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Post-employment benefit obligations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Post-employment benefit obligations  
Post-employment benefit obligations

12.  Post-employment benefit obligations

As required under Austrian labor law, the Company makes contributions to a state plan classified as defined contribution plan (Mitarbeitervorsorgekasse) for its employees in Austria. Monthly contributions to the plan are 1.53% of salary with respect to each employee and are recognized as expense in the period incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, contributions costs were $58,000, $68,000 and $68,000, respectively.

For employees of Nabriva Therapeutics US, Inc., the Company makes contributions to a defined contribution plan as defined in subsection 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company matches 100% of the first 3% of the employee’s voluntary contribution to the plan and 50% of the next 2% contributed by the employee. Contributions are recognized as expense in the period incurred. In the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, contributions were $213,000,  $448,000 and $710,000, respectively.