Danish Holiday Act to be brought into compliance with EU-legislation
The Danish Holiday Act is under review by the Ministry of Employment. The future Holiday Act is intended to be a simpler and more modern version, in accordance with international obligations. In a statement from 27 April 2015, the EU Commission stated that the current Danish Holiday Act is not in compliance with EU-legislation because […]
Can employees be required to keep salaries confidential?
While many professional-employees unions in Denmark arrange courses on salary-negotiations, most people are still uninterested in sharing salary information with their colleagues. That’s because discussing salaries is still taboo for most people – especially executives and other key employees. Although everyone is curious about how much their colleagues are paid, they still refuse to open […]
When is a termination in violation of the rules of the antidiscrimination legislation? New ruling from the Danish Supreme Court on 25 October 2016.
As early as 2002, the Danish Supreme Court ruled that the appraisal of whether a termination is justified according to the rules of the Salaried Employees Act must be based on the conditions at the time of termination – and not on incidents occurring subsequent to the notice period. In the particular case from 2002, […]
Changes in rules on residence permits for foreign workers
The Danish Parliament has passed two bills amending the Danish Act on Aliens. As a consequence, the Greencard scheme is repealed and the Pay Limit scheme is changed . Under the Danish Greencard scheme, a foreigner could obtain a residence permit in Denmark if he or she had 100 points in a points system determined by […]
Mobile phone policy
Many employees in the private sector have mobile phones that are paid by their employer. Nowadays, a mobile phone has many different uses, such as purchasing music, train tickets, making donations, text messaging, surfing the Internet, etc. Companies should therefore establish a mobile phone policy defining the restrictions applying to the use of mobile phones. […]
What constitutes the transfer of an undertaking – and when it happens, who is entitled to what?
The answer to that question is detailed in the Danish Act on Transfers of Undertakings, which provides for the protection of employees in relation to transfers of undertakings. Its regulations apply in connection with transfer of undertakings, parts of undertakings, or when a business undergoes tenders, changes suppliers or transfers activities under bankruptcy. And it […]
Digital signatures simplifies corporate HR processes and workflow
NemID, a digital signature and single login for public websites, online banking and many other municipal services is a valuable tool for simplifying corporate HR processes and workflow. Back in the “good old days,” employment contracts and other documents were physically signed by the employee and employer by placing their signatures on a paper with […]
An end to compulsory retirement at 70 years
It is no longer legal to enter into an employee agreement on compulsory retirement at age 70. By Mads Bernstorn It has long been against the law to discriminate against employees on the labor market due to disability, race, sexuality, religion, and age, etc., but until 1 January 2016, it was still possible to agree on compulsory retirement […]