GDPR – fines – the Advocate General’s opinion in the ILVA case
On 12 September 2024, the Advocate General issued his opinion on the “Ilva” case relating to an infringement of Article 5(1)(e), Article 5(2) and Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding the retention of approximately 385,000 former customers personal details in outdated customer information system.
EU judgment on overtime pay for part-time employees
The European Court of Justice has ruled in the combined cases of C-184/22 and C-185/22 on whether a provision regarding overtime pay in a German collective agreement constituted a less favoirable treatment of part-time employees and gender discrimination.
Employer could not dismiss with retroactive effect
The Supreme Court has ruled that it was not justified to apply a retroactive dismissal to the date on which an employee received notice of an intended dismissal. The Supreme Court held that dismissal could only take effect from the actual dismissal date.
Enhanced pay conditions for women may be justified in accordance with the Maternity Act
The Equal Treatment Board has ruled that it was not a breach of the Equal Treatment Act for a company to provide favorable pay conditions for female employees as opposed to males when taking leave pursuant to the Maternity Act.
Pay Transparency Directive – Rights to Pay Information
On 10 May 2023, the EU Council adopted a directive with the aim to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms, otherwise referred to as the Pay Transparency Directive.
Proposal to align conditions for self-organiser exemption
Currently there is a discrepancy between the exemption condition pursuant to the Working Time Act and the Executive Order on Hours of Rest, to resolve the disparity a proposal has been made to align the conditions for self organisers.
Additional leave rights bill for parents of twins has been adopted
Parents of triplets and quadruplets born after 1 January 2023, have always been entitled to an additional 26 weeks of leave. New rules will come into force on 1 May 2024, granting twin parents similar rights.
The AI Regulation in the HR department
In March 2024, the European Parliament adopted the AI Regulation, which aims to establish a legal framework for the development and use of AI systems, ensuring that such systems do not violate fundamental rights such as the right to equality and non-discrimination.
New free alert service to prevent digital vulnerability in Danish companies
Small and medium-sized Danish companies can now sign up for a free alert service offered by the Agency for Digitisation. The purpose of the service is to protect Danish companies against potential cyber attacks.
Protection of health and safety representatives
The rules on the protection of health and safety representatives have been updated due to a political agreement on futureproofing workplace health and safety efforts and endeavors to reduce social dumping.