Det var ikke i strid med ligebehandlingsloven, at en virksomhed under rekonstruktionsbehandling afskedigede en gravid kundeservicemedarbejder.
Et spørgsmål om modenhed
Det udgjorde ikke forskelsbehandling på grund af alder, at en 23-årig pædagogstuderende, med den begrundelse at han var for ung, fik afslag på ansøgning til en praktikplads på et krisecenter.
Et kald på handling
En medarbejder kunne ikke tildeles en advarsel for at anklage sin chef for at lyve, fordi anklagen var sand, og fordi den ikke var fremsat på en utilbørligt grov måde.
Fleksibilitet i fleksjob
Det var i strid med forskelsbehandlingsloven, at en jobansøger til en deltidsstilling fik afslag med henvisning til, at ansøgeren var tilkendt fleksjob.
En sjakbajs uden højdeskræk
En virksomhed blev idømt en bøde på 75.000 kr., fordi en sjakbajs arbejdede i 5,5 meters højde uden effektive sikkerhedsforanstaltninger, og fordi arbejdsgiver ikke førte tilsyn.
Fra den ene erstatning til den anden
Vestre Landsret fandt, at det var berettiget for en skadevolder at standse udbetaling af tabt arbejdsfortjeneste efter udtalelse fra Arbejdsmarkedets Erhvervssikring.
Den der tier, samtykker
Arbejdsgiver skulle ikke betale godtgørelse for væsentlig ændring af en gravid medarbejders barselsvilkår. Medarbejderen fortsatte nemlig i sin stilling efter vilkårsændringen.
Mindeord for Mariann Norrbom
Stifter af advokatfirmaet Norrbom Vinding, tidligere advokat Mariann Norrbom, er i sidste uge gået bort efter længere tids sygdom, 73 år gammel. Selvom Mariann Norrbom gik på pension for knap 6 år siden, sætter hendes virke og hendes ånd stadig sit præg på vores firma.
Den legitime Big Brother
En fitnesskædes tv-overvågning af arbejdspladsen gav ikke anledning til kritik.
Et spørgsmål om grundlaget
Opsigelsen af en studievejleder på barsel udgjorde ulovlig forskelsbehandling. Arbejdsgiver kunne ikke godtgøre, at barslen ikke havde betydning for beslutningen om afskedigelse.
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.
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.
Legal 500: Norrbom Vinding continues to be top-ranked
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”.
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.