En tømrer, der blev afskediget under sin kærestes graviditet, havde krav på godtgørelse efter ligebehandlingsloven.
Deltidsansatte forskelsbehandlet på to måder
EU-Domstolen fandt, at en tysk overenskomstbestemmelse om overtidstillæg potentielt udgjorde både en overtrædelse af forbuddet mod forskelsbehandling af deltidsansatte og forbuddet mod forskelsbehandling på grund af køn.
Ej godtgørelse i Højesteret til mystery shopper
Fleksjobber kunne ikke tilkendes godtgørelse for forskelsbehandling i forbindelse med ansættelse, da hun ikke havde søgt en stilling ved virksomheden.
Justeringer i ligestillingsloven skal lette administrationen i den offentlige sektor – lovforslag sendt i høring
Udkast til et lovforslag, som lægger op til at afskaffe ligestillingsredegørelser og forenkling af regler om kønssammensætningen i bestyrelser, er blevet sendt i høring. Reglerne forventes at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2025.
Ikke længere kompetent, egnet og disponibel
En hjemmevejleder med et handicap fik ikke medhold i, at hun var blevet afskediget i strid med forskelsbehandlingsloven, da arbejdsgiver havde iagttaget sin tilpasningsforpligtelse.
Begrundelse for opsigelse var helt til hest
Arbejdsgivers ønske om at hjælpe opsagt medarbejder ved at give en ukorrekt begrundelse for opsigelse i opsigelsesbrevet kunne ikke føre til, at ligebehandlingsprincippet ikke var krænket.
Hastværk kan være lastværk
Det udgjorde forskelsbehandling, at en medarbejder med fibromyalgi blev afskediget ca. 7 uger efter diagnosen. Arbejdsgiveren havde ikke opfyldt sin tilpasningsforpligtelse.
Handicap eller almindeligt sygefravær?
Det var ikke forskelsbehandling, da en sygeplejerske blev afskediget som følge af langvarigt sygefravær, da det ikke var bevist, at sygefraværet skyldtes sygeplejerskens handicap.
Afskediget på grund af opgavebortfald
Det var sagligt at afskedige en medarbejder som følge af opgavebortfald, selvom dette skete i forbindelse med hendes tilbagevenden fra barselsorlov.
I fertilitetsbehandling eller ej
En medarbejder, der havde planer om fertilitetsbehandling, men som endnu ikke havde påbegyndt behandlingen, var ikke omfattet af den særlige beskyttelse mod afskedigelse i ligebehandlingsloven.
Long-term prospects
A municipality was justified in dismissing an employee due to the long-term prospects of her returning to work after sickness absence.
Did the employer show care or inaction?
A security company had not forfeited the right to summarily dismiss an employee, even though the company did not summarily dismiss the employee until more than 3 weeks after the company became aware that the employee had set up and operated a competing business.
Reference register – no objections
According to the assessment of the Data Protection Agency, there were no grounds for the Agency to initiate a case against a municipality based on the establishment of a reference register.
Adjustments to the Gender Equality Act to ease administration in the public sector – bill sent out for consultation
A draft bill that proposes to abolish gender equality statements and to simplify rules on the gender composition on boards of directors has been sent out for consultation. The new rules are expected to enter into force on 1 January 2025.
Registration of working hours: changes to the Executive Order on Rest Periods and the Executive Order on Systematic Working Environment Work
The Executive Order on Rest Periods and the Executive Order on Systematic Working Environment Work have been amended in light of the new rules on registration of working hours.
Non-competition clause was forfeited
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.
Employment or favour for a friend? Judgment by the Supreme Court
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.
Reason for dismissal was off the mark
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.
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.