Hacker regulation

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The hackler regulation is derived from the colloquial Eastern Austrian "hackler" for heavy workers , although it applies to blue-collar workers as well as salaried employees and to long-term insured persons regardless of the type of activity.

  • The heavy workers for long-term insured applies to men born to 1954 and born to women until 1959. When men 540 contribution months (45 years) or women have acquired 480 contribution months (40 years) that can before the normal retirement age (65/60 years) board be commenced . For men born up to June 1950 and women born up to June 1955, the respective starting age is the completion of the 60th or 55th year of life. For those born later, the earliest possible starting age is gradually being raised towards the standard retirement age. This regulation is an expiring type of pension - but politicians are always discussing an extension (beyond those born in 1954/1959).
  • The Hackler regulation for heavy workers applies to men born from July 1950 to the end of 1968 and for women born from July 1955 to the end of 1963, i.e. for people for whom the Hackler regulation for long-term insured persons retires later than the 60th / 55th. Year of age (or is no longer valid). If these people have earned 540 or 480 contribution months, more than half of them as months of hard work, they can still be able to do so after their 60th / 55th birthday. Retire at the age of six.

The Austrian Social Insurance maintains a list of professions that are considered to be hard work if all requirements are met. Other activities are decided on a case-by-case basis.

The Hackler regulation was introduced with the pension reform 2000 of the black-and-blue federal government Schüssel , and became relevant again in the Schüssel II cabinet when the pension harmonization  was negotiated in 2004. The question of which occupational groups should be defined as heavy workers and which should not lead to great disagreements in the political discussion.

Due to the frequent mention in media such as the ORF and the daily newspapers, hackers regulation was chosen as word of the year 2003 in Austria . In 2006 it was included in the Austrian dictionary (40th edition) and in the Duden (24th edition).

New version from September 19, 2019

Anyone who has worked 45 years or 540 months above the marginal earnings limit should in future be able to retire without any deductions - even if they retire before the standard retirement age (men 65 years, women 60 years). The National Council decided on September 19, 2019. The regulation was announced in the Federal Law Gazette on October 22, 2019 and will come into force on January 1, 2020.

Who does the new regulation affect?

Only retirees from January 1, 2020 and only employees who have worked for 45 years. Up to 5 years or 60 months can be replaced by raising children.

Which types of pensions does the exemption from deductions apply if you have worked for 45 years?

  • Long-term policy for those aged 62 and over
  • Heavy labor pension from 60 years
  • Disability or occupational disability pension

What if there are fewer than 45 years of work?

Even if in the extreme case 44 years and 11 months are available, the deductions are deducted as before. It is recommended to submit the application later and still acquire the necessary insurance months - d. H. You would have to earn above the marginal earnings limit. In 2019, this is 446.81 euros per month.

Do years of work only count?

A maximum of 5 years can be replaced by raising children.

Other periods of pension insurance do not count - for example, periods of receipt of sick pay, unemployment benefit, emergency assistance, school and study periods purchased, and periods of military service or community service. Even periods of marginal employment with self-insurance do not count.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Pensions ABC - H, I. PVA , accessed on June 4, 2013 (Hackler regulation for long-term insured persons and Hackler regulation for heavy workers).
  2. ↑ Heavy work complete list. Austrian Social Insurance , November 2014, accessed on December 4, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Discotheque operators can be hard workers. Die Presse , December 5, 2010, accessed December 19, 2011 . ; RIS law 0126106 and 0126107 : “ An essential characteristic of § 1 Paragraph 1 Z 1 Heavy Work Ordinance is the necessary change between day and night work.” And “The activity is not decisive for night work; rather, it depends on the criterion “night”. In this sense, "lighter" professional activities also fall under this category. "
  4. ↑ Heavy workers must continue to wait . In: Wiener Zeitung . December 20, 2006, p.  5 ( wienerzeitung.at [accessed on June 4, 2013]).