The Parliament recently adopted a bill to amend the Sickness Benefits Act allowing employees who are at higher risk in case of infection with COVID-19 and employees with a relative in the higher risk group to receive sickness benefits. Similarly, the bill allows employers paying salary during such absence to receive sickness benefit reimbursement from the first day of absence.

The Danish Ministry of Employment has issued guidelines on the assessment of occupational injury cases where employees are ill with COVID-19.

The Danish Government and Parliament recently made a series of political agreements to expand and extend the current economic stimulus packages, including the compensation schemes regarding wages and fixed costs, and to implement various new measures.

According to the updated website of the Danish Business Authority, business travellers are now allowed to enter Denmark to attend meetings.