AK-consulting at record level

Graz (OTS) – More than 243.000 right information, brought to 81.4 million Euro: The experts of the Styrian chamber of labour were also in demand in 2018.

„The services of the Styrian chamber of labour make for our members in the truest sense of the word paid,“ AK President Josef Pesserl and Director Wolfgang Bartosch agreed. „In the past five years since the last AK-elections we have seen more than a Million legal information, and a representation of success of around 300 million euros. You can measure the value of AK for the workers“, refers to Pesserl impressive Numbers.

The AK-year balance sheet 2018:

Employment law

In labour law disputes, the AK ride in the previous year to 11.1 million euros. The „hit list“ of the dispute, the reasons were unchanged current wages and salaries. At the top of the problem sectors of 2018 were in the hospitality, trade, temporary employment and the transport industry.

Bankruptcies

Despite a decline in corporate insolvencies insolvencies (particularly the textile trade chain Vögele) both the number of affected employees to more than 4,000 as well as the sum of the payments from the insolvency remuneration Fund increased due to a number of Large to 28.7 million euros.

Social law

Nearly 2,300 lawsuits were brought in the social law (with a focus on pensions). The representation of success amounted to 36.1 million euros.

Consumer protection

In the consumer protection in great demand when it comes to „Living“ was. The representation of success in the consumer protection amounted to 1.2 million euros.

Tax law

Around 4.3 million Euro, brought the deliberations of the tax law, the lion’s share was accounted for by the traditional „AK-tax-saving days“.

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