22 February 2019
New bill on continuation of certain rights for British citizens in relation to Brexit introduced in Denmark
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/nyt-lovforslag-om-viderefoerelse-af-visse-rettigheder-for-britiske-statsborgere

On 20 February 2019, a new bill was filed proposing a scheme whereby certain existing rights are continued regardless of whether or not a UK-EU withdrawal agreement is concluded.

02 September 2019
New EU directive ensures earmarked parental leave to men
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/nyt-direktiv-sikrer-oeremaerket-barsel-til-maend

The European Parliament and the European Council have approved the final wording for a new directive that i.a. ensures earmarked parental leave for men.

24 September 2019
New ruling on the scope of the Danish Act on Transfers of Undertakings and the criterion "a substantial part of the workforce
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/ny-afgoerelse-vedr-virksomhedsoverdragelseslovens-anvendelsesomraade

In a new ruling of 4 September 2019, the Danish Labour Court held that it could not be considered as a transfer of an undertaking in the concrete situation as the transfer did not comprise a "substantial part" of the ...

08 July 2019
Update: The New Danish Holiday Act
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/update-the-new-danish-holiday-act

The aim of this article is to give a general introduction to the changes and obligations which the implementation of the new Danish Holiday Act will produce.

22 August 2019
Summary dismissal of an employee, who threw a computer mouse and made an audio recording from a meeting with his employer without the employer's knowledge, was unjustified
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/bortvisning-af-medarbejder-som-kastede-med-computermus-var-uberettiget

According to the Supreme Court, the summary dismissal was unjustified because the throwing of the computer mouse could not be considered as a sufficient serious breach of the employment to substantiate a summary ...

02 September 2019
New EU judgement: Employees who show support to discriminated job applicants is also protected against discrimination pursuant to the rules on victimising
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/ny-eu-dom-medarbejdere-som-udviser-stoette-til-forskelsbehandlede-jobansoegere-er-ogsaa-beskyttet

The European Court of Justice has stated that employees who have knowledge about colleagues or job applicants being discriminated and in this connection support these colleagues or job applicants are protected against ...

28 October 2019
Employee or self-employed? The High Court of Western Denmark has ruled on this distinction
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/loenmodtager-eller-selvstaendig-erhvervsdrivende

An employee could not be considered as an employee within the meaning of the Danish Salaried Employees Act and was therefore not entitled to salary during the notice period, compensation for having no employment ...

14 October 2019
The EU Parliament has adopted the Whistleblowing Directive proposal and is awaiting a final decision from the EU Council of Ministers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/forslag-til-whistleblowerdirektiv-vedtaget-af-eu-parlamentet

In April 2019, the European Parliament adopted a new Whistleblower Directive. The Directive will – when finally approved - require employers to implement whistleblower schemes.

25 June 2019
Federal Government draft bill planned for an Immigration of Skilled Workers Act, to promote the immigration of skilled workers from third countries
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/germany/federal-government-draft-bill-planned-for-an-immigration-of-skilled-workers-act

At present, the unemployment rate in Germany is at its lowest rate in decades. However, this positive development also poses a challenge of how to recruit a suitable number of skilled workers for the German labour ...

25 June 2019
New Law for the Protection of Trade Secrets in Germany
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/germany/new-law-for-the-protection-of-trade-secrets-in-germany

The German Law for the Protection of Trade Secrets (Gesetz zum Schutz von Geschäftsgeheimnissen, "GeschGehG") came into force on 26 April 2019, following considerable delay. This article details action points from an ...