Sø- og Handelsretten fandt ikke, at der var grundlag for yderligere godtgørelse end den fastsatte overdragelsessum, og arbejdsgiver var ikke berettiget til prototyper og tekniske tegninger af opfindelsen.
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Midlertidig opholdstilladelse til fordrevne fra Ukraine
Særloven, som den kaldes, giver ukrainske statsborgere og visse andre personer mulighed for at få midlertidig opholdstilladelse i Danmark. Udlændinge med opholdstilladelse efter særloven får mulighed for arbejde og uddannelse.
Serviceleder i hverdagen – selvstændig i ferien
Det var berettiget at bortvise en serviceleder, der via sit eget firma havde faktureret kommunen for arbejde inden for sit normale arbejdsområde.
Lovforslag om øremærket barsel vedtaget
Folketinget har nu vedtaget ændringerne i barselsloven, der bl.a. indeholder de nye regler om øremærket barsel, der træder i kraft den 2. august 2022.
Trepartsaftale om initiativer mod seksuel chikane
Arbejdsmarkedets parter og regeringen har indgået en trepartsaftale om seksuel chikane, der skal understøtte en kulturforandring.
Hver sin forståelse
En sygemeldt skuespiller havde i hver måned højest ret til løn under sygdom i 10 dage – uanset ansættelsesforholdets længde. Det fastslog opmanden i denne sag.
Lovforslag fremsat – ny faktabaseret visningsordning
Beskæftigelsesministeren har fremsat forslag til lov om ændring af arbejdsmiljøloven. Lovforslaget lægger op til, at der etableres en ny faktabaseret visningsordning på Arbejdstilsynets hjemmeside.
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.
Lange dage på det åbne hav
En arbejdsgiver havde ikke uden videre overtrådt 48-timersreglen, fordi en medarbejder i perioder befandt sig ombord på et skib og udførte arbejde.
We were on a break!
En virksomhed var ikke bundet af en tiltrædelsesoverenskomst, da den efter flere års nedlukning åbnede på ny.
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.