En ukrainsk statsborger, der arbejdede for et cirkus i Danmark, var omfattet af arbejdsskadesikringsloven.
Beskyttelse under graviditet by proxy
En tømrer, der blev afskediget under sin kærestes graviditet, havde krav på godtgørelse efter ligebehandlingsloven.
Nødvendig vagtsomhed eller retsfortabende passivitet?
Et vagtselskab havde ikke fortabt muligheden for at bortvise en vagt, selvom vagtselskabet først bortviste vagten mere end 3 uger efter, selskabet blev bekendt med, at vagten havde stiftet og drevet konkurrerende vagtvirksomhed.
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.
Usagligt at afskedige på grund af manglende tillid
Det var usagligt at afskedige en medarbejder på grund af kollegers forklaringer om medarbejderens voldsomme magtanvendelse.
At være eller ikke at være vikar – vol. 2
Gentagne forlængelser af tre vikarers udsendelser til brugervirksomheder kunne ikke i sig selv bringe udsendelserne uden for vikarlovens anvendelsesområde.
Registrering af arbejdstid: Hviletidsbekendtgørelsen mv. ændret
Hviletidsbekendtgørelsen og bekendtgørelsen om systematisk arbejdsmiljøarbejde er nu begge blevet ændret i lyset af de nye regler om registrering af arbejdstid.
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.
Delikat løntillæg i Gate Gourmet
Det var ikke organisationsfjendtligt, da Gate Gourmet indgik en aftale med Lederne, som indebar, at Ledernes medlemmer fik et højere løntillæg, end HK’s medlemmer fik.
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.
In, or not in, fertility treatment?
An employee who was planning to undergo fertility treatment but had not yet started the treatment was not covered by the special protection against dismissal in the Equal Treatment Act.
No collective agreement, no shop steward – judgment by the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently upheld the Eastern High Court’s ruling establishing that a shop steward’s function ended at the time of a business transfer because the transferee had renounced the collective agreement.