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Following the recent increase in the COVID-19 infection rates, the government has introduced new measures and restrictions for migrant workers which became effective on 26 October 2020. The new restrictions require that migrant workers from high-risk countries must present a negative COVID-19 test when entering Denmark.

The Danish Transport, Construction and Housing Authority (TBST – the ministry for transportation for the aviation industry) has published an announcement that they are now applying deadlines for air carriers’ reimbursement for cancelled flight tickets to passengers. This new enforcement step is as an attempt to speed up the reimbursements and for passengers to be able to claim their right within the original timeframe.

On September 7 2020, the Government held a press conference on COVID-19, in which Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke requested that restaurants and cafés offer their visiting guests the possibility to register their contact information. A request that aims to increase contact tracing as the number of people infected with covid-19 is increasing, but at the same time raises some data protection law issues for you as a restaurateur or café owner.

On 5 June, the Government and the labour market parties (unions and employer associations) agreed that the three-party agreement on temporary salary compensation should be phased out, as the COVID-19 situation begins to look better and the Danish society reopens. However, the parties agree to extend the current period so that the scheme will finally end on 29 August 2020.

The Danish Data Protection Agency (In Danish: Datatilsynet) states that companies must avoid deleting personal data if the right for access is requested.

On 26 May 2020, the Parliament passed a new law that allows authorities to intervene to providers of online platforms, who change their terms and conditions without notice or even throw users off the platform without any justification.

Lund Elmer Sandager was invited to contribute a valuable and concise article about Danish labour and employment law which provides updated insights into the Danish legal employment environment for the GLI guide which covers cross-border insights of employment law in 27 jurisdictions.

The international, prestigious law firm rating agency ‘the Legal 500’ has just published this year’s rankings, and they recommend Lund Elmer Sandager in seven categories, among which we are particularly delighted to see that our GDPR department has entered the rankings in Tier 2.

On 24 March 2020, the Government passed a temporary law that implements the three-party agreement on temporary salary compensation for private companies that, due to the impact of COVID-19, are facing dismissals of at least 30% of the staff or more than 50 employees. In this article, you will get an overview of the law and how you can apply for compensation.

As part of the financial relief initiatives, presented by the Danish Government Friday 13 March and over the weekend, the Government has agreed on a revision of the so-called scheme on division of labour, enabling Danish companies to initiate an agreement with the employees on division of labour immediately after the agreement has been submitted to the Jobcenter.

On 15 March 2020, the Danish Government together with the labour market parties (unions and employer associations) have agreed on a fixed-term compensation scheme to companies that suffer from lack of work due to COVID-19 and as a result may be facing mass redundancies within the nearest future.

The government has tightened the recommendations for private companies and now strongly urges that no more than 100 people gather indoors and that nightclubs, bars etc. stay closed for some time. The prohibitions are expected to be adopted today, and after urgent treatment in the parliament, they are coming into force from next week (week 12). In this article, you will get an overview of Corona-related issues from an insurance law perspective.