Bernhard Achitz

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Bernhard Achitz (born July 20, 1965 in Vienna ) is an Austrian trade unionist . From 2008 to 2019 he was Senior Secretary of the Austrian Federation of Trade Unions (ÖGB). Since July 1, 2019, as an ombudsman nominated by the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), he has been responsible for the areas of social affairs, care and health.

Life

After graduating from high school in 1983, Bernhard Achitz began studying law , which he completed in 1990 as a master's degree at the University of Vienna . After the court year he worked in the social policy department of the Vienna Chamber of Labor until 1997 . He then headed the department for social policy of the Austrian Federation of Trade Unions (ÖGB) until 2007 . From 2008 he was chief secretary of the ÖGB, since 2009 he has also been a member of the board of directors of the ÖGB and is also a board member of the Federal Chamber of Labor .

Bernhard Achitz works for the ÖGB in various positions in labor market administration and health administration. From 1999 to 2008 he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Austrian Employment Service.

In the Main Association of Austrian Social Insurance he was from 2001 Member of the Board since 2005. He is a member of the association's board since 2006 and the first deputy chairman. Since April 1, 2019, he has been a member and deputy chairman of the transition committee of the General Accident Insurance Fund (AUVA).

From June 30, 2003 to January 31, 2005, Bernhard Achitz was a representative of the ÖGB in the Fundamental Rights Committee of the Austria Convention .

As a delegation member at several annual meetings of the International Labor Organization (ILO) as well as congresses of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), he also advocated trade union and human rights at the international level.

In the National Council elections in 2013 and 2017 , he ran for the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) on the federal list.

Ombudsman

On April 5, 2019, he was nominated by the Federal Party Presidium of the SPÖ to succeed Günther Kräuter as Ombudsman . On June 6, 2019, the three ombudsmen were proposed by the main committee of the National Council for the term of office beginning July 1, 2019 and lasting until June 30, 2025 ; on June 13, 2019, they were elected by the National Council. On June 25, 2019, Willi Mernyi and Ingrid Reischl were appointed by the ÖGB federal executive committee to succeed Achitz as senior secretaries of the ÖGB. On 1 July 2019 he was Federal President of barking Alexander Van as ombudsman sworn in .

In the Ombudsman's Office he is responsible for social issues, care and health, at the federal level for the areas of health, pension and accident insurance as well as labor market administration, youth, women and family, and at the state level for the areas of minimum income, basic care and health administration.

Publications (selection)

  • 2001: Guide for company agreements , together with Günter Krapf and Ulrich Mayerhofer, ÖGB-Verlag, Vienna 2001, ISBN 978-3-7035-0797-7
  • 2002: New severance pay and service contract: the guide to all severance issues; Clearance old; New clearance; the change from the old to the new severance law , together with Günter Krapf, Manz-Verlag, Vienna, ISBN 978-3-214-07063-2
  • 2002: Sample for correspondence under labor law: Service contracts, agreements, notifications and applications, taking into account the "new clearance" , together with Günter Krapf, Manz-Verlag, Vienna, 2nd edition 2002, ISBN 978-3-214-01097-3
  • 2014: History of the trade unions from the beginning (as editor), ÖGB-Verlag, Vienna 2014, ISBN 978-3-7035-1598-9
  • 2016: Guideline for company agreements , together with Clara Fritsch, Susanne Haslinger, Martin Müller, Verlag des Österreichischer Gewerbschaftsbundes, Vienna, 2nd revised edition, ISBN 978-3-99046-165-5
  • 2016: General Social Insurance Act , together with Winfried Pinggera and Josef Souhrada, publishing house of the Austrian Federation of Trade Unions, Vienna ISBN 978-3-99046-251-5

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c ÖGB: Mag. Bernhard Achitz . Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b Ombudsmen do not want to be active in politics. July 5, 2019, accessed July 5, 2019 .
  3. ^ Main Association of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions: CV Mag. Bernhard Achitz . Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ AUVA: Mario Watz will succeed Anton Ofner as chairman in 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Photo gallery committees | Photo gallery committees / 06. Accessed May 24, 2019 .
  6. ^ International Labor Organization. Retrieved May 24, 2019 .
  7. ↑ ETUC. Retrieved May 24, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Federal Ministry of the Interior: National Council election 2017: Federal election proposal SPÖ . Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  9. ↑ Federal Ministry of the Interior: National Council election 2013: Federal election proposal SPÖ . Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  10. ^ The SPÖ Presidium spoke out in favor of Achitz as the Ombudsman . Article dated April 5, 2019, accessed April 9, 2019.
  11. ↑ The Ombudsman Board publishes a statement by Ombudsman Dr. Günther Herbs . OTS notification dated April 5, 2019, accessed April 9, 2019.
  12. ↑ Main Committee proposes Amon, Achitz and rosary before new Ombudsmen . OTS notification dated June 6, 2019, accessed June 13, 2019.
  13. ↑ orf.at: New Ombudsman elected in the National Council . Article dated June 13, 2019, accessed June 13, 2019.
  14. ^ ÖGB-Katzian: New team for the interests of employees. Retrieved June 25, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Three new ombudsmen sworn in by the Federal President. Retrieved July 1, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Taking office: Ombudsmen at the start. July 9, 2019, accessed July 9, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Achitz, Bernhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian trade unionist
DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna