The Danish Business Authority has published updated guidelines on target figures and policies for the gender composition of management and for reporting on this issue.

The Ministry of Employment recently introduced a bill aiming to implement parts of the tripartite agreement on combatting sexual harassment in the workplace, but the 1 November general election means legislative progress is currently on hold.

The Board of Equal Treatment has heard two complaints about whether it was contrary to the Anti-Discrimination Act to refuse to employ candidates with a disability. In the first case, the Board found that the company had met its duty to accommodate; in the other case, the company had not.

An employer was held liable for not preventing and dealing with an employee’s sexual harassment of another employee and for dismissing the employee when she informed the employer of the sexual harassment.

The Government and social partners have entered into a tripartite agreement on sexual harassment to support a cultural change in this area.

The Government and social partners have entered into a tripartite agreement on sexual harassment to support a cultural change in this area.

Parliament recently adopted the bill to amend the Anti-Discrimination Act, the Equal Treatment Act, etc. that was introduced by the Ministry of Employment in October 2021.

It was not contrary to the Anti-Discrimination Act when a school decided to dismiss a physical education teacher who refused to attend work on a Saturday due to religion.

The ECJ has recently ruled in two new cases on the framework for banning the wearing of religious signs at the workplace.

In a recent judgment, the ECJ held that employers are obligated to provide equal pay for work of equal value across establishments.