En kommune blev frifundet for to borgeres krav om tortgodtgørelse i forbindelse med en sag, hvor en kommunalpolitikers barn blev anbragt uden for hjemmet.
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Årsagssammenhæng over tid
Der var ikke årsagssammenhæng mellem en omsorgsmedhjælpers arbejdsulykke og et efterfølgende sygefravær og indtægtstab.
Svømmepigesagen endeligt afgjort
Kommune frifundet i Højesteret for en borgers krav om tortgodtgørelse for manglende tildeling af en social ydelse.
Vurderingen af erhvervsevnetabet var i vinkel
En tidligere arbejdsgivers skøn over og udbetaling af erhvervsevnetabserstatning frigjorde arbejdsgiveren for forpligtelsen til at betale yderligere erstatning for tabt arbejdsfortjeneste, selvom Arbejdsmarkedets Erhvervssikring (midlertidigt) havde fastsat erhvervsevnetabet 10 % højere end den tidligere arbejdsgiver.
Erstatningsansvarlig for mobning
En region blev fundet erstatningsansvarlig for en medarbejders arbejdsskade, idet der ikke i tilstrækkelig grad var iværksat initiativer mod mobning.
Rod i regnskabet
Selvom en hjemmevejleder ikke kunne dokumentere, hvad to udviklingshæmmede borgeres penge var anvendt til, var det ikke godtgjort, at de ikke var kommet borgerne til gode.
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.
Registration of working hours – changes to the Executive Order on Rest Periods etc. submitted for consultation
Draft amendments to the Executive Order on Rest Periods and the Executive Order on Systematic Working Environment Work have been submitted for consultation. Among other things, it is proposed to align the exemption for the so-called self-organisers.
Extended leave for twin parents – bill adopted
The Parliament has adopted the bill implementing the political agreement on 13 weeks of additional leave with parental benefits for twin parents and adoptive parents.