Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Denmark as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Denmark: Companies seeking to employ individuals from abroad

Companies seeking to employ individuals from abroad are now able to do so under the Pay Limit Scheme, which uses a fast track procedure and guarantees a residence permit for job holders with a minimum annual remuneration of 408,800 DKK (US$ 54 …

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Denmark: Whistleblowing in audit firms

Following amendments to the Act on Auditors and Audit Firms (631/2016) in June 2016 Denmark’s Data Protection Agency issued a new form (WB1) last month that must e completed by Auditing firms that are now required to comply with new employee whistleblowing rules …

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Denmark: Active, rich, foreign linguists only please

The Danish government has announced an immigration plan, involving 44 initiatives to be rolled out over the next nine years …

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Denmark: Action against foreign letter-box companies

A new clause has been inserted into the Danish Act on the Posting of Workers allowing the Danish Working Environment Authority to verify that any company posting employees from another EU member state to Denmark is not a “letter-box” company in their home state …

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Denmark: A popular share scheme for companies to avoid

Companies in Denmark may wish to take advantage of a new legal framework for employee share ownership that will come into effect on July 1st 2016 under s …

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Denmark: Instant dismissal justified for misuse of mobile phone

The Danish Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal to a High Court decision concerning the instant dismissal of a professional employee for the private use of a company mobile phone …

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Denmark: Restrictive covenants law now in force

We would like to remind our Members that a new law overhauling the rules on protective covenants in Denmark came into force on January 1st 2016 …

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Denmark: Beneficial tax treatment of employee share schemes

A Bill has been drafted by the Danish government to grant the beneficial tax treatment of share-based employee incentive schemes …

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Denmark: Workplaces with high accident rates not being inspected

The leading Danish trade union 3F has begun a name and shame campaign against Danish companies with high workplace accident rates …

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Denmark: Fewer non-working days in 2016

The number of days off due to public holidays in Denmark fell from 14 in 2014 to 11 in 2015 — and in 2016 it will fall again to just eight …

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Denmark: Law on employment contracts finally approved

A draft law on employment clauses (see April 23rd 2015 edition of the newswire) has finally been passed by the Danish parliament and will come into force on January 1st 2016 …

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Denmark: Increase in pension age on its way

A Bill which would increase the pension age in Denmark from 67 to 68 years has been submitted for its first reading in parliament …

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Denmark: Closer scrutiny of high-risk work places proposed

The Danish parliament is currently considering a Bill to amend the Working Environment Act …

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Denmark: Automatic termination clauses prohibited from January 2016

From January 1st 2016 employers in Denmark may no longer include in an employment contract a clause stating that the agreement will automatically terminate when the employee reaches the age of 70 …

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Denmark: Proposal to change gender-wage statistics reporting obligations again

Denmark’s Ministry of Employment has submitted for consultation a draft law that would return the rules on the reporting of gender-based wage statistics back to those that were introduced in 2006 …

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