The Danish Parliament has adopted new rules on the requirement to register working time
On 23 January 2024, the Danish Parliament adopted new rules on working time registration. The rules will enter into force on 1 July 2024, and introduce a new obligation for employers to implement a time recording system making it possible to measure each employee’s daily working time.
Great Prayer Day abolished from 2024
The Danish Parliament has approved the abolition of the great prayer day from 2024. This means that the former public holiday will now become a normal working day. In this article we discuss the impact on this for employers and employees.
Whistleblower Act
Introduction video to Whistleblower Act and Whistleblower Directive with Carley Wilson
Specialist employment & labor law firm network ELLINT welcomes Spanish law firm álvarez lentner
ELLINT, the International employment and labor law firms’network, welcomes Spanish employment boutique law firm álvarez lentner (www.alvarezlentner.com). Based in Madrid and providing services throughout the whole Spanish territory, the young firm created 6 years ago advises both companies and individuals on a wide range of employment and labor law matters. With a strong practice in […]
Legal 500 names Mette Klingsten one of the leading employment lawyers in Denmark.
Legal 500 has announced its “leading individuals” and “hall of famers” for this year. We are pleased to announced that Mette Klingsten has again been ranked by Legal 500 as one of the 5 leading individuals in employment and labor law in Denmark. Every year, the Legal 500 assesses law firms in more than 150 […]
Time for salary negotiations
It is common practice for companies in Denmark to conduct salary reviews with employees in March and April. In many cases, it is agreed in the individual employment contracts that an annual salary evaluation must take place. Alternatively, the salary review obligation may arise from a collective agreement, which may stipulate that either wage […]
Sending employees to perform work in Denmark? Make sure you know your obligations as an employer.
Entry to Denmark for foreigners habitually resident abroad is currently limited. In order to enter Denmark, a foreigner habitually resident abroad requires a worthy purpose. To limit the spread of infection with Covid-19, the Danish authorities have also initiated additional requirements for workers travelling into Denmark. It is essential as a company that you comply with these requirements. We are aware that the Danish Working and Environment Authority have undertaken spot checks in workplaces where foreign […]
The Danish Holiday Act Committee has completed its work on the new Danish Holiday Act
The Danish Holiday Act Committee has now presented their proposal for a new Danish Holiday Act to the Minister for Employment. The Danish Holiday Act Committee was appointed in 2015, among other things based on the assessment of the EU Commission that the Danish Holiday Act’s rules on staggered holidays conflicted with EU law. Therefore, […]