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Information and contact points for working parents

With this page we would like to provide organisational support for employees and offer them assistance on the subject of families and work. Here you will find the most important information, contact points, contacts and forms as well as useful links and guidelines. 

Frequently asked questions – FAQs

As soon as the pregnancy is known, the employer should be informed, as the maternity protection provisions (including protection against dismissal and redundancy) apply to the pregnant woman from this point onwards.

You can find all the important information on reporting a pregnancy below under “Step 1” and at:

Arbeiterkammer: Be­kannt­gabe der Schwanger­schaft
WKO: Meldepflichten und Kündigungsschutz bei Schwangerschaft

From the notification of an existing pregnancy until four months after the birth or four weeks after the end of parental leave, there is protection against dismissal and redundancy.

All important information on protection against dismissal and redundancy can be found at
WKO: Meldepflichten und Kündigungsschutz bei Schwangerschaft

An absolute ban on employment begins eight weeks before the birth and lasts until eight weeks after the birth. If the child is born before the expected date, maternity protection is extended by this period after the birth.

If the health or life of the mother or child is endangered by continued employment due to a medical indication pursuant to Section 2 of the Maternity Protection Ordinance, and this is certified, the maternity leave period may be extended (e.g., in the case of premature or multiple births). The employer must be notified by the end of the maternity leave period at the latest whether maternity leave is being claimed.

All important information on maternity protection can be found at:

Arbeiterkammer: Mutterschutz
oesterreich.gv.at: Mutterschutz

Parental leave may be taken until the child reaches 22 months of age. Under certain conditions, it may be extended until the child reaches 24 months of age. It may be extended until the child reaches 24 months of age if both parents take their parental leave entitlement; this also applies to single parents or families in which only one parent is entitled to parental leave and the other parent begins their leave no earlier than two months after the end of the postpartum employment restriction.

You can find all the important information about maternity leave at:

Arbeiterkammer: Karenz
Arbeiterkammer: Meldefristen für die Elternkarenz

Parental leave can be shared with the other parent, provided that each parent’s portion of the leave is at least two months. Please note that you must inform your employer in writing about your parental leave plans.

Fathers on parental leave who are employed at the MUI and have taken at least six months of continuous parental leave also have the opportunity to take part in the Medical University’s “Returning to Work Campaign” (Aktion Wiedereinstieg PLUS).

You can find all the important information on this under:

Arbeiterkammer: Teilung der Karenz
„Aktion WiedereinstiegPLUS„

You can choose between the childcare allowance account or the income-related childcare allowance.

You can find all the important information on this under:

tirol.gv.at: Kindergeld Plus
Arbeiterkammer: Kinderbetreuungsgeld
Arbeiterkammer: Kinderbetreuungsgeld, Online-Rechner

An employee is entitled to parental part-time work if they have been continuously employed for at least three years. Parental part-time work is available for up to seven years, until the child’s eighth birthday. Upon completion of parental part-time work, the employee has the right to return to their original work schedule.

All important information on parental part-time work can be found at:

oesterreich.gv.at: Elternteilzeit

At the end of maternity leave, an employee has the right to return to her previous position or to a position that is at least equivalent to the one she held before her maternity leave. Exception for contract employees: These employees are entitled to the same position they held before their maternity leave, provided that the position still exists.

Please note! Protection against termination always ends four weeks after the end of maternity leave!

All important information can be found at:

Department of Human Resources
Work-Family Compatibility Department: Return to Work Campaign

Important steps before and after the birth of a child

The employer is notified of the pregnancy using this form, along with a doctor’s note.

Meldung der Schwangerschaft

If you wish to take early parental leave, please use the guidelines and the “Papamonat/Early Parental Leave” form provided by the Human Resources Department. Advance notice must be given no later than three months before the estimated due date or before the child is taken into foster care or adopted. The actual announcement must be provided within one week of the birth, adoption, or placement in foster care.

Human Resource Department: Guidelines papa month and early parental leave
Arbeiterkammer: Papamonat

The application for parental leave in accordance with the Maternity Protection Act/Paternity Leave Act can be found at:

Abteilung Personal: Ansuchen um Karenz

The new father is, in any case, entitled to three days of leave from work with continued payment of salary; all information and the appropriate form can be found at:

Human Resource Department: Guidelines Absence from work

The birth of a child must also be registered with the appropriate civil registry office, along with the required documents. You can register your residence at the same time. Otherwise you must complete the registration with the registration office at your place of residence within three days of returning from the maternity ward. For more detailed information on this and other relevant administrative procedures following the birth of a child, please visit:

Oesterreich.gv.at: administrative processes regarding the birth

The social security registration is usually submitted by the registry office. Information on this can be found here:

Oesterreich.gv.at: Registration with the social security system
BVA: Mitversicherung von Kindern

The completed form “Notification of the birth” (Meldung der Geburt ) must be submitted to the Human Resources Department.

PDF – Form “Notification of Birth“

Works Council for general staff:
The Works Council will congratulate you on the birth of a child with a shopping voucher worth € 60,00 (please bring a copy of the birth certificate with you). Further information can be found at:

Betriebsrat für das Allgemeine Universitätspersonal

Works Council for Academic Staff:
The Works Council congratulates you with a “child allowance” (Kindergeld) of € 200,00 (once for one of the two parents). Further information can be found at:

Betriebsrat für das Wissenschaftliche Personal

The Work-Family Compatibility Department of the Coordination Centre for Gender Equality, Affirmative Action for Women and Diversity would like to congratulate you on the birth of a child. The package for employees of the Medical University of Innsbruck contains various gifts for the whole family, including information material on childcare, which will be presented at the birth of the child.

Work-Family Compatibility Department: Family Starter Package

Information regarding family allowance, family bonus and, if applicable, single-earner deduction/single-parent deduction can be obtained from your local tax office, the Human Resources Department or the Finance and Accounting Department. You can find information on this at:

Abteilung Personal
Abteilung Finanzen und Rechnungswesen
Bmf.gv.at: Finanzamt

The application for marginal employment during parental leave in accordance with the Maternity Protection Act (Mutterschutzgesetz; MSchG)/Paternity Leave Act (Väterkarenzgesetz; VKG)* can be found at:

Abteilung Personal: Antrag auf geringfügige Beschäftigung

The guidelines and the application form for the “Return to Work Campaign” (Aktion Wiedereinstieg) of the Medical University of Innsbruck can be found at:

Work-Family Compatibility Department: Return to Work Campaign

The most important contacts at a glance

Anja Kamp MA
Tel.: +43 512 9003 71857 
E-Mail: anja.kamp@i-med.ac.at

Carmen Scirè-Riedl BEd
E-Mail: carmen.riedl@i-med.ac.at
Tel.: +43 512 9003 71854

Informationen zu Beratungsanfragen finden Sie im Referat für Kinderbetreuung & Vereinbarkeit

Contact Information for HR Administrators

HR Team

Chairman University Professor Mag Dr Wolfgang Freysinger
Tel. +43 512 504 25858
E-Mail: betriebsrat-1-med@i-med.ac.at

https://www.i-med.ac.at/betriebsrat1

https://www.i-med.ac.at/de/betriebsrat2/

Chairman Mathias Schaller
Tel.: +43 512 9003 70038
E-Mail: mathias.schaller@i-med.ac.at

Works Council support for pregnant female colleagues (contact)

Natalie Hauser
Tel.: +43 512 9003 71017
E-Mail: natalie.hauser@i-med.ac.at

Dr. Robert Binder
Mail: robert.binder@i-med.ac.at
Fritz-Pregl-Straße 3, 5. Stock
Infos zum Mutterschutz

Sozialpolitische Abteilung
AK Tirol, Maximilianstrasse 7, 6010 Innsbruck,
Tel.: 0800 22 55 22 1616
E-Mail: sozialpolitik@ak-tirol.com

Arbeitsinspektorat Tirol:
Arbeitsinspektionsärztlicher Dienst
Tel.: +43 512 249 04

Das Referat für Kinderbetreuung und Vereinbarkeit

Abteilung Personal

Nützliche Links zur Schwangerschaft und Geburt

Nützliche Links zur Elternkarenz

Links und Informationen zum Wiedereinstieg und der Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf

Nützliche Informationen und Links zur Kinderbetreuung

Nützliche Links zur Erziehung und Beratung

Informationen zur (Fremd-)Sprache

Nützliche Informationen und Links zur kindgerechten Ernährung

Der Link zu allen wichtigen Formularen der Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck:

Abteilung Personal

Bei Fragen rund um das Thema Kind, Familie und Beruf stehen wir Ihnen natürlich jederzeit mit Rat und Tat zur Seite. Sie können sich gern jederzeit an Ihre Betriebsräte, die Personalabteilung oder an das Referat für Kinderbetreuung und Vereinbarkeit wenden.

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