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
120-dagesreglen – syg, rask, syg – for Højesteret
Højesteret får endnu en gang mulighed for at se på funktionærlovens 120-dagesregel. Procesbevillingsnævnet har givet tredjeinstansbevilling i en sag om, hvorvidt opsigelsen var afgivet rettidigt.
Store bededag som helligdag afskaffes fra 2024
Lovforslaget om konsekvenser ved afskaffelse af store bededag som helligdag er nu vedtaget af Folketinget.
Forslag til ændring af udlændingeloven – rekruttering af udenlandske medarbejdere
Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet har fremsat et forslag til ændring af udlændingeloven, der indeholder en række initiativer, der skal give bedre muligheder for at rekruttere medarbejdere fra lande uden for EU/EØS.
Afskaffelsen af store bededag som helligdag rykker nærmere
Lovforslag om konsekvenser ved afskaffelse af store bededag som helligdag er nu fremsat i Folketinget.
Nye regler om gennemsigtige ansættelsesvilkår lader vente på sig
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Regeringens lovprogram frem til vinterferien
Regeringens lovprogram for perioden frem til vinterferien indeholder en række planlagte lovforslag inden for det arbejds- og ansættelsesretlige område.
Gender composition of management – updated guidelines
The Danish Business Authority has published updated guidelines on target figures and policies for the gender composition of management and for reporting on this issue.
Bill on preventing and tackling sexual harassment
The Ministry of Employment recently introduced a bill aiming to implement parts of the tripartite agreement on combatting sexual harassment in the workplace, but the 1 November general election means legislative progress is currently on hold.
To be or not to be a temp
An employee was covered by the Temporary Agency Workers Act even though he was assigned to the same workplace for three years and eight months.
Take time to consider
The Board of Equal Treatment has heard two complaints about whether it was contrary to the Anti-Discrimination Act to refuse to employ candidates with a disability. In the first case, the Board found that the company had met its duty to accommodate; in the other case, the company had not.
New rules on distribution of childbirth-related leave
The new childbirth-related leave model took effect from 2 August 2022.
New rules on remote work: occupational accidents can also occur at the home workplace
The new working environment rules on the layout of the home workplace recently entered into force. As remote work has become more widespread, it has become particularly important to be aware of when an accident that has occurred in connection with remote work can be an occupational accident.