Udkast til et lovforslag, som indeholder forenklinger i nogle af udlændingelovens erhvervsordninger – bl.a. i forhold til kravet om dansk bankkonto – har været sendt i høring. Reglerne forventes at træde i kraft den 1. juli 2024.
Dom fra Højesteret: 120-dagesreglen – sygemelding, raskmelding, sygemelding
En medarbejder kunne ikke opsiges efter funktionærlovens 120-dagesregel, fordi opsigelsen skete mere end 10 kalenderdage efter udløbet af den 120. sygedag, selvom medarbejderen på opsigelsestidspunktet kun havde modtaget løn under 123,17 sygedage inden for de seneste 12 måneder.
Jobløn eller overtid
En bagermesters arbejde var ikke misbrug af en joblønsordning.
Lovforslag om ændring af arbejdsmiljøloven vedtaget
Folketinget har nu vedtaget et lovforslag, der bl.a. skal fokusere Arbejdstilsynets tilsynsindsats ved at forenkle reaktionstyperne og virkemidlerne.
Genindførelse af bagatelgrænser for udbetaling af uhævede feriemidler mv. – lovforslag vedtaget
Folketinget har nu vedtaget det lovforslag, der bl.a. genindfører automatisk udbetaling af uhævede feriemidler efter bagatelgrænseregler ved ferieafholdelsesperiodens afslutning eller ansættelsesforholdets ophør.
Ius Laboris modtager prestigefyldt pris
Ius Laboris modtog for nylig den prestigefyldte pris ”Global Network of the Year”.
Fritagelse fra krav om arbejdstilladelse ved koncernforbundne selskaber
En ny regel fritager selskaber fra krav om arbejdstilladelse til udenlandske medarbejdere, der er ansat i koncernforbundne udenlandske selskaber, og som arbejder i Danmark i kortere perioder.
Lovforslag om ændring af arbejdsmiljøloven fremsat
Regeringen har fremsat et lovforslag om ændring af arbejdsmiljøloven, som implementerer dele af en politisk aftale om en fremtidssikret arbejdsmiljøindsats.
Nej tak til parkeringsafgift
Det var berettiget at bortvise en kommunal medarbejder, der annullerede en parkeringsafgift udstedt til ham selv, også selvom kommunen senere ophævede afgiften.
Performance frem for alt
Det var ikke i strid med ligebehandlingsloven, at et hospital afskedigede en gravid sygeplejerske på grund af sygefravær og manglende performance.
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.