Where can an employee sue an employer? A recent ruling and its implications for Austrian law

The European Court of Justice has ruled that an employee living in Austria has to bring a legal action against the employer with whom she had an employment contract in Germany, because the main part of her contractual obligations had to be performed in Germany, even if no work was actually performed. A recent European Court of Justice ruling (25 February 2021; C–804/19, Markt24) has clarified the law on where…