Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Denmark as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Denmark: Healthcare directive only fully effective in Denmark
A review by the European Commission into the operation of the Cross-border Healthcare Directive (2011/24/EU) has found that it has been only effectively implemented by Denmark …
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Denmark: Holiday Act to be reviewed
The Danish government has established a committee to review and amend the Holiday Act in order to bring national legislation in line with EU law and to make the rules on annual leave simpler …
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Denmark: Financial support for retaining older workers extended
All employers in Denmark are now entitled to support to help retain older workers …
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Denmark: Proposed changes to employment clauses
A draft Act on employment clauses is currently passing through the legislative process in Denmark …
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Denmark: Amended severance pay rules now in force
Changes to the rules on severance payments came into force in Denmark on February 1st 2015 …
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Denmark: Fine increase proposed for registration violations
Since May 2008, foreign companies providing services and posting employees to Denmark have had a duty to report certain information on the Register of Foreign Service Providers …
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Denmark: Bill to make changes to severance payments
A Bill to amend provisions regarding severance payments has been proposed by the Danish government …
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Denmark: Low rate of work-related deaths in 2013
A new annual report demonstrates that 41,362 work-related accidents were reported in Denmark in 2013 …
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Denmark: Bill to remove rule allowing automatic dismissal of 70 year old workers
A draft law in Denmark proposes that it should no longer be possible for employers to dismiss workers automatically when they reach the age of 70 …
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Denmark: Statistics on the transition from work to retirement
The European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, has recently published data on the transition from work to retirement in the EU during 2012 …
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Denmark: New website to promote health and safety at work
A new website has been launched in Denmark to help companies organise their work environment in a way that complies with health and safety rules …
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Denmark: Legislation judged unlawful for age discrimination
In a recent case, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) considered a provision of Danish national law to be unlawful …
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Denmark: Funds agreed to improve employment
The Danish government has signed an agreement on the use of social funds for employment …
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Denmark: Steps towards digitalization of communications
The Danish government has proposed a Bill amending the Working Environment Act and the Law on the design of certain products …
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