Direktivet om passende mindstelønninger for arbejdstagere i EU er nu blevet vedtaget.
Direktiv om passende mindstelønninger vedtaget
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Når pligten kalder, skal der svares
Det var berettiget, at en kommune bortviste en SOSU-assistent, som forlod sin arbejdsplads ved normal arbejdstids ophør i strid med et pålæg om overarbejde.
Et grænsetilfælde …
Et afskedigelsesnævn fandt, at opsigelsen af en pædagogisk leder begrundet i sygefravær var uberettiget.
Chikane mod offentligt ansatte
En borger blev idømt 6 måneders ubetinget fængselsstraf for chikane mod offentligt ansatte.
Fri for egen regning – eller hvad?
En faglig voldgiftsret fandt, at det var berettiget at bortvise en medarbejder, fordi han efter ferie i et ”orange” land måtte udeblive fra arbejde pga. karantæne.
Nye regler om forebyggelse og håndtering af seksuel chikane – lovforslag fremsat
Beskæftigelsesministeriet har nu fremsat et lovforslag, der har til formål at implementere dele af trepartsaftalen om imødegåelse af seksuel chikane på arbejdspladserne.
Personoplysninger på en ukrypteret harddisk er no-go
En kommune er idømt en bøde på 50.000 kr. for overtrædelse af GDPR, fordi kommunens bærbare computere ikke var krypterede, og sikkerhedsniveauet derfor var utilstrækkeligt.
Nye regler om gennemsigtige ansættelsesvilkår er udsat – igen
Beskæftigelsesministeriet meddelte (umiddelbart før valgudskrivelsen), at den forventede ikrafttrædelse af lovforslaget om ansættelsesbeviser og visse arbejdsvilkår udsættes igen. Reglerne forventes nu at træde i kraft den 1. juli 2023.
Fremsat lovforslag om krav til arbejdsgivere, der stiller bolig til rådighed for ansatte
Beskæftigelsesministeren har fremsat et forslag til lov om krav til arbejdsgivere, der stiller bolig til rådighed for ansatte.
Når ét fuldtidsjob ikke kan gøre det
Det var berettiget at bortvise en medarbejder, der havde påtaget sig bibeskæftigelse i et betragteligt omfang, herunder i en sygeperiode, uden at orientere arbejdsgiveren.
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.
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.