What applies legally

Do I have to be available for my boss while on vacation?

To make sure that your vacation is really relaxing, there are a number of employment law issues that need to be clarified before and during your well-deserved vacation. For example, when you can or even have to go, what the effects of illness are and whether you have to be available for your boss on your cell phone.

The summer months are just around the corner and for many, this means the start of the long-awaited vacation period. Or maybe not, because it's not that easy under employment law to go on vacation without making a fatal mistake that could cost you your job. Expert Birgit Kronberger, co-founder of the employment law specialist Vorlagenportal.at, gives the most important tips for the "Krone".