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The Ministry of Employment has submitted, for consultation, a draft bill amending the Act implementing parts of the Working Time Directive and the Labour Court and Trade Union Arbitration Tribunals Act. According to the draft bill, the law will enter into force on 1 January 2024

The draft bill…

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Together with our European network – Ellint – this month we have focused on diversity.

The European Diversity Month raises awareness across the EU about the importance of diversity and inclusion in our workplaces and in society as a whole.

It celebrates the efforts of organizations to promote diversity and diverse teams…

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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.

In February 2023 we explained that the…

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On Sunday 19 February 2023, the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) and CO-industri agreed on a two-year renewal of the collective bargaining agreements in the industrial sector. The agreement is a breakthrough, which forms the basis for the forthcoming negotiations on collective bargaining agreements in the rest of…

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On 19 October 2022, the European Parliament and the Council adopted a directive on appropriate minimum wages in the European Union, which the Danish government is now trying to annul at the European Court of Justice.

In October 2022, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive (EU) 2022/2041…

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Mette Klingsten Law Firm wishes you a happy new year. As the festivities end and the new year commences, we have summarised below, the pending and developing key areas of HR and labour law that you should be aware of heading into 2023.

Implementation of the Transparent…

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The United Nations in 2020 declared 2021-2030 as the Decade of Healthy Aging and launched a global collaboration with the aim to improve the lives of older people, their families, and the communities in which they live. The UN declaration recognises the world is not sufficiently prepared to…

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