Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Denmark as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Denmark: Reform of sick leave
De-bureaucratization of the sick leave system (sygedagpenge) is now taking place …
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Denmark: Leave extended from triplets to twins
Parents of twins will receive longer leave from 1st May 2024 …
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Denmark: Getting the numbers right
Pay negotiators commonly suffer from the same inability to “do the math”, especially when it comes to staged pay increases …
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Denmark: Leave rules for single parents become more flexible
A single mother or father/co-mother may now transfer part of their paid maternity leave to a close family member …
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Denmark: Training allowance for people with work-related injuries
For many years the ‘Act on Compensation for Disabled Persons in Employment’ has offered support for disabled people who wish to be economically active …
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Denmark: The abolition of Great Prayer Day
Employers are reminded that the national Parliament has passed the ‘Great Prayer Day Act’, which takes effect on 1st January 2024 …
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Denmark: Extension of residence permit under Ukraine Special Act
Residence permits granted under the Act on temporary residence permits for people who were displaced from Ukraine may be now extended until 17th March 2025 …
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Denmark: Working hours rules
In our 8th November 2023 issue of the Newswire we reported that the Danish Parliament was in the process of debating an amendment to the Danish Working Hours Act to place an obligation on employers to record in detail the individual employee’s daily working hours …
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Denmark: Air travel costs set to rise – due to green tax
The government has proposed that from 2025 a special tax normally amounting to 100 Danish crowns (US$14 …
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Denmark: Non-EU/EEA staff may now undertake short assignments without a work permit
Short visits to work in Denmark may now take place, provided the enterprise employs 50+ staff …
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Denmark: Changes in working time law
A draft modification to the Danish Act on Working Hours has been proposed which requires that employers draw up an objective and reliable working time system which allows the recording of daily and weekly time and observance of all rest periods – as well as maximum working time …
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Denmark: Obligation to work in order to gain access to welfare benefits
From 1st January 2025 foreign nationals living in Denmark may only qualify for welfare payments if they meet certain criteria …
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Denmark: Leading company has major impact on the economy – Novo Nordisk
The life sciences company Novo Nordisk has grown to such a size that it is now towering over other Danish multinationals …
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Denmark: Income tax falls slightly, but wider tax wedge unchanged (2022)
Average income tax levied fell last year by 0 …
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Denmark: Loss of citizenship law
The European Court of Justice has been asked to rule on the compatibility of Danish legislation providing for the loss of citizenship by operation of the law …
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