Austria to Introduce Mandatory Gender Quotas for Company Boards
A new bill proposed by the Ministry of Justice is set to introduce mandatory gender quotas for listed companies, requiring a 40% quota for the underrepresented gender on supervisory boards. For executive boards with three or more members, at least one must be from the underrepresented gender, typically a woman. “The proportion of women […]
Health Ministry Proposes Ban on Nicotine Pouches for Under-18s
The sale of nicotine pouches is already restricted to over-18s in Styria, Salzburg, Upper Austria and Tyrol.
New Security Rules Proposed After Failed Taylor Swift Terror Plot
The call for stricter rules on security staff came after an alleged terrorist plan was stopped at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.
