Every beard you take

Goodbye sailor

Now companies are not allowed to receive cash payments of more than DKK 20,000

A written warning was not enough to prevent sexual harassment

Comply or die

Long COVID resulted in a disability and led to discrimination

Act your wage

Call of duty

Sorry not sorry

How to avoid illegal shareholder loans

Double discrimination against part-time carers

New rules on CCTV monitoring

Sucker punch

Time for a (Christmas) party (SE)

From Russia with love

Act on earmarked parental leave passed

New ruling confirms that Norway can apply strict rules on temporary hiring

DPO across the Nordics

Cancelled tickets resulted in denied boarding

Company handled sexual harassment without triggering liability

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

Accessible personnel files resulted in a data breach

New rules on recruitment of international labour adopted

An employer had not undertaken a notice period to terminate a probationary employment

Norwegian Supreme Court: Discrimination to exclude hired employees from bonus scheme

Coronavirus: New Act to extend the compensation scheme for fixed costs

Poor handling of access requests triggered criticism and police reports

New report shows that companies struggle with the right to erasure

Unfortunate software update gave thousands of employees access to job applications

Expensive words: Large fines for misleading environmental claims

New rules extend parental leave rights for surrogate parents

Delivering bad news to the deliveryman

Employees lost stock options after termination

New stock options, old rules

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

New Act will introduce requirements on whistleblower schemes

Eco-friendly? Prove it!

New rules on part-time employment are in force

Specific environmental statements can still be misleading

Legal pitfalls with EoRs in the Nordics

The bonus of bonus policies

Overtime rules in a collective agreement triggered discrimination

When sabotage became self-sabotage

Environmental claims under scrutiny: The latest recommendations

Threats from employee led to summary dismissal

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

Six-hour delay in sight – no compensation

The new NIS 2 Act has entered into force

New rules on registration of working hours are on the way

Cavities in the dentist's non-competition clause

The Danish government: New Whistleblower Act shall also include sexual harassment

New tripartite agreement extends and supplements the temporary division of labour scheme

Coronavirus: Salary compensation scheme extended for return of temporarily laid off employees

New requirements to set up reporting channels to protect whistleblowers

Norwegian aid packages to companies affected by the corona-crisis

Swedish Labour Court imposes a 6 months notice for a CEO who terminated his employment

Employees could lawfully leave their position during court proceedings

Do strikes constitute extraordinary circumstances?

An expensive delay

Underperformance in the Nordics

Twin parents get additional parental leave

Seven commandments when closing the business e-mail account

Consult before you act

New rules for group companies adopted

New rules for foreign employees

Resigning after an anti-Romani shopping experience

Reduced hours raised eyebrows

New draft bill on earmarked leave for parents

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

New rules to ensure better gender balance in management

New rules restrict the use of temporary employees

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

Preparing for pay transparency and the concept of equal pay

Tales of the sea did not hold water

New requirements to store company documents from the turn of the year

New Act allows companies to test employees for coronavirus

Companies can apply the Danish Standard Data Processing Agreement in Norway and Sweden

Coronavirus: Calculation when employees are recalled during the salary compensation scheme

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

Collisions with foreign objects is considered an extraordinary circumstance.

The CJEU: Collision with foreign objects an extraordinary circumstance

ICLG: Aviation Law 2019 in Sweden

Are no-show clauses incompatible with consumer protection regulation?

Sweden to abolish aviation tax

Change in bus service provider was not a transfer of undertaking

New rules for remote working

Better protection with background checks

Staff shortages in baggage handling can be an extraordinary circumstance

The stock options’ Achilles heel

New Act on the protection of whistleblowers

New rules for posted workers

Claims for compensation and interest must be sent to the correct email address

New rules for group companies are on the way

Vegan rights on the menu

Employee was not bound by unfair non-competition clause

Contractor blues

New convention on violence and harassment in the workplace

A closer look at the new draft bill on pay transparency

New rules on earmarked maternity and paternity leave on the way

GDPR fines must be calculated based on total worldwide annual turnover

The (un)free movement of third-country nationals

Termination was unjustified because LIFO list was set aside

Discrimination against protected parents was not child's play

A costly misclassification

New employment law reform has entered into force

Draft bill on pay transparency sent for consultation

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

Joint whistleblower schemes for multinationals

Opsigelse få dage efter forældreorlov var diskrimination

Employee could not have the cake and eat it too

Is an unequal parental leave policy equal treatment?

Employee became liable for competitive activities

New rules on employment conditions adopted

Seven extensions did not create a permanent employment

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

Sudden illness was an unusual circumstance

Companies must notify authorities of mass redundancies before they take effect

Company should offer sick employee to return with fixed working hours

Can companies require employees to get vaccinated against coronavirus?

Change of aircraft does not equal cancellation

Gender changes protected against gender discrimination

Not gender discrimination to pay male employee less

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

New rules from the EU on platform work

Self-organiser was not a self-organiser

Influential supervisor was not an employee

Sick leave in the Nordics

Requirement to show corona passports did not cross the line

Summary dismissal for undocumented sick leave upheld

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

Agency worker or not – there is no resort

Rules on pay transparency on the way

Money speaks louder than words

Decision to invoke severance pay agreement with a director must be reasonable

Messy toolbox led to serious criticism and an injunction

New draft bill expands employees’ right to parental bereavement leave

Summary dismissal of CEO for unlawful sale of the company’s products

Employee’s decision to resign due to work environment issues was provoked

Coronavirus: Danish Data Protection Authority issues new statement on virus-tracking apps

Probationary employment could be extended due to absence during probationary period

New draft bill aims to ensure better working conditions for posted employees

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

New Norwegian rules for strong customer authentication in online commerce

50% compensation reduction confirmed – also for short-haul flights

Employee’s disregard for safety justified termination

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

Work environment representatives receive longer notice periods

Clearer psychosocial work environment rights on the way

A better collective agreement did not cover employee

Employee was not judged by her cover

Artificial Intelligence at the workplace – new rules from the EU have entered into force

New rules on the use of temporary agency workers

Holiday did not excuse delayed communication of data breach

Reassignment assessment was required despite a slap in the face

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