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Overtime rules in a collective agreement triggered discrimination

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

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

Expensive words: Large fines for misleading environmental claims

Company handled sexual harassment without triggering liability

An expensive delay

Unfortunate software update gave thousands of employees access to job applications

The bonus of bonus policies

Delivering bad news to the deliveryman

Can companies require employees to get vaccinated against coronavirus?

New draft bill expands employees’ right to parental bereavement leave

New rules to ensure better working conditions for posted workers

Salary compensation scheme to be phased out and extended

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

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

Swedish aid packages to companies affected by the corona-crisis

How to handle claims for ticket refund or compensation due the coronavirus

Labour Court: There are 365 days in a year

Company was liable for employee’s tax claim for tax-free mileage allowance

Amendment of the Danish Marketing Practices Act: New disclosure requirements

EJC: Petrol on the airport runway an extraordinary circumstance

The Labour Court: Short-term employees will transfer with seniority

The government’s new initiatives on foreign labour

New guidelines on data protection in employment relationships

Get ready for the GDPR – Part 5: E-mails

Safety before punctuality: Bird strikes constitute extraordinary circumstances

Employee was entitled to prorated bonus

Director was considered a “worker”

Codeshare Agreements – Claims for 261-Compensation Must be Raised Against the Operating Carrier

Amendments of the Danish Lease Act impose high demands on lessors

Sexual harassment became a costly affair for the company

Technical errors: Claims should still be stayed

Technical errors: The Eastern High Court has stayed four cases

The new Danish Register of Company Owners – is it really necessary?

Subcontractor was liable for company’s loss of profit, costs of auditor assistance and excess

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

New stock options, old rules

Cavities in the dentist's non-competition clause

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

When sabotage became self-sabotage

Six-hour delay in sight – no compensation

New Act will introduce requirements on whistleblower schemes

Specific environmental statements can still be misleading

New rules on part-time employment are in force

New rules on registration of working hours are on the way

Eco-friendly? Prove it!

Twin parents get additional parental leave

New rules for group companies adopted

The new NIS 2 Act has entered into force

Environmental claims under scrutiny: The latest recommendations

Legal pitfalls with EoRs in the Nordics

New rules restrict the use of temporary employees

Resigning after an anti-Romani shopping experience

Seven commandments when closing the business e-mail account

New draft bill allows companies to test employees for coronavirus

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

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

Corporate and stock issues in regard to the coronavirus

Coronavirus: New salary support scheme for companies

Short-term layoffs due to the coronavirus

Danish aid packages to companies affected by the corona-crisis

Violation of the duty of loyalty was valid ground for summary dismissal

Temporary layoffs under the corona crisis

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

Self-financing – when is it legal and when is it unlawful?

Unlawful to summarily dismiss employee for making unauthorized searches

Stricter rules on beneficial owners as of 10 January 2020

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

Change in service provider was not a transfer of an undertaking

New rules for online payment suspended by 18 months

Technical problems at the terminal constitutes an extraordinary circumstance

Bill on changes to the Stock Option Act passed

New Holiday Act in the making

New control measures for companies with posted workers

Retention bonus to employee despite voluntary resignation

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

Procedural Aspects of Regulation 261

New EU Directive on Business Secrets Adopted

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

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

Employer responsible for imprecise project specifications

The High Court: Update on LinkedIn was not a violation of the non-competition clause

Employee unlawfully terminated due to unjustified selection pool

A subcontractor had to pay winter precautions out of his own pocket

New rules to increase protection of whistleblowers

Reduced hours raised eyebrows

Consult before you act

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

New rules for foreign employees

New rules to ensure better gender balance in management

New rules for posted workers

Threats from employee led to summary dismissal

New Act on the protection of whistleblowers

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

New draft bill on earmarked leave for parents

Staff shortages in baggage handling can be an extraordinary circumstance

Tales of the sea did not hold water

New rules for remote working

Preparing for pay transparency and the concept of equal pay

The stock options’ Achilles heel

Can companies require employees to get vaccinated against coronavirus?

Change in bus service provider was not a transfer of undertaking

Jurisdiction rejected due to separately booked flights

Discrimination against protected parents was not child's play

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

No compensation for retention clause due to severance agreement

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

Coronavirus: Act for high-risk employees passed

Coronavirus: New Act will allow for companies to postpone holiday

Coronavirus and the home office

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

An employee on sick leave could resume the position

Lawful to summarily dismiss employee who fell asleep during shift

Lost sick pay reimbursement could not be set off against salary

Acquirer in a business transfer was liable for employee representative’s claim

Compensation for exceeding the 48-hours rule

High Court: Fatigue was a disability

Termination of stressed employee was justified

Reasonable measures in cases of extraordinary circumstances

New interpretative Guidelines on Regulation 261/2004

Bill: Favourable tax regulations on employee share remuneration

Van der Lans: Expect the unexpected

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

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

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

Mandatory whistleblower systems just around the corner

Review of the Danish Financial Statements Act

Court orders buyer to pay million damages for terminating a contract

EU Clarifies the Definition of Collective Redundancies

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

Does your company sell on credit? A guide to retention of title clauses under Danish law

Unlawful to summarily dismiss employee for forwarding confidential information

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

Bakery learned how the cookie crumbles

Opsigelse få dage efter forældreorlov var diskrimination

GDPR fines must be calculated based on total worldwide annual turnover

New rules for group companies are on the way

The (un)free movement of third-country nationals

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

New rules on earmarked maternity and paternity leave on the way

Sweden to abolish aviation tax

Vegan rights on the menu

New employment law reform has entered into force

Messy toolbox led to serious criticism and an injunction

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

Employee could not have the cake and eat it too

Sudden illness was an unusual circumstance

Employee was not bound by unfair non-competition clause

Contractor blues

Summary dismissal for undocumented sick leave upheld

Joint whistleblower schemes for multinationals

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

New convention on violence and harassment in the workplace

A costly misclassification

Seven extensions did not create a permanent employment