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A new Act to amend the concept of industrial accidents to also cover ”temporary” injuries has now been passed by the Danish Parliament.

The Danish Western High Court was not satisfied that an employee’s functional impairment at the time of dismissal could be expected to be a long-term one – and for that reason the employee did not have a disability within the meaning of the Danish Anti-Discrimination Act.

The Danish Board of Equal Treatment recently held that a workplace dress code setting different attire rules for men and women was not in conflict with the Danish Act on Equal Treatment of Men and Women.

The Danish Stock Options Act has been amended with effect from 1 January 2019, repealing the limitations on freedom of contract in relation to employee share schemes.