Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Denmark as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Denmark: Parental leave poised for a significant expansion
The national Parliament has adopted a Bill incorporating the EU Directive on Work-Life Balance (EU 2019/1158) into Danish law …
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Denmark: Prohibition on asking for age in job postings adopted
With effect from 1st July 2022, employers will be banned from asking potential job applicants how old they are …
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Denmark: New rules for homework – The requirements are relaxed
Remote working regulations have been modified to cater for the increased level of hybrid working …
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Denmark: New Positive Lists for People with a Higher Education and for Skilled Work for the first half of 2022
Employers should be aware of the newly-released Positive Lists – two sets of occupations where Denmark is currently experiencing a shortage of labour …
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Denmark: 2022 Tax allowances changes
Changes in tax allowances will be effective from next year …
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Denmark: Social security when working in both Denmark and Sweden
Employees who work regularly in both Denmark and Sweden are subject to special social security rules …
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Denmark: Measures to tackle labour shortages
The government is taking several measures to tackle labour shortages by allowing students and retired people to work without offsetting their grants or benefits …
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Denmark: Parental leave – How new agreement could change rules in Denmark
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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Denmark: Group scheme for new whistleblower law not challenged
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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Denmark: Tax agency clarifies PE rules for employee home offices under DTAs with Germany, Switzerland
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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Denmark: Salary to Danish bank account
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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Denmark: Screening requirement on certain foreign direct investments
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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Denmark: Collective agreement for financial sector concluded
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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Denmark: New tighten citizenship requirements
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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Denmark: Changes under the Danish Holidays Act
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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