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Both sides of industry have agreed that each parent should be entitled to 11 weeks leave after the birth of their child …

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The incorporation of the EU Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of union law (EU/2019/1937) into Danish law at the end of June has not been challenged for allowing companies with 249+ employees to operate a group scheme …

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The Danish Tax Council has decided that a foreign company asking its employees to work from home in Denmark does not give rise to “permanent establishment” …

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A major problem now affecting foreign employees taking up a new position in a Danish company is that, according to a law introduced earlier this year, they must open up a Danish bank account in order to be paid …

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New regulations have come into force making it obligatory for foreign investments in Danish businesses that exceed 10% to be subject to prior government approval …

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A new sector-wide collective agreement has been concluded between several leading financial sector employers and the finance trades union Finansforbundet …

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The government has just issued a circular setting out its plans for a new citizenship law (circular, CIS nr 9298 af 06/05/2021) …

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Now that the Danish Holidays Act has been fully incorporated into law, employers will need to allow employees to take holidays in the same year that they accrue …

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Foreign transport companies must now pay their drivers at the Danish hourly minimum wage rate under the National Collective Agreement for the transport sector when carrying out transport operations on Danish territory …

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The extension of bereavement leave to 26 weeks has now taken effect …

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As moves are made to introduce collective agreements into the world of self-employment, regulatory authorities in Europe are being forced to question how far they contravene antitrust rules …

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The new Danish holiday Act came into force on 1st September 2020 …

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Citizens of Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, New Zealand and South Korea will now be required to pay a fee of DKK 2,000 (US$329) when applying for a residence permit, or an extension of a residence permit under the Working Holiday Scheme – although this scheme is still temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 …

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In order to be able to protect their interests in the face of the pandemic, many restaurants and cafes in Denmark are asking customers to supply contact details …

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A new 5-year minimum data retention period will be introduced on 1st January 2021 for a number of corporate documents …

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