An expensive delay

New rules provide better conditions for parents with sick children and for those who have lost children

The bonus of bonus policies

Unfortunate software update gave thousands of employees access to job applications

Delivering bad news to the deliveryman

New rules on parental leave enter into force on 1 January 2024

Expensive words: Large fines for misleading environmental claims

Cavities in the dentist's non-competition clause

A change in workplace may change which country's rules apply

New Act will introduce requirements on whistleblower schemes

Company handled sexual harassment without triggering liability

Twin parents get additional parental leave

When sabotage became self-sabotage

Jurisdiction rejected due to separately booked flights

New rules on registration of working hours are on the way

Six-hour delay in sight – no compensation

New rules on part-time employment are in force

No compensation for retention clause due to severance agreement

Coronavirus: New draft bill to introduce the temporary division of labour scheme

An employer was correct in their calculation of salary during a suspension

Coronavirus: New salary support scheme for companies

Overview: The Norwegian government’s aid package for corona-affected companies and employees

Temporary layoffs under the corona crisis

Corporate and stock issues in regard to the coronavirus

Short-term layoffs due to the coronavirus

Danish aid packages to companies affected by the corona-crisis

Short-term layoffs due to the corona virus

Unjustified to terminate the best qualified employee regardless of colleague’s pregnancy

Termination of stressed employee was justified

New control measures for companies with posted workers

New EU Directive on Business Secrets Adopted

Procedural Aspects of Regulation 261

Bill on changes to the Stock Option Act passed

Safe Harbour’s substitute in place

New rules: Illegal to agree on automatic termination for 70-year-olds

New rules to increase protection of whistleblowers

Employee unlawfully terminated due to unjustified selection pool

Unlawful to summarily dismiss employee for making unauthorized searches

Technical problems at the terminal constitutes an extraordinary circumstance

Stricter rules on beneficial owners as of 10 January 2020

Employee was entitled to holiday allowance of commission

The new Holiday Act part 2: Preparation and information to the employees

New rules for online payment suspended by 18 months

Electronic storage of financial records in a foreign country has now become a reality

A new EU directive imposes compulsory chain liability in the construction industry

Art. 36 of the Danish Contracts Act did not set aside the repurchase clause in the stock program

Employee's LinkedIn-updates were inconsistent with non-competition clause

Owner Was Liable for Insufficient Project Material and Payment for Extra Work

Facebook update not ground for dismissal

Eco-friendly? Prove it!

New rules for group companies adopted

Seven commandments when closing the business e-mail account

Specific environmental statements can still be misleading

Consult before you act

Resigning after an anti-Romani shopping experience

New rules restrict the use of temporary employees

Environmental claims under scrutiny: The latest recommendations

Review and use of private e-mails led to severe criticism

The new NIS 2 Act has entered into force

Legal pitfalls with EoRs in the Nordics

New rules to ensure better gender balance in management

Reduced hours raised eyebrows

New Act on the protection of whistleblowers

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

New rules for foreign employees

Coronavirus: New temporary division of labour scheme has entered into force

Coronavirus: Act for high-risk employees passed

Coronavirus and the home office

Coronavirus: New Act will allow for companies to postpone holiday

Overview: The Swedish government's aid package for corona-affected companies and employees

Get ready for the GDPR – Part 4: Whistleblower arrangements

Compensation for exceeding the 48-hours rule

Employee was liable for forwarding the company’s key figures

High Court: Fatigue was a disability

New interpretative Guidelines on Regulation 261/2004

Bill: Favourable tax regulations on employee share remuneration

Denied side businesses because of absence due to illness did not constitute direct discrimination

An employee on sick leave could resume the position

Lawful to summarily dismiss employee who fell asleep during shift

Can trips bought with bonus points be refunded in a different currency?

EU Clarifies the Definition of Collective Redundancies

Unlawful to summarily dismiss employee for forwarding confidential information

Lost sick pay reimbursement could not be set off against salary

Contractor could claim payment for extra work even though worksheets were not signed

Bakery learned how the cookie crumbles

The Danish Eastern High Court: Contractor terminated contract in e-mail

Owner was not bound by a clause between the consultant and the sub-consultant

Termination period of a renounced collective agreement also applied after the transfer of business

Agreement about moonlighting was declared void by the Danish Supreme Court

An arbitration clause was binding on the owner’s insurance company

A survey report from an arbitration case was not admissible before the District Court

The Danish Supreme Court decides against previous case law: Photographs can now provide basis for survey reports

Exclusive Distributor Was Not Entitled to Goodwill Compensation

Review of the Danish Financial Statements Act

Mandatory whistleblower systems just around the corner

Coronavirus: New guidelines for gradual reopening of the workplace in Sweden

Data security challenged in the home office

New draft bill on earmarked leave for parents

Messy toolbox led to serious criticism and an injunction

Threats from employee led to summary dismissal

New rules for posted workers

New rules for remote working

Can companies require employees to get vaccinated against coronavirus?

Staff shortages in baggage handling can be an extraordinary circumstance

The stock options’ Achilles heel

Tales of the sea did not hold water

Sudden illness was an unusual circumstance

GDPR fines must be calculated based on total worldwide annual turnover

Better protection with background checks

24/7 CCTV monitoring at the workplace was a breach of the data protection rules

Preparing for pay transparency and the concept of equal pay

The (un)free movement of third-country nationals

Discrimination against protected parents was not child's play

New rules on earmarked maternity and paternity leave on the way

Opsigelse få dage efter forældreorlov var diskrimination

Change in bus service provider was not a transfer of undertaking

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

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

New employment law reform has entered into force

New rules for group companies are on the way

Employee could not have the cake and eat it too

Termination was unjustified because LIFO list was set aside

Summary dismissal for undocumented sick leave upheld

Vegan rights on the menu

Employee was not bound by unfair non-competition clause

Coronavirus: New draft bill to extend short-time work allowance

Act on salary compensation scheme under the coronavirus passed

Coronavirus: New draft bill will allow for companies to postpone holiday

New rules on employee shares in the making

Bill: New rules on taxation of employee share plans

A new Danish Holidays Act is on its way

Company was liable for employee’s excessive overtime

Obligation to report to RUT

Employment clauses subject to a makeover

ICLG: Aviation Law 2019 in Denmark

New rules for online commerce are coming into effect 14 September

The CJEU rules: No right to reimbursement of the flight ticket from the air carrier on package travels

Welcome to our newsletter on European Aviation Law

How does the new public register of company owners affect your company?

When should the management take the blame about management liability?

CEO was not liable for his mistakes

A fixed-term employee was entitled to the same notice as the permanent employees

Employees under 18 may be paid lower wages than adults

Arbitration clause not binding on the employer's insurer

CEO entitled to give pay increases and bonuses despite ailing economy

Overview: The Scandinavian governments' aid packages for corona-affected companies and employees

Coronavirus: New guidelines for gradual reopening of the workplace in Denmark

New convention on violence and harassment in the workplace

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

Sweden to abolish aviation tax

Redundancies in the Nordics

Seven extensions did not create a permanent employment

Requirement to show corona passports did not cross the line

A costly misclassification

Air carriers are not obligated to refund fees charged by ticket providers

Joint whistleblower schemes for multinationals