Description

In addition to public holidays, University of Innsbruck employees can take the following days off, unless their presence at the job is absolutely necessary:

Half a day (from noon)

• All Souls' Day (2^nd November)
• Shrove Tuesday
• Good Friday

Full day

• Christmas Eve (24^th December)
• New Year's Eve (31^st December)

For whom?

• In principle, for all employees; exceptions apply where personnel is required even on the days listed above (e.g. Obergurgl University Center, animal care etc.)

Contact

• Personnel Department (https://www.uibk.ac.at/personalabteilung/kontakt/organigramm.html.de)

Description

The University of Innsbruck supports (i.e. counts as working time) work breaks, if they don't exceed a reasonable amount of time. This also includes lunch breaks of up to 30 minutes on days when an employee works for more than 6 hours. The lunch break cannot be taken at the beginning or end of the working time.

For whom?

• General regulation for work breaks: all employees
• Lunch break: general staff as well as civil servants and contractual employees in faculty positions

Contact

• Personnel Department (https://www.uibk.ac.at/personalabteilung/kontakt/organigramm.html.de)

Description

Once a year, the Rectorate invites employees in the central administration and in the secretariat offices of the faculties to a 1-day works outing.  There is always a varied program including interesting items for the culturally interested and active sportspeople alike.

For whom?

• Employees in the central administration and in the secretariat offices of the faculties

Contact

• MMag. Barbara Messner,Center for Public Relations

Description

It is very important to have time off. Also in this regard the employees of the University have special benefits:

• New employees with a starting date within the first half-year receive the whole-year holiday remuneration for the first working year in case they are employed until the next calendar year.
• All employees may consume their holidays in accordance with their supervisors hourly.
• Higher holiday remuneration is granted to civil servants from the 43^rd year of age. But also employees of the collective agreement receive a higher remuneration before employees of private enterprise companies do.

For whom?

• All employees

Contact

• Personnel Department (https://www.uibk.ac.at/personalabteilung/kontakt/organigramm.html.de)

Description

Often it is not easy to arrange private and official appointments at the same time. Therefore, employees of the University of Innsbruck are allowed extra off-duty days for specific private reasons.

Further Information:

https://community.uibk.ac.at/uniwiki/index.php?title=Sonderurlaub

For whom?

• All employees

Contact

Personnel Department (https://www.uibk.ac.at/personalabteilung/kontakt/organigramm.html.de)

Description

Once a year, the New Year’s welcome of the rector is celebrated, where a short outlook on the new year and speeches of the rector and works council are presented to all employees of the central administration and of the secretariats.

For whom?

• Employees of the central administration and of the secretariats of the faculties

Contact

• MMag. Barbara Messner, Center for Public Relations

Description

In order to show their appreciation for the employees' daily commitment, once a year, the rector's team invites employees and their families to a festivity, where the end of the academic year is celebrated. The program includes a barbecue buffet and numerous musical and show acts. True to the motto “uni Innsbruck – be on the ball!” there is the opportunity for employees to test their fitness and moving talents at challenging and fun stations of the Institute for Sports Science and the USI. Moreover, a special children's sports program is offered.

For whom?

• All employees
  

Contact

• MMag. Barbara Messner, Center for Public Relations

Description

For years, "Uni runs" ("Uni läuft") has been the motto of the Innsbruck city run. In the scope of the internal health management there is a cooperation with the organizers of the running event that shall motivate all running fans of the University of Innsbruck to take part. Gratis running preparations, a cheaper starting tariff and a lottery with gratis starting tickets, gratis sport shirt and winning prices are offered in an internal evaluation. According to the motto “Uni runs” fun should be at the centre and a sense of community (also between employees and students) shall be created.

For whom?

• All employees (and students)

Contact

• MMag. Barbara Messner, Center for Public Relations

Description

The Tyrolean companies’ run offers a great opportunity to strengthen the working climate and team spirit and to get to know colleagues in a relaxing surrounding outside the day-to-day business of the office. The event is focused on fun and sense of community. In teams of 3, employees who are run enthusiastic can prove their skills in a running-challenge of 5,3 km or Nordic-walking-challenge of 3,6 km. The university funds the participation fees for all teams that run or walk for the University of Innsbruck.

For whom?

• All employees

Contact

• MMag. Barbara Messner, Center for Public Relations
• Mag. Gernot Hupfauf, (USI)

Description

The botanic garden is a green oasis in the city, where one can experience a broad range of plant life, from the healing-plants garden and mountain-plants area to tropical green houses. The garden is also a multifaceted and vivid event and educational location. Especially for employees of the University of Innsbruck, the Green School and Botanic Garden repeatedly offer training programs on the topic of plants, dealing with gardening issues as well as nutritional topics.

…. and the garden certainly makes for a great walk anytime of the year.

For whom?

• All employees

Contact

• Dipl.-Ing. Maria Holoubek, BSc, Head of the Botanic Garden
• Mag. Sabine Sladky-Meraner, Green School