Tre vagter mente, at en arbejdsklausul gav dem ret til at få erstatning fra et universitet. Kravet var imidlertid forældet, fastslog byretten i denne sag.
Ny publikation fra Ius Laboris
Publikationen giver et indblik i nogle af de mest interessante internationale tendenser, der ses i forhold til ansættelsesret og fremtidens arbejdsstyrke, og drager således nytte af den store viden og ekspertise, som Ius Laboris-advokaterne i de 56 medlemslande besidder.
Udklædning eller ballade
Det udgjorde forskelsbehandling på grund af religion, at en daginstitution stillede krav om, at en pædagogmedhjælper, der var Jehovas Vidne, skulle klæde sig ud til institutionens fastelavnsfest.
Bortvisning for brud på tavshedspligt
Social- og sundhedsassistents videregivelse af fortrolige oplysninger til en borgers datter berettigede ikke en bortvisning.
Regeringens lovprogram for 2024/2025
Første tirsdag i oktober blev folketingsåret skudt i gang, og som vanligt offentliggjorde regeringen sit lovprogram for folketingsåret 2024/2025.
Manglende tiltag mod seksuel chikane førte til godtgørelse
Ligebehandlingsnævnet fandt, at en privat plejevirksomhed kunne holdes ansvarlig for, at en borger udsatte sin handicaphjælper for seksuel chikane.
Medarbejderen røg med i faldet
Arbejdsgiver var ikke erstatningsansvarlig for en arbejdsulykke, hvor et skrivebord grundet en defekt faldt sammen og tog en medarbejder med i faldet.
En for hård kritiker
Det var berettiget at bortvise en medarbejder, der havde fremsat en grov kritik af sin arbejdsgiver og flere identificerbare kolleger i en lukket personalegruppe på Facebook.
Planteskolen blev gået efter i bedene
Tre vikarer skulle have overenskomstmæssig løn, da de arbejdede på en planteskole. Det gjorde ingen forskel, at de havde været udsendt til planteskolen via entrepriseselskaber.
Bortvisning – hvor langt rækker lønforpligtelsen?
Højesteret har fastslået, at en bortvisning af en medarbejder i en kommune ikke kunne tillægges lønmæssig virkning fra høringstidspunktet, men først fra bortvisningstidspunktet.
Summary dismissal for breach of the duty of confidentiality
A social and healthcare worker’s disclosure of confidential information to the daughter of a citizen did not justify summary dismissal.
Dragged down by the desk
The employer was not liable for an industrial accident where a defective desk collapsed and dragged an employee down with it.
New publication from Ius Laboris
The publication provides insight into some of the most interesting international trends seen in relation to employment law and the workforce of the future and, thus, harnesses the great knowledge and expertise of Ius Laboris lawyers in 56 member countries.
The Government’s legislative programme for 2024/2025
The first Tuesday of October marked the start of the new parliamentary year and, in the usual way, the Government introduced its legislative programme for the parliamentary year 2024/2025.
Double discrimination against part-time workers
The ECJ recently found that a provision in a German collective agreement on overtime pay potentially violated the prohibition of discrimination against part-time employees as well as the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of gender.
Criticism was too harsh
The summary dismissal of an employee who had sharply criticised her employer and several identifiable colleagues in a closed staff group on Facebook was justified.
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.