Discrimination
Discrimination is currently the fastest growing practice area
Discrimination is an issue which is very much on the mind of every employer – whether private or public. The EU regulation of the area and the advent of the Danish Board of Equal Treatment in particular have made this one of the busiest areas for firms like ours.
We advise on how to draft anti-discrimination policies, train managers and design recruitment and dismissal procedures to minimise the risk of claims. And we represent employers who are faced with discrimination claims.
Discrimination and differential treatment litigation is currently where employers in both the private and public sector face the largest claims within the area of labour and employment law, and the cases are also some of the most complicated because they involve Danish as well as EU statutory law and case law.
We recently
- assisted a number of companies and organisations in various complex matters arising out of the #MeToo campaign
- represented the employer in the so-called ”obesity case” before the EU court, the district court and the high court. The case was about the fundamental question concerning the extent to which obesity can constitute a disability within the meaning of the Danish Anti-Discrimination Act
- successfully conducted a number of Supreme Court cases regarding the scope of employers’ obligations in relation to disabled employees and employees with disabled children
- successfully conducted a case before the Danish Supreme Court concerning the issue of whether the special Danish rules on wages for under-18s are incompatible with EU law
- conducted the group of test cases in the Danish Eastern High Court and the Danish Supreme Court concerning the consequences of the EU Court’s ruling on the provisions of the Danish Salaried Employees Act with regard to termination pay
- conducted a precedent-setting Supreme Court case concerning the question of whether it is in conflict with Denmark’s obligations under EU law that Danish employers are not required to pay salary to employees during a notice period which coincides with the relevant employee’s unpaid parental leave
- advised companies and organisations on the difficult distinction between illness and disability
- advised clients on the protection of pregnant employees, employees on maternity leave and employees undergoing fertility treatment in connection with major collective redundancy processes
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At Norrbom Vinding, you will have the most experienced litigators arguing your case, and we defend employers almost on a weekly basis against discrimination claims"
Information about Discrimination and differential treatment
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Det udgjorde forskelsbehandling, at en medarbejder med fibromyalgi blev afskediget ca. 7 uger efter diagnosen. Arbejdsgiveren havde ikke opfyldt sin tilpasningsforpligtelse.
Handicap eller almindeligt sygefravær?
Det var ikke forskelsbehandling, da en sygeplejerske blev afskediget som følge af langvarigt sygefravær, da det ikke var bevist, at sygefraværet skyldtes sygeplejerskens handicap.
Afskediget på grund af opgavebortfald
Det var sagligt at afskedige en medarbejder som følge af opgavebortfald, selvom dette skete i forbindelse med hendes tilbagevenden fra barselsorlov.
I fertilitetsbehandling eller ej
En medarbejder, der havde planer om fertilitetsbehandling, men som endnu ikke havde påbegyndt behandlingen, var ikke omfattet af den særlige beskyttelse mod afskedigelse i ligebehandlingsloven.
Ændring af barselsvilkår udløste godtgørelse
En gravid medarbejder havde krav på godtgørelse efter ligebehandlingsloven som følge af en væsentlig ændring af hendes barselsvilkår, uanset hun ikke var fratrådt sin stilling.
Højesteret har talt: Godtgørelse uden medregning af fleksløntilskud
Højesteret har i to netop afgjorte sager taget stilling til, hvordan en ansættelsesretlig godtgørelse til en fleksjobansat medarbejder under ”ny” ordning skal udmåles. Ligesom i hovedparten af de seneste års landsretsdomme fandt Højesteret, at godtgørelse skal beregnes med udgangspunkt i arbejdsgivers lønudgift og dermed uden hensyntagen til det fleksløntilskud, medarbejderen modtager direkte fra sin bopælskommune.
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.