Austria pioneered short-time work schemes. Introduced in 1949 and overhauled in 2008 and 2009 during the financial crisis, the Austrian short-time work scheme has recently been further adapted to the particular needs of the COVID-19 crisis. In this article Jakob Widner examines who is eligible for the short-time work scheme and what subsidies are available.
ILO-Newsletter, dd. 6 May, 2020.
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