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In a decision on 2 June 2022, the European Court of Justice ruled that HK’s regulations on an age limit of 60 years for board members discriminated based on age.

On 9 June 2022, the Danish Parliament adopted a legal change on carers’ leave as part of the implementation of the EU’s leave directive. The legal change enters on 2 August 2022. Get an overview of the new rules in this article and what you need to pay special attention to as a company.

Danish companies have a strong desire to employ Ukrainian refugees, and as a result, the Government has introduced a fast-track scheme, which will take effect from 22 April 2022.

The Legal 500, which is the leading legal directory based on market research and client feedback, has just published the 2022 rankings in which they recommend Lund Elmer Sandager in seven different categories.

Lund Elmer Sandager has contributed with the enlightening chapter on Danish labour and employment law, which provides updated insights into the Danish legal employment environment for the international guide which covers cross-border insights of employment law in 35 jurisdictions.

A broad political majority in the Danish Parliament passed a proposed law on 22 March 2022, which involves that employers from 1 July 2022 may not request information regarding age in connection with job applications.

A long with a broad majority of the Danish Parliament, the government has passed a special law for refugees from Ukraine. The special law constitutes an exception to the rules of the Immigration law and aims to secure a temporary residence and work permit in Denmark for persons driven away due to the war in Ukraine.

On 3 March 2022, the Danish Parliament passed an amendment to the law on earmarked leave, which will apply from 2 August 2022. The new leave model is intended to promote equality between parents, single parents and LGBT+ families.

The Government and several political parties have agreed on a new model for the working environment rules that apply to working from home.

The number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 no longer increases at the same pace as infection rates. Therefore, the Government has decided that COVID-19 from 1 February 2022 should no longer be categorized as a socially critical disease. However, it is still possible to use certain compensation schemes.

On 20 December 2021, the Government and the social partners entered into a new three-party agreement extending the current compensation scheme. The agreement has been made based on the tightened and extended restrictions that apply until and including 31 January 2022 and are intended to help the companies that suffer the most.

The Government and the social partners have entered into a three-party agreement on the extension of the temporary work-sharing scheme and the scheme for pay compensation for forcibly closed companies as a result of Covid-19. In addition, companies that have been afflicted by the corona crisis can now be compensated again.