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Employment law court cases

Important employment law court cases from Denmark in “easy to read” format.

Denmark :: Should an employee pay compensation to their employer for loss of sickness benefit reimbursement?

DENMARK Court Supreme Court Date issued 22nd October 2019 Subject Should an employee pay compensation to their employer for loss of sickness benefit reimbursement? Substance In this case, the employee concerned was on leave from their work due to stress …

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Denmark :: Employer liability for sexual harassment towards employee

DENMARK Court Eastern High Court Date issued October 2019 Subject Employer liability for sexual harassment towards employee and subsequent victimisation for employee complaint Substance An employee holding the position of care assistant was subject to sexual harassment and offensive behaviour by a disabled individual under their care …

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Denmark :: Dismissal after childbirth-related leave was lawful

DENMARK Court: Western High Court Date issued: Summer 2019 Subject: Dismissal after childbirth-related leave was lawful Substance: The employee in this case had been on childbirth-related leave and subsequently on annual leave …

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Denmark :: Termination of disabled employee on fleksjob upon reaching retirement age was lawful

DENMARK Court: Supreme Court (Højesteret) Date issued: 17th April 2019 Subject: Termination of disabled employee on fleksjob upon reaching retirement age was lawful Substance: The Danish Supreme Court upheld the Copenhagen Maritime and Commercial Court’s decision of June 2018 that the dismissal of an employee on a fleksjob arrangement, when they became entitled to state pension, was valid …

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Denmark :: Dismissal of an expectant father was lawful

DENMARK Deciding body: Danish Equal Treatment Board Date issued: July 2019 Subject: Dismissal of an expectant father was lawful Substance: The Danish Equal Treatment Board has held that the dismissal of a male employee whilst their partner was pregnant was lawful …

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Denmark :: Case law on social media

Employers in Denmark are generally allowed to monitor their employees’ Internet usage at work, including the use of social networking sites, provided they inform them that their online conduct will be monitored before such monitoring begins …

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