En faglig voldgift fandt det ikke godtgjort, at et forsikringsselskab burde vide, at en medarbejder led af et handicap, hvorfor opsigelsen ikke var i strid med forskelsbehandlingsloven.
Erhvervsmæssig beskæftigelse eller ej?
Et medlem af en pensionskasse, der ikke blev indstillet som kandidat til pensionskassens bestyrelse, kunne ikke påberåbe sig beskyttelsen mod forskelsbehandling på grund af alder, idet et medlemskab af bestyrelsen ikke er omfattet af begrebet erhvervsmæssig beskæftigelse i henhold til forskelsbehandlingsloven og beskæftigelsesdirektivet.
Rejsegodtgørelse som en del af lønnen
EU-Domstolen fandt, at det ikke var forskelsbehandling på grund af køn, at piloter og kabinepersonale ikke modtog de samme diætbeløb, selvom de arbejdede på de samme fly.
Dyrepasseren og piloten
Det var ikke i strid med ligelønsloven, at en mandlig ministerchauffør modtog et højere kvalifikationstillæg end en kvindelig ministerchauffør, da han havde relevant erhvervserfaring.
Udklædning eller ballade
Det udgjorde forskelsbehandling på grund af religion, at en daginstitution stillede krav om, at en pædagogmedhjælper, der var Jehovas Vidne, skulle klæde sig ud til institutionens fastelavnsfest.
Manglende tiltag mod seksuel chikane førte til godtgørelse
Ligebehandlingsnævnet fandt, at en privat plejevirksomhed kunne holdes ansvarlig for, at en borger udsatte sin handicaphjælper for seksuel chikane.
Beskyttelse under graviditet by proxy
En tømrer, der blev afskediget under sin kærestes graviditet, havde krav på godtgørelse efter ligebehandlingsloven.
Deltidsansatte forskelsbehandlet på to måder
EU-Domstolen fandt, at en tysk overenskomstbestemmelse om overtidstillæg potentielt udgjorde både en overtrædelse af forbuddet mod forskelsbehandling af deltidsansatte og forbuddet mod forskelsbehandling på grund af køn.
Ej godtgørelse i Højesteret til mystery shopper
Fleksjobber kunne ikke tilkendes godtgørelse for forskelsbehandling i forbindelse med ansættelse, da hun ikke havde søgt en stilling ved virksomheden.
Justeringer i ligestillingsloven skal lette administrationen i den offentlige sektor – lovforslag sendt i høring
Udkast til et lovforslag, som lægger op til at afskaffe ligestillingsredegørelser og forenkling af regler om kønssammensætningen i bestyrelser, er blevet sendt i høring. Reglerne forventes at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2025.
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.