Direktivet – der har mødt betydelig modstand fra dansk side – afventer nu godkendelse af Rådet i EU.
En dommers alder
Det udgjorde ikke ulovlig forskelsbehandling på grund af alder, at en tjenestemandsansat retsassessor blev afskediget, da han fyldte 70 år.
Svømmetimen er aflyst – opfølgning
Det var ikke i strid med forskelsbehandlingsloven at afskedige en fleksjobansat medarbejder, idet det ikke var muligt for arbejdsgiveren at imødekomme skånebehovene.
Syvendedagsadventisten, der ikke ville arbejde om lørdagen – Højesterets dom
Højesteret har fastslået, at det ikke var i strid med forskelsbehandlingsloven at afskedige en medarbejder, der – på baggrund af sin tro – nægtede at arbejde på en lørdag.
Må mor få mere end far?
Det var ikke diskrimination, at en overenskomst gav mødre ret til længere orlov med løn end fædre.
En fjer kan blive til fem høns
Det var uberettiget at bortvise en kommunaldirektør, da hun ikke havde gjort sig skyldig i væsentlig misligholdelse af sit ansættelsesforhold. Der forelå derimod et tilstrækkeligt grundlag for at skride til afskedigelse, da kommunaldirektøren, ved ikke loyalt at orientere det politiske niveau om alvorlige oplysninger, havde begået en tjenesteforseelse.
Ny vejledning om advokatundersøgelser
En arbejdsgruppe under Advokatrådet har udarbejdet en ny vejledning om advokatundersøgelser.
Global HR Law Guide
Ius Laboris giver et komparativt overblik over arbejds- og ansættelsesret i mere end 50 lande.
120-dagesreglen – sygemelding, raskmelding, sygemelding
Betingelserne for opsigelse efter funktionærlovens 120-dagesregel var ikke opfyldt, fordi opsigelsen, der skete efter den 123. sygedag, ikke var foretaget ”i umiddelbar tilknytning til udløbet” af de 120 sygedage.
Aftale om at fremme offentligt ansattes ytringsfrihed
Regeringen, SF, R, Ø og DF har indgået en aftale om at fremme offentligt ansattes ytringsfrihed – herunder ved at lovfæste retten til at ytre sig frit.
Seeking new job challenges and opportunities
The employer was not justified in dismissing an employee without notice due to a LinkedIn post where he wrote that he was seeking new job challenges and opportunities – but dismissal with notice would have been justified.
Norrbom Vinding given top ranking by Chambers Europe 2022
Also this year, Norrbom Vinding is recognised as a top tier firm by Chambers Europe within the field of labour and employment law, stating that ”Norrbom Vinding remains an employment powerhouse”.
Liable for not preventing and dealing with sexual harassment
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.
Tripartite agreement on initiatives against sexual harassment
The Government and social partners have entered into a tripartite agreement on sexual harassment to support a cultural change in this area.
Tripartite agreement on initiatives against sexual harassment
The Government and social partners have entered into a tripartite agreement on sexual harassment to support a cultural change in this area.
Backstage trouble
Skrevet afA theatre was justified in dismissing a designer who did not want to accept a restructure and had spoken critically in the local media.According to the Salaried Employees Act and most collective agreements, dismissals must be justified. If a...
Was whistleblower exempt from criminal liability?
A public-sector employee who had disclosed confidential information to a journalist about a municipality’s case management was not exempt from criminal liability.
Working week did not exceed 48 hours
A marketing manager’s working time statements were not sufficient evidence of breach of the 48-hour working time rule.
Rematerialization: artistic happening or reason for summary dismissal?
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts was justified in summarily dismissing a postdoc who pushed a plaster bust of Frederick V into the Copenhagen harbour.
LGBTI bill adopted
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.