Data protection
The demand for data protection advice has increased explosively in recent years – and in this area, too, we are highly specialised
We advise on all aspects of data protection law, including with a particular focus on the HR aspects of the area. This includes advice on data transfers between consolidated companies and outsourcing partners, international data transfers and Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs).
In addition, we advise on the implementation and management of whistleblowing systems and privacy policies as well as on the special aspects of social media in this regard. Employee monitoring and supervision, employers' duty to inform and subject access requests are also areas of expertise for us, and we also assist clients with filings and appeals to and inspections by the Danish Data Protection Agency. Our clients are private businesses and public authorities.
We recently
- advised a multinational company on the implementation and management of a global whistleblowing system in a number of different jurisdictions
- drafted privacy policies with a focus on HR-specific challenges
- advised a public authority on the exchange of employee data etc.
- advised a company in the pharmaceutical sector on disclosure of data
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Information about Data protection
Ikke nødvendigt at fortælle om en medarbejders lange fingre
Datatilsynet har udtalt alvorlig kritik af en købmand for at have videregivet oplysninger om strafbare forhold til en medarbejders arbejdsgiver uden samtykke.
Er tredje gang lykkens gang?
Usikkerhederne ved overførsel af personoplysninger fra EU-medlemsstater til USA er igen lagt til ro med EU-Kommissionens seneste tilstrækkelighedsafgørelse.
Sikkerhedsvagt med baggrundstjek
Videregivelse af en vagtmedarbejders personoplysninger var nødvendig for at opnå sikkerhedsgodkendelse. At der ikke var givet samtykke, gjorde ikke behandlingen ulovlig.
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.
Change in maternity leave terms gave rise to compensation
A pregnant employee was entitled to compensation under the Equal Treatment Act as a result of a material change to her maternity leave terms even though she had not left her position.
Adjustments to occupational schemes under the Aliens Act – bill submitted for consultation
A draft bill to simplify certain occupational schemes under the Aliens Act – including the requirement for a Danish bank account – has been sent out for consultation. The rules are expected to take effect on 1 July 2024.