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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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,…