Datatilsynet har igen opdateret vejledningen om samtykke som behandlingsgrundlag, der første gang udkom i 2017 og efterfølgende blev revideret i 2019.
Justitsministeren har fremsat et nyt forslag til lov om beskyttelse af whistleblowere, som skal implementere et EU-direktiv herom, og forslaget lægger fortsat op til en ”overimplementering” af direktivet.
Justitsministeriet har sendt et nyt lovforslag til implementering af whistleblowerdirektivet i høring, og der lægges op til en ”overimplementering” af dele af direktivet.
Datatilsynet har i løbet af januar orienteret om særlige fokusområder for de tilsynsaktiviteter, som Datatilsynet selv iværksætter i 2021, samt offentliggjort to nye vejledninger, som det kan være relevant for private og/eller offentlige arbejdsgivere at have kendsk
På baggrund af de erfaringer, Datatilsynet har gjort sig, siden ”Vejledning om databeskyttelse i forbindelse med ansættelsesforhold” først blev offentliggjort i november 2018, er vejledningen nu blevet opdateret.
Datatilsynet har udtalt kritik af en kommune, bl.a. fordi kommunen ikke anmeldte et ”internt” sikkerhedsbrud til tilsynet eller underrettede den berørte medarbejder.
Datatilsynet udtalte alvorlig kritik af en virksomhed, der fortsatte med at behandle personoplysninger om en tidligere kunde, efter hun havde trukket sit samtykke til behandlingen tilbage.
Datatilsynet fandt, at et forsikringsselskab med rette kunne undlade at give en tidligere kunde indsigt i et internt arbejdsdokument samt navne på selskabets medarbejdere.
An employer could not obtain an injunction against a former employee performing consultancy work for a competitor. The district court found that the employer had forfeited the opportunity to enforce the non-competition clause, and the high court dismissed the appeal because the restricted period had expired.
The Supreme Court has established that the concept of ”employment” in the Aliens Act must be interpreted very broadly. A bicycle dealer was fined DKK 10,000 because one of his friends who did not have a work permit had helped him carry a few bikes into the bike shop.
An employer’s wish to help a dismissed employee by giving an incorrect dismissal reason in the termination letter could not lead to the principle of equal treatment not being breached.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Legal 500 recently released their 2024 rankings for labour and employment law in Denmark. Norrbom Vinding maintains the position as top-ranked and is e.g. described as “Leading specialists on employment law matters” and “The team is composed of very knowledgeable lawyers, who are experts in their fields”.
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.
Also this year, Chambers Europe ranks Norrbom Vinding at the top of leading law firms within labour and employment law in Denmark.