Folketinget har nu vedtaget et lovforslag, der bl.a. skal fokusere Arbejdstilsynets tilsynsindsats ved at forenkle reaktionstyperne og virkemidlerne.
Lovforslag om ændring af arbejdsmiljøloven vedtaget
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Lovforslag om ændring af arbejdsmiljøloven fremsat
Regeringen har fremsat et lovforslag om ændring af arbejdsmiljøloven, som implementerer dele af en politisk aftale om en fremtidssikret arbejdsmiljøindsats.
Krav om registrering af arbejdstid – lovforslag fremsat
Det længe ventede lovforslag, som stiller krav om registrering af arbejdstid for den enkelte medarbejder og giver mulighed for at fravige 48-timers reglen for visse medarbejdergrupper, er nu fremsat for Folketinget. Den planlagte ikrafttrædelsesdato er udskudt til den 1. juli 2024.
Nye initiativer på arbejdsskadeområdet – lovforslag fremsat
Beskæftigelsesministeriet har fremsat et lovforslag, der blandt andet skal gøre det nemmere for medarbejdere at opnå erstatning, når de har været udsat for vold på arbejdspladsen.
Den stressede nattevagt
Kommunalt plejehjem var ikke erstatningsansvarlig for, at en medarbejder havde pådraget sig en belastningsreaktion som følge af arbejdet med beboerne.
Krav om registrering af arbejdstid – lovforslag sendt i høring
Der er sendt et udkast til et lovforslag i høring, som stiller krav om registrering af arbejdstid for den enkelte medarbejder og giver mulighed for at fravige 48-timers reglen for visse medarbejdergrupper
Principmeddelelse om den sikringspligtige arbejdsgiver for ansatte hjælpere i en BPA-ordning
Hvis en borger med varig funktionsnedsættelse – som er blevet tilkendt en ordning om borgerbeskyttet personlig assistance (BPA-ordning) – indgår en aftale om at overføre det kommunale tilskud til en nærtstående, en forening eller en privat virksomhed, overgår arbejdsgiveransvaret og sikringspligten til den, som tilskuddet overføres til
Uden livrem og seler
Arbejdsgiver kunne ikke idømmes en bøde for medarbejders overtrædelse af sikkerhedsforanstaltninger, da anklagemyndigheden ikke havde løftet bevisbyrden for, at der var strafansvar
Lovforslag om ændring af Arbejdstilsynets reaktionsmuligheder sendt i høring
Arbejdstilsynet har sendt et udkast til lovforslag om ændring af arbejdsmiljøloven i høring, hvor der lægges op til en ændring af Arbejdstilsynets reaktionsmuligheder.
Det rette hjælpemiddel
Arbejdsgiver var ikke erstatningsansvarlig for medarbejders arbejdsulykke ved flytning af hæve-/sænkebord.
Double discrimination against part-time workers
The ECJ recently found that a provision in a German collective agreement on overtime pay potentially violated the prohibition of discrimination against part-time employees as well as the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of gender.
Criticism was too harsh
The summary dismissal of an employee who had sharply criticised her employer and several identifiable colleagues in a closed staff group on Facebook was justified.
Long-term prospects
A municipality was justified in dismissing an employee due to the long-term prospects of her returning to work after sickness absence.
Did the employer show care or inaction?
A security company had not forfeited the right to summarily dismiss an employee, even though the company did not summarily dismiss the employee until more than 3 weeks after the company became aware that the employee had set up and operated a competing business.
Reference register – no objections
According to the assessment of the Data Protection Agency, there were no grounds for the Agency to initiate a case against a municipality based on the establishment of a reference register.
Adjustments to the Gender Equality Act to ease administration in the public sector – bill sent out for consultation
A draft bill that proposes to abolish gender equality statements and to simplify rules on the gender composition on boards of directors has been sent out for consultation. The new rules are expected to enter into force on 1 January 2025.
Registration of working hours: changes to the Executive Order on Rest Periods and the Executive Order on Systematic Working Environment Work
The Executive Order on Rest Periods and the Executive Order on Systematic Working Environment Work have been amended in light of the new rules on registration of working hours.
Non-competition clause was forfeited
An employer could not obtain an injunction against a former employee performing consultancy work for a competitor. The district court found that the employer had forfeited the opportunity to enforce the non-competition clause, and the high court dismissed the appeal because the restricted period had expired.
Employment or favour for a friend? Judgment by the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has established that the concept of ”employment” in the Aliens Act must be interpreted very broadly. A bicycle dealer was fined DKK 10,000 because one of his friends who did not have a work permit had helped him carry a few bikes into the bike shop.
Reason for dismissal was off the mark
An employer’s wish to help a dismissed employee by giving an incorrect dismissal reason in the termination letter could not lead to the principle of equal treatment not being breached.