Health and safety at work and industrial injuries
We have extensive experience in advising on all aspects of the working environment legislation and industrial injury cases
Public and private employers have an increasing focus on the physical and mental working environment.
We advise on employers’ health and safety obligations and assist with the establishment of as well as the planning and organisation of the efforts in the health and safety organisation in both private companies and public organisations, including drafting of policies and handling of specific health and safety issues in the workplace.
Also, we assist clients in preparations for inspections by the Working Environment Agency (WEA), review draft decisions from the Working Environment Authority in connection with consultation processes to ensure that responses are prepared to adequately address any factual and legal deficiencies in the basis of decisions. Further, we assist clients in preparing appeals (i.e., complaints) to the Council of Appeal on Health and Safety at Work against decisions from the Working Environment Authority and in the further complaint process before the Council of Appeal on Health and Safety at Work.
We provide assistance in cases where fine notices have been issued for breach of the working environment legislation and in connection with claims for damages brought by employees in situations where it is alleged that employers have failed to comply with their obligations under the working environment legislation. Litigation concerning employers’ liability for industrial injuries is an area of tort law where Norrbom Vinding’s specialist knowledge and in-depth understanding of the complex interplay between the regimes of workers’ compensation law, tort law and working environment law is key.
We recently
- Assisted employers in several cases in the Council of Appeal on Health and Safety at Work in relation to notices issued by the Working Environment Authority
- Represented employers in numerous actions for damages in connection with physical as well as psychological industrial injuries
- Represented employers in criminal cases where charges were brought for violation of the Working Environment Act
- Advised on employers’ health and safety obligations when establishing flexible home working arrangements
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Ny bekendtgørelse om systematisk arbejdsmiljøarbejde
De nye regler om systematisk arbejdsmiljøarbejde skal styrke samarbejdet om sikkerhed og sundhed på arbejdspladserne ved blandt andet at gøre APV’en til et mere aktivt redskab og tydeliggøre rollerne i AMO.
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.
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.