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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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.
Krav om registrering af arbejdstid – lovforslag vedtaget
Lovforslaget, som stiller krav om registrering af arbejdstid for den enkelte medarbejder og giver mulighed for at fravige bl.a. 48-timersreglen for visse medarbejdere, er nu vedtaget.
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.