https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed For many people, unemployment benefits are a lifeline after losing a job. But how does the system work in Austria and how much financial support can you receive? https://www.thelocal.at/20210921/unemployment-benefits-in-austria-who-is-eligible-and-how-much-can-you-get Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:50:49 +0200 unemployment-benefits-in-austria-who-is-eligible-and-how-much-can-you-get Find out what's going on today in Austria with The Local's short roundup of the news. https://www.thelocal.at/20210420/today-in-austria-a-round-up-of-the-latest-news-on-tuesday-6 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:09:52 +0200 today-in-austria-a-round-up-of-the-latest-news-on-tuesday-6 Find out what's going on today in Austria with The Local's short roundup of the news. https://www.thelocal.at/20210402/today-in-austria-a-round-up-of-the-latest-news-on-friday-6 Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:21:34 +0200 today-in-austria-a-round-up-of-the-latest-news-on-friday-6 Employees of Vienna's Labour Market Service (AMS) have reported that abuse and assault have become a daily occurence in their line of work. In 2016 alone, there were 750 individual reports of verbal assault experienced via their hotline or in person at one of the many AMS locations around the city. https://www.thelocal.at/20170110/viennas-labour-market-service-ams-abused-daily-by-the-citys-unemployed Tue, 10 Jan 2017 07:10:42 +0100 viennas-labour-market-service-ams-abused-daily-by-the-citys-unemployed The state government of Lower Austria has agreed to cut social security payments in a bid to be “fairer to working people”. https://www.thelocal.at/20161118/lower-austria-cuts-social-security-benefits Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:12:16 +0100 lower-austria-cuts-social-security-benefits Unemployment may be soaring in Austria, but it seems that people are still reluctant to work in the hospitality sector. https://www.thelocal.at/20160628/restaurants-struggle-to-find-staff-despite-massive-unemployment Tue, 28 Jun 2016 12:14:22 +0200 restaurants-struggle-to-find-staff-despite-massive-unemployment Unemployment rose to record levels in Austria during March, according to figures released on Wednesday by the social affairs ministry. https://www.thelocal.at/20150401/unemployment-rises-to-record-levels-in-austria Wed, 01 Apr 2015 12:55:54 +0200 unemployment-rises-to-record-levels-in-austria Confidential documents from Vienna’s Employment Service (AMS) have been leaked to the Kronen Zeitung newspaper - revealing that 55.1 percent of unemployed people in Vienna have a migration background, and that every third unemployed person is a foreigner. https://www.thelocal.at/20141202/every-third-unemployed-person-in-vienna-a-foreigner Tue, 02 Dec 2014 13:45:18 +0100 every-third-unemployed-person-in-vienna-a-foreigner