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BRUSSELS, 8 January 2019 Following on from another successful year, specialist employment and labor law firm network ELLINT is pleased to announce its expansion into China with the entry of new member, Baohua Law Firm. Shanghai-based Baohua Law Firm is led by Founder and Chief Consultant Dong Baohua and is top-ranked in the Chambers’ Asia […]

On Wednesday, 6 February 2019, at 13:30 we are holding a webinar on the new holiday law. The webinar caters to key considerations for management in both HR and Finance. Please note that the webinar will be held in Danish. A large part of the practical matters relating to the new holiday law are probably already being handled for most companies. However […]

The end of the year is approaching and we at Mette Klingsten Law Firm would like to take this opportunity to thank clients, partners and friends for a happy and eventful year and to wish you a Merry Christmas and a good 2019. The company has been developing well during the year. We have been fortunate […]

As usual, on the first Tuesday of October, the Danish Parliament opened, and in that connection, the legislative agenda for the Ministry of Employment was presented. Below, you can read about the bills, which will affect private employers the most, and what the government will introduce during the new parliamentary year.   Amendment to the law […]

The employer must ensure that the employees take their vacation. When planning the vacation, the employer must take the wishes of the employee into account, but ultimately, the employer can decide when all five weeks of holiday must be held, if the parties do not reach an agreement. Holiday earned in 2016 must be held […]

Committee on equality and non-discrimination: It was not a breach of the Anti-Discrimination Act when a complainant was not offered a vacant position, because he refused to present a copy of his passport to the company. But it may fall foul of the personal data protection act? If a company has employees without a work […]

If an employee is hired for a new job, the employee has the right to accrue holidays from day one. That is the result of the new Holiday Act. The new Holiday Act is to align Danish law with the working time directive that entitles employees to take minimum 4 weeks of paid holiday. Currently, […]

The Danish Expat tax regime covers among others highly paid employees and scientists, who have not been taxable in Denmark for a period of ten years. The maximum duration of the regime has been extended from a total of 60 months (5 years) to a total of 84 months (7 years) and the base tax […]

Together with approximately 100 other women from the French cultural life, the 74-year movie icon Catherine Deneuve has warned about, what they see as a ”witch hunt” against men. The French actress has set both the French government and a group of younger feminists against herself after she has accused the #metoo movement of going […]

We have received a lot of questions in relation to the possibility of deducting legal expenses in connection with cases on payment of salary or other claims against the employer. In 2001, the National Income Tax Tribunal (SKM2001.473.LSR) decided on the situations in which an employee has the right to deduct legal expenses. Prior to […]

The Supreme Court has just taken a position on a principle question concerning the release of an employee from the obligation to work prior to the date of transfer of the company. 42 employees were chosen to be transferred to a buyer from a company, which was declared bankrupt, together with the activities in the […]

It follows from Section 4 of the law on implementation of parts of the working time directive (the Working Time Act) that the average working hours during a 7-days’ period of time, calculated over a 4-months’ period of time, must not exceed 48 hours including overtime. Periods with annually paid holidays and sick leave periods […]