Det var ikke i strid med forskelsbehandlingsloven, at en kommune indførte krav om, at medarbejdere skulle fremvise et gyldigt coronapas.
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Forskelsbehandling ”by association”
Afskedigelse af en medarbejder, der var på ulønnet orlov for at passe sin søn, som havde et handicap i forskelsbehandlingslovens forstand, udgjorde ulovlig forskelsbehandling.
Facetledssyndrom udgjorde ikke et handicap
Hvis en medarbejder gør gældende, at medarbejderen er blevet afskediget på grund af handicap, er det i første omgang medarbejderen, der skal bevise, at vedkommende på opsigelsestidspunktet led af et handicap i forskelsbehandlingslovens forstand. I denne sag skulle Ligebehandlingsnævnet tage stilling til, hvorvidt en pædagog med diagnosen facetledssyndrom havde løftet denne bevisbyrde.
Forbud mod at anmode ansøgere om at oplyse om alder – lovforslag vedtaget
Folketinget har nu vedtaget en ændring af forskelsbehandlingsloven, der indebærer, at arbejdsgivere fra den 1. juli 2022 ikke længere kan anmode om oplysning om ansøgeres alder i forbindelse med rekruttering.
Trepartsaftale om initiativer mod seksuel chikane
Arbejdsmarkedets parter og regeringen har indgået en trepartsaftale om seksuel chikane, der skal understøtte en kulturforandring.
Lovforslag om ligelig kønssammensætning i den offentlige sektors ledelse
Regeringen har fremsat et lovforslag om ændring af ligestillingsloven, der bl.a. indeholder nye regler om måltal og politikker for kønssammensætningen i den offentlige sektor.
Var klinikejerne nogle bisser?
Afskedigelse af en klinikassistent med en diskusprolaps var sagligt begrundet og kunne ikke afværges ved gennemførelse af tilpasningsforanstaltninger.
LGBTI – lovforslag vedtaget
Folketinget har vedtaget det forslag til lov om ændring af bl.a. forskelsbehandlingsloven og ligestillingsloven, som Beskæftigelsesministeriet fremsatte i oktober.
Vilkårsændringer under protest
Det var i strid med ligebehandlingsloven at ændre timetal og arbejdssted for en medarbejder efter tilbagevenden fra barselsorlov. Det gjaldt også, selvom medarbejderen fortsatte med at arbejde på de nye vilkår.
Ansvarspådragende langsommelighed
Beskæftigelsesministeriet var erstatningsansvarlig for, at funktionærlovens § 2 a om fratrædelsesgodtgørelse først blev ændret 4 år efter EU-Domstolens dom i Ole Andersen-sagen.
Equal pay in different establishments
In a recent judgment, the ECJ held that employers are obligated to provide equal pay for work of equal value across establishments.
No discrimination of reduced hours employees
It was not indirect discrimination to dismiss four reduced hours employees (“fleksjobbere”) as part of cost-saving measures because they lacked essential core skills.
Same owner but no identity in terms of labour law
A company was entitled to renounce a collective agreement in connection with a merger. That was the decision by the presiding Labour Court judge in this case.
One misstep
Employees’ protection against dismissal during illness arising from an injury suffered at the workplace is not conditional on the employer knowing at the time of dismissal that it was the employee’s injury that led to the illness.
Whistleblower schemes – bill adopted
The act implementing the whistleblower Directive into Danish law has been finally passed, and the Parliament has decided that Danish groups of companies can establish a joint whistleblower scheme (at least for the time being).
Must the Data Protection Agency be notified in case of an “internal” personal data breach?
The Data Protection Agency has expressed criticism of a municipality, inter alia, because the municipality had failed to notify a personal data breach to the Agency or communicate the breach to the affected employee.
Norrbom Vinding receives top ranking in Chambers Europe 2021
Chambers Europe recently released its 2021 rankings and, also this year, Norrbom Vinding – still being described as ”Employment Powerhouse” – is recognised as the leading firm in Denmark within labour and employment law.
Behind the employer’s back
The employer’s summary dismissal of a manager was justified, since the manager had entered into a contract with one of the employer’s business partners without the employer’s approval.
New executive order on psychological working environment
The Working Environment Authority has issued a new executive order compiling the applicable psychological working environment rules. The objective of the executive order is to clarify these rules for employers and employees.
Employees’ duty to provide information on inventions
An engineer had not duly informed his employer of an invention and had therefore failed to discharge his duty to provide information under the Act on Employee Inventions.