Employment rules in Denmark

New rules for foreign employees

Exceptions for rules on working hours sent for consultation

New sanctions will cost an arm and a leg

Money speaks louder than words

Work environment representatives receive longer notice periods

A salary freeze is not always a breeze in the Nordics

Employee was not judged by her cover

Should he stay or should he go

New guidance from the Danish Data Protection Agency on direct marketing

Changing employment terms in the Nordics

New rules for group companies adopted

Anti-discrimination measures in the workplace

New rules for posted workers

Air carrier not liable: No requirement to rebook to an earlier flight

First fine to a public authority for breach of the data protection rules

New guidelines clarify when processing is an international data transfer

New requirements for employment contracts on the way

The temporary layoff period is extended until 1 November 2021

Removing work tasks did not constitute a termination

Opsigelse få dage efter forældreorlov var diskrimination

Messy toolbox led to serious criticism and an injunction

When sabotage became self-sabotage

New proposal restrict the use temporary agency workers

Redundancies in the Nordics

Festivities, fireworks, and a firing

Despite several days' notice, a strike counted as an extraordinary circumstance

Leaving early meant leaving for good

IATA launches Travel Pass

Expensive right of access requests

Influential supervisor was not an employee

Overview: New rules for sale to consumers

New measures to make it easier for companies to employ people from Ukraine

The Danish entrepreneurial company type will expire – learn how you can convert yours

No unconditional right of access under whistleblower schemes

Police officer with criminal relations was terminated

Coloured cookie consent can be illegal nudging

Employee could not take on parallel employment

Company could enforce no-hire clause

Two cases for the history books

Temporary setback for temporary employee

Threats from employee led to summary dismissal

Painting up a false picture of studying

Promises are made to be kept

Tips on employees’ tips

Put on your safety pants

No more time off to eat wheat buns

Employee could not have the cake and eat it too

The new employment law reform revisited

CEO had to pay while the board of directors was free to go

He said, she said, and the company said no

New rules will introduce new leave forms and more flexibility

The insider became the outsider

Faulty deletion of data makes the Danish Data Protection Agency fine publishing house

The European Court of Justice rules out age limit

Failure to inform shareholder breached the data protection rules

Unjustified to summarily dismiss employee who harassed his colleagues

Not discrimination to pay female employee less

Company was not responsible for its contractors’ work environment

How to avoid illegal shareholder loans

Manager’s leadership style justified termination

New rules on earmarked maternity and paternity leave on the way

The Danish entrepreneurial company type is being abolished - this is how you can close yours

Can companies “snoop” in former employees’ e-mail accounts?

Pitfalls in intra-group support statements

The temporary layoff period is extended until 1 October 2021

The Danish Data Protection Agency is testing the use of cloud solutions

Equal rights for agency workers covered by collective agreements

New rules for group companies are on the way

Company got more requests than it bargained for

Job clauses are no longer valid

Firefighters’ dream to work more got extinguished

Back to work – guidelines for companies

PIP gone wrong

Employee’s disregard for safety justified termination

Sharing data to comply with labour clauses

Sickness as a grounds for dismissal

Unfair design practices resulted in a 345 million euro fine

(Data)sharing is caring

Lack of information was not retaliation

Severance slip-ups

New rules restrict the use of temporary employees

New Act on the protection of whistleblowers on the way

The Danish Data Protection Authority’s whistleblower scheme is on the way

New initiative will make it easier for whistleblowers to act against retaliation

New recommendations for good corporate governance

The obligation to report passenger data continues indefinitely

New and higher compensation for employee’s invention

The Norwegian government proposes to extend the temporary layoff period until 1 July 2021

No 261-compensation for a 16-hour delay

Can companies ask to see their employees’ corona passport?

Time for a (Christmas) party

Travel time was not working time while working remotely

New employment law reform on the way

Same, same, but different

Summertime, and livin’ is not easy

Coronavirus: the compensation scheme for fixed costs proposed extended

Internal information was not trade secrets

The EU Commission: New rules on platform work on the way

Time for a (Christmas) party

New rules on employment conditions on the way

Too little rest did not fly

The importance of improper termination

GDPR did not prevent company from sharing employee data with trade union

Agreement between the social partners replaces proposed amendments to the Employment Protection Act

Secret audio recordings of conversations led to serious criticism

A better collective agreement did not cover employee

Doctor was not prescribed relocation

Unsafe to exclude safety representative

Reduced hours raised eyebrows

Resignation was a fact not a fake

Company spilled the tea and got reported to the police

Investigation criticized by the Danish Data Protection Agency

Criticism and order to correct processing activities on “No thank you-list”

New measures to help companies employ persons from Ukraine

Preferential rights went out the window

New draft bill on earmarked leave for parents

Can companies offer men and women the same amount of maternity and paternity leave?

Prospects for new rules on transfer pricing documentation for Danish companies

Employees lost years of seniority

Can companies ask to see their employees’ corona passport?

Remote working

Does the duty of loyalty apply during temporary layoffs?

Employee’s private purchase through the company was a consumer purchase

Fine to terminate by registered mail when employee had symptoms of coronavirus

Remembering data protection when receiving employees’ test results

Must job applicants disclose their past?

New executive order exempts foreign employees from isolation during working hours

Employer did not have to consult trade union when deciding that an employee could not work from home

Overview: Employment and employee benefits in Denmark

The European Court of Justice: Employers must keep track of their employees’ working hours

Transfer of bus service without the actual buses was a transfer of undertaking

The Norwegian Supreme Court has confirmed the lower threshold for sexual harassment

Unqualified kindergarten teacher schools company in court

Photo of termination letter in mailbox accepted as personal delivery

Missing cookie consent resulted in serious criticism

Two parties convicted for breach of the Trade Secrets Act

Unfair to summarily dismiss but fair to set off

Resume your entrepreneurial company if it has been sent for compulsory dissolution

New rules on non-competition and non-solicitation clauses in Denmark

Company was responsible for site manager’s sexual harassment

Company handled sexual harassment without triggering liability

Managing transfer impact assessments in practice

New rules on foreign labour adopted

Parking ticket 0 – 1 Summary dismissal

When the side job goes off the rails

New rules on remote working on the way

The United Kingdom is now an “adequate third country” for international data transfers

Summary dismissal for undocumented sick leave upheld

No evidence that CEO had agreed to demotion

New rules for remote working in the making

Cross-border employees must bring claim in the country they essentially work

When are strikes at the airport an extraordinary circumstance?

The obligation to report passenger data continues until further notice

On-call shifts without requirement to stay at the workplace was working time

Unjustified to terminate when the stated reason was not the real reason

Company faces 100 million NOK fine for unlawful disclosure of data

New obligation to report passenger information for all flights to Denmark

Can companies require employees to get vaccinated against coronavirus?

Coronavirus and employees: Can companies require vaccination?

How are companies responsible for preventing and reacting to sexual harassment?

Refusal of boarding justified: The passenger’s visa was invalid

New draft bill exempt foreign employees from the requirement of isolation during working hours