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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Kvindelige laboranter vs. mandlige teknikere
Lønforskellen mellem laboranter og teknikere i virksomheden Novozymes var ikke i strid med ligelønsloven, idet medarbejderne ikke befandt sig i en sammenlignelig situation i arbejdsmæssig henseende.
Ingen grå hår i studiebaren
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Performance frem for alt
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Når dialog er nøglen
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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.
Registration of working time – bill adopted
The bill, which introduces a requirement for registration of working time for each individual employee and provides the opportunity to derogate from the 48-hour rule for certain employees, has been adopted.
Ius Laboris receives prestigious award
Ius Laboris recently received the prestigious Global Network of the Year award at The Lawyer European Awards 2023.
Duty to register working hours – bill proposed
The long-awaited bill, which introduces a requirement for registration of working time for each individual employee and provides the opportunity to derogate from the 48-hour rule for certain employee groups, has been submitted to the Parliament. The effective date has been postponed to 1 July 2024.
Monitoring employees’ social media: the legislation in a global perspective
In a new article, Ius Laboris takes a closer look at the issue of whether employers can monitor employees’ social media posts.
The Government’s legislative programme for 2023/2024
On the first Tuesday of October, the parliamentary year kicked off and, as usual, the Government announced its legislative programme for the parliamentary year 2023/2024.