Industrial relations
Collective agreements and industrial relations are the hallmark of the Danish labour market model
We have long-standing experience in negotiating collective agreements and advising public and private sector employers on their collective bargaining processes.
We are there when creative solutions are needed, and we are also there when employers are served with a notice of industrial action or need to serve such notice themselves.
If the collective bargaining process ends up in the State Conciliation Board on Labour Disputes, we have the experience required to negotiate for hours or days before the Board, and in the situations where it is more natural for the legal adviser not to "sit in" on the negotiations, we will act as your adviser and consultant in the "back room".
When the collective agreement has been signed, we advise on the interpretation of the agreement. In case of disputes and stoppages, we represent employers before the various industrial relations bodies: industrial tribunals, the Labour Court and the Municipal Public Servants Court.
We recently
- advised public and private sector employers in, for example, the pharmaceutical industry, aviation industry, energy sector and various other industries on collective bargaining issues
- successfully represented employers, employer organisations and public authorities in a large number of industrial arbitration cases concerning interpretation of collective agreements
- successfully conducted a large number of cases in the Danish Labour Court for private sector employers and for a major employer organisation and its individual member municipalities
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Et træls stykke arbejde
Det var helt i orden, at en virksomhed gav en advarsel til en tillidsrepræsentant, som i flere dage nægtede at udføre et træls stykke arbejde.
Overenskomst eller ej?
Ifølge Arbejdsretten havde en lokalaftale ikke opnået status som overenskomst, og arbejdsgiver kunne derfor godt opsige aftalen som en lokalaftale.
Færøsk overenskomstbestemmelse, der gik i fisk
Det var ikke i strid med internationale konventioner, da det færøske landsstyre vedtog en lov, der tilsidesatte dele af en færøsk fiskerioverenskomst.
Fra lovlig til ulovlig konflikt
En lovligt etableret konflikt af 3F blev ulovlig, da arbejdsgiveren tiltrådte en overenskomst med HK, fordi 3F og HK var medlemmer af samme hovedorganisation.
Ingen tillidsrepræsentant uden overenskomst – Højesterets dom
Højesteret har stadfæstet Østre Landsrets dom, som fastslog, at en tillidsrepræsentants funktion ophørte på tidspunktet for en virksomhedsoverdragelse, fordi erhververen havde frasagt sig overenskomsten.
Det opjusterede produktionskrav
Et afskedigelsesnævn har vurderet, at det var sagligt at afskedige en lagermedarbejder, fordi han ikke levede op til et minimumsproduktionskrav.
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.