Employment law
Contracts, dismissals, changes to terms and conditions, post-termination restrictions, etc. We advise on all aspects of employment law
We have particular experience in drafting and implementing new contractual models and carrying out collective redundancies or collective changes to terms and conditions of employment.
We recently
- drafted and conducted compliance checks of employment-related documents for several companies, including employment contracts, termination letters, severance agreements and workplace policies
- advised on the engagement of executives, including drafting and assisting in the negotiation of service agreements
- advised clients on the scope of the duty of loyalty resting on dismissed employees
- assessed on several occasions the lawfulness of dismissals with notice and the justification of dismissals without notice as well as advised on how to optimise termination situations, including in relation to holiday, release from the duty to work, duty of loyalty, post-termination restrictions, etc.
- advised on collective redundancy and restructuring processes, including participation in consultation and negotiation with employee representatives
- drafted bonus and incentive programmes and advised companies on updating and revising existing programmes as well as advised on their implementation
- advised on the implications of the new rules on childbirth-related leave, including assisting with updating company policies in this area
- assisted international companies in setting up in Denmark, including advising on registration requirements and drafting of the relevant standard employment-related documents for employees
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Information about Employment law
Registrering af arbejdstid – ændring af hviletidsbekendtgørelsen mv. i høring
Udkast til ændring af hviletidsbekendtgørelsen og bekendtgørelsen om systematisk arbejdsmiljøarbejde er sendt i høring. Bl.a. foreslås ensretning af undtagelsen for de såkaldte selvtilrettelæggere.
Forlænget barsel til tvillingeforældre – lovforslag vedtaget
Folketinget har nu vedtaget det lovforslag, der implementerer den politiske aftale om 13 ugers ekstra orlov med barselsdagpenge til tvillingeforældre og adoptanter.
Forlænget barsel til tvillingeforældre – lovforslag om ændring af barselsloven fremsat
Regeringen har fremsat et lovforslag, der implementerer den politiske aftale om 13 ugers ekstra orlov med barselsdagpenge til tvillingeforældre og adoptanter.
Justeringer i udlændingelovens erhvervsordninger – lovforslag sendt i høring
Udkast til et lovforslag, som indeholder forenklinger i nogle af udlændingelovens erhvervsordninger – bl.a. i forhold til kravet om dansk bankkonto – har været sendt i høring. Reglerne forventes at træde i kraft den 1. juli 2024.
Driftsmæssigt belastende sygefravær
Det var sagligt at afskedige en ingeniør som følge af omfanget af arbejdsbetinget sygefravær.
Omrokering på hjemmearbejdspladsen
En medarbejder var ikke omfattet af arbejdsskadesikringsloven, da hun i forbindelse med flytningen af et skrivebord på sin hjemmearbejdsplads på en fridag faldt og slog hovedet.
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.