Agreement on renewal of collective agree-ments in the industrial sector
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 the private labour market. DI and CO-industri […]
Denmark requests annulment of the EU’s minimum wage directive
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 on appropriate minimum wages in the […]
Employment Law- what to expect in 2023
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 and Predictable Working Conditions Directive The bill […]
Executives and Age Discrimination
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 respond to the rights and needs of […]
New Tripartite agreement gives employers the right to request coronapas.
On the 12 November 2021, the Danish government entered into an agreement with the Trade Union’s Main Orgainsation (FH) and the Danish Employer’s Association (DA), which gives employers the right to request a valid corona pass from employees. The new tripartite agreement is intended to give employers the legal right to require employees to show […]
Holiday settlement – time to take stock
We are fast approaching the end of the holiday taking period pursuant to the new Holiday Act (31 December), and employees will need to decide on how untaken holiday, relating to the fifth holiday week will be treated. Changes from the old Danish Holiday Act The rules for transfer / payment of unpaid holidays are […]
UK employees in Denmark- the clock is ticking.
As part of the withdrawal agreement, UK nationals and family members staying in Denmark for work before 31 December 2020 must have applied for a new EU residence status before 31 December 2021. This also applies to UK nationals with permanent residence in Denmark under EU rules. The 31 December 2021 is a hard stop […]
Proposal for a new parental leave model
Proposal for a new parental leave model The Danish Employers’ Association (DA) and the Trade Union Movement’s Main Organization (FH) have agreed on a new model for parental leave. The new model will mean, among other things, that 11 weeks of parental leave will be earmarked for each parent. The background to the agreement follows […]
Proposal for new whistleblower law will require companies to establish whistleblower schemes.
The EU Whistleblower Protection Directive must be implemented in Denmark by 17 December 2021. On 24 February 2021, the Ministry of Justice sent a draft whistleblowing bill, implementing the Directive for consultation. The deadline for submission of comments on the bill is the 24 March 2021. The bill is expected to be considered in parliament […]
“I’ll be home for Christmas”
This is the season to be jolly, or at least to spend time with the family (where permissible). In this regard we have seen an in-crease in requests from employees wishing to work from different jurisdictions than those in which they are normally employed. This article deals with the issues arising from home working in […]