar)
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Seasonal-Jobs in Tourism
Ü Kitchen
•  Cook … ~ 2.000 - 2.400 €
•  Helping cook … ~ 1.600 €
•  Kitchen help .. ~ 1.500 €
Ü Service / bar
•  Waiter/Waitress … ~ 1.900 €
•  helping Waiter/waitress … ~ 1.600 €
Ü Roomservice
•  Maid … ~ 1.500 €
Named wages are brutto
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Engineers Jobs
Ü IT (development)
Ü Mechanical (industrial)
•  English instead of German could be enough,
but the job-offers are posted in German
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brutto-netto
example
wage brutto
€ 1.500,00
- socialinsurance
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health insurance
accident insurance
pension insuance
unemployment insurance
workers chamber
Etc
- Taxes
wage netto
€ 57,30
€ 0,00
€ 153,75
€ 45,00
€ 7,50
€ 7,50
€ 116,02
€ 1.110,98
Quelle: www.akwien.at
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Social insurance
Ü Registration is duty of the employer
Ü Social insurance number and European
insurance card (e-Card)
Ü Contributions are paid by employer from
salary (-> Brutto-Netto)
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Residence für EU-Citizens
Ü Visa freedom and freedom of settlement
Ü Duty to register within 3 Days with
registration-form
Ü Provide health insurance for yourself
or
Ü start employment
Ü Identify card and regístration form for
opening a bank account is required
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Living in Austria
Ü Prices for flats are different:
•  7 € / qm (East) to 10 € / qm (West)
per month (rent)
•  In the cities (Wien, Graz, Linz, Salzburg,
Innsbruck) more different
Ü Rental fee + 25% operating costs
(heating, electricity, water, garbage, …)
Ü How to find a flat:
•  newspapers (Friday)
•  agency (costs: 2-3 monthly fees)
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Living in Austria
Ü A Beer in a Restaurant/Cafe:
3,20 – 3,50 € (0,5)
Ü A Cup of Coffee in Cafe:
2,20 – 2,50 €
Ü A Meal/Menu in a Restaurant in the
Citycenter: 8–10 €
Ü A BigMac at McDonalds:
3,30 €
Ü More information:
eures.europa.at
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