Useful Information on the Coronavirus

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How can I protect my employees from the coronavirus? As a company, what can I do to prevent the spread of the coronavirus? How can I apply for short-time work for my employees? These and many other questions have arisen since the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis.

We would like to help you to find your way through the jungle of information. The links below should offer you answers to your questions:

COVID-Laws

• BMDW (Federal Ministry Republic of Austria Digital Economic Affairs):
  https://www.bmdw.gv.at/Themen/International/covid-19.html (German only) 

Labor Law

• CERHA Lawyers:
  https://www.cerhahempel.com/de/news/covid-19-legal-knowledge-base (German only)
• DORDA Lawyers:
  https://www.dorda.at/news/dorda-corona-task-force (German only)
• TPA Steuerberatung:
  https://www.tpa-group.com/de/cee-news/corona-virus-wichtige-fragen-des-arbeitrechts/ (German only)

Corona Short-Time Work

• AMS (Public Employment Service Austria):
  https://www.ams.at/unternehmen/personalsicherung-und-fruehwarnsystem/kurzarbeit (German only)
• Arbeiterkammer (Chamber of Labor) and ÖGB (Austrian Trade Union Federation):
  https://jobundcorona.at/kurzarbeit/ (German only)
• BDO:
  https://www.bdo.at/getmedia/0c97a5b4-33d5-484a-8e02-84385886b180/Guide-to-Government-Measures-4-0.pdf.aspx
• CMS:
  https://cms.law/de/aut/news-information/kurzarbeit-massgeschneidert  (German only)
• LeitnerLeitner:
  https://www.leitnerleitner.com/de/at/news/koer-update-kurzarbeit-und-haertefonds~n1942 (German only)
• PwC (Pricewaterhouse Coopers):
  https://www.pwc.at/de/dienstleistungen/unternehmensberatung/unternehmensberatung-und-risikomanagement/forensic-services/covid19-reaktion-auf-die-wirtschaftlichen-auswirkungen.html (German only)
• WKO (Austrian Economic Chambers):
  https://www.wko.at/service/corona-kurzarbeit.html (German only)

Taxes

• BDO:
  https://www.bdo.at/getmedia/0c97a5b4-33d5-484a-8e02-84385886b180/Guide-to-Government-Measures-4-0.pdf.aspx
• Deloitte:
  https://www2.deloitte.com/at/de/dienstleistungen/leistungen-im-ueberblick-covid-19.html (German only) General Information also available in English: https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/insights/economy/covid-19/heart-of-resilient-leadership-responding-to-covid-19.html
• Ernst & Young:
  https://www.ey.com/de_at/covid-19/welche-auswirkungen-hat-covid-19-auf-ihre-steuern (German only) General Information also available in English:
  https://www.ey.com/en_gl
• PwC (Pricewaterhouse Coopers):
  https://www.pwc.at/de/dienstleistungen/unternehmensberatung/unternehmensberatung-und-risikomanagement/forensic-services/covid19-reaktion-auf-die-wirtschaftlichen-auswirkungen.html (German only)

Bridge Finance Guarantees

• AWS (Austrian Promotional Bank):
  https://www.aws.at/en/aws-guarantee/bridge-finance-guarantees-due-to-the-corona-virus-crisis/

Fundings

• ARTUS:
  https://www.artus.at/webinar-foerderungen (German only)
• FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency):
  https://www.ffg.at/corona-support (German only)
• FWF (Austrian Science Fund):
  https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/news-and-media-relations/news/detail/nid/20200316-2495/
• LeitnerLeitner:
  https://www.leitnerleitner.com/de/at/news/corona-foerderungen-und-finanzierungen~n1910 (German only)

Package for companies

• AMS (Public Employment Service Austria):
  https://www.ams.at/unternehmen/personalsicherung-und-fruehwarnsystem/informationen-unternehmen-coronavirus- (German only)
• LeitnerLeitner:
  https://www.leitnerleitner.com/de/at/news/corona-krisenpaket~n1895 (German only)
• LISAvienna:
  https://www.lisavienna.at/funding/corona/
• WKO (Austrian Economic Chambers):
  https://www.wko.at/service/faq-coronavirus-infos.html#heading_Kompensation (German only)

Package in the trade sector

• WKO (Austrian Economic Chambers):
  https://www.wko.at/branchen/handel/corona-schutzpaket-fuer-beschaeftigte-im-handel.html (German only)

Corona-App

• Austrian Red Cross:
  https://www.roteskreuz.at/index.php?id=67933 (German only)

Regional Measurements

• Vienna:
  www.wko.at/service/w/corona-hilfe-wiener-kleinbetriebe (German only)
  https://coronavirus.wien.gv.at/site/wirtschaft (German only)
  • Vienna Business Agency:
    https://viennabusinessagency.at/funding/programs/home-office-131/

• Lower Austria:
  www.noebeg.at/leistung/unterstuetzungspaket-fuer-noe-unternehmen-coronavirus (German only)
• Burgenland:
  https://wirtschaft-burgenland.at/foerderungen/sonderaktionen-corona (German only)
• Tyrol:
  https://www.tirol.gv.at/meldungen/meldung/artikel/land-tirol-stellt-400-millionen-euro-fuer-eigenes-covid-19-massnahmenpaket-zur-verfuegung/ (German only)
• Styria:
  https://www.sfg.at/f/homeoffice (German only)
• Salzburg:
  https://service.salzburg.gv.at (German only)