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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.

It is a great pleasure that Attorney Sebastian Rungby and Attorney Torsten Hylleberg will both take up the roles as partners in Lund Elmer Sandager with retroactive effect from 1 January 2022.

The corona pandemic has shown us how quickly and radically the world can change, and how incredibly important it is that companies can effectively adapt to new situations. It places great demands on the legal contracts, which must provide the necessary flexibility to the parties when new opportunities and risks arise.

We are experiencing more cases of NemID fraud in connection with raising loans. The methods are constantly evolving, and the scammers are becoming more cunning. It places great demands on companies, customers, and lenders if they are to avoid being scammed.

The Ministry of Finance states in a press release issued on 30 October 2021, that the rules for publishing management members’ salary information will be changed.

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.

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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.

On 10 December 2021, several new restrictions took effect as a result of the Covid-19 development in Denmark. The new restrictions involve closing the night life, including closing time at midnight for restaurants and restrictions on larger concerts and the like. Companies affected by the restrictions will now get some help as the general compensation schemes are reintroduced.

Given the fact that we are once again experiencing increasing infection rates with Covid-19, the Government and the social partners (DA and FH) entered into a three-party agreement on Friday 12 November 2021, which allows employers to demand presentation of valid corona passports. The law has now commenced. Here you get an overview of the most important elements of the law.

On 23 November, the Government and the social partners (FH, DA, AC, KL and the Danish Regions) made an agreement which entails that companies can be reimbursed for sick pay from the first day of illness if an employee is infected with the coronavirus. In addition, parents that are allowed stay at home with their children send home due to Covid-19, have the right to receive maternity pay. You can get an overview of the two temporary schemes here.

The spreading of COVID-19 is increasing again. The Danish Government and the labour market parties (DA and FH) have entered an agreement which entitles employers by law to ask employees to present a valid corona passport.