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In March 2022, the former government and labor market parties entered into a three-party agreement that, among other things, aims to strengthen efforts against sexual harassment in Danish workplaces. However, several initiatives to combat sexual harassment in the workplace require amendments to both the Equal Treatment, Occupational Health and Safety, and Vocational Education Laws, which have now been formally presented in a proposed law on February 1st, 2023.

The European Court of Justice has just dealt with this question in a case about the German rules on the protection of data protection officers (DPOs). The General Data Protection Regulation contains rules on the protection of DPOs. It appears, for example, from article 38 of the regulation that DPOs may not be dismissed for carrying out their duties.

In a recent judgment of 7 September 2022, the Supreme Court decided whether a person who was called to work on a Saturday could be dismissed for not showing up to work, as Saturday was a holiday in his religion.

The proposed law on employment contracts and certain working conditions, which must implement the directive on transparent and predictable employment conditions from 2019, has now been submitted for consultation and can be expected to be effective from 1 January 2023. In the proposed law, there are several significant changes compared to the current rules for employment contracts.

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.