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Pay transparency – information for employees

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:08:38 GMT

The Danish Ministry of Employment has sent a draft bill for consultation, which is intended to implement the Pay Transparency Directive.

The new rules impose new requirements for companies, ensuring greater transparency in how they set pay.

Pay transparency – Information during recruitment

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:39:45 GMT

The Danish Ministry of Employment has sent a draft bill out for consultation to implement the Pay Transparency Directive.

The new rules impose several requirements on companies, ensuring greater transparency in how they set pay.

Pay transparency – pay structures

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:45:31 GMT

The Danish Ministry of Employment has sent a draft bill for consultation to implement the Pay Transparency Directive.

One of the new requirements is that all companies must use pay structures.

Seminar: International HR Legal Day

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:04:28 GMT

iuno is hosting the annual International HR Legal day on 9 October 2026 in Copenhagen.

At this event, companies will have a unique opportunity to meet with and ask questions to HR lawyers from all over the world.

Pay transparency in-depth - what constitutes 'pay'?

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:37:24 GMT

The Danish Ministry of Employment has submitted a draft bill for consultation, which is intended to implement the Pay Transparency Directive.

One of the key concepts in the proposal is ‘pay’ – but what does ‘pay’ actually cover?

E-learning: Pay transparency

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:52:15 GMT

The Danish Ministry of Employment has recently shared a draft bill for public consultation with the aim of implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive.

The expectation is for the new rules to enter into force on 1 January 2027.

The new rules will affect all companies.

More rules on AI on the way

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:15:39 GMT

A new draft bill for the AI Act establishes how authorities can enforce the EU rules on AI.

That includes rules on the requirement to register certain AI systems, control measures, and the access to issue fines for non-compliance.

Part-Time Employees Entitled to the Same Overtime Pay

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:20:56 GMT

A Danish labour arbitration tribunal has just concluded that part-time employees were unlawfully discriminated against by their collective agreement because they received overtime pay only after working the same number of hours as full-time employees.

Act on earmarked parental leave passed

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:28:41 GMT

The Danish government has adopted the new Act on earmarked parental leave. The purpose is to increase equality and flexibility between female and male employees at home and the workplace. This is obtained by having differences such as pay gaps and career opportunities evened out by a better allocation of leave. The Act enters into force 1 July 2022. Under the Act, LGBT+ families and solo parents are also taken into account from 1 January 2024.

Webinar: An introduction to employment contracts in the Nordics

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:51:54 GMT

iuno invites you to a webinar on 9 April 2026 on employment contracts in the Nordics.

During the webinar, we will introduce you to the relevant information requirements and deadlines relating to employment contracts, including a few examples.

Not discrimination to terminate disabled employee under the 120-day rule

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:46:54 GMT

The Danish Equal Treatment Board has determined that a company lawfully terminated an employee with a disability under the 120-day rule.

Companies must notify authorities of mass redundancies before they take effect

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:36:33 GMT

In a new opinion, the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has concluded that an employee can only be terminated under the rules on mass redundancies if the company has notified the authorities in advance.

Delivering bad news to the deliveryman

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:26:23 GMT

A moped courier had been delivering food for a delivery company for some time. After a while, the courier was suspended from the app through which he was given his work shifts.

The Swedish Labour Court ruled that the courier was employed by a staffing agency. Therefore, he had not been terminated by the delivery company.

Company could not dismiss employee after his request for parental leave

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:22:35 GMT

In a case from the Western High Court, a carpenter received six months' salary in compensation following his dismissal. The company could not prove that the dismissal was due to a lack of work rather than his request for parental leave.

Employee was not bound by unfair non-competition clause

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:57:33 GMT

An Arbitration Tribunal has found that an unfair non-competition clause did not bind an employee.

The employee had not been in a senior role and had had limited access to company secrets during his employment.

DPO across the Nordics

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:05:00 GMT

Companies may need to appoint a data protection officer (DPO) when core activities involve processing personal data on a large scale. The sector may alone suggest whether that is the case.

Illustratively, DPOs are often required in the IT, hospital, security, or recruitment sector. Other sectors are also affected. This includes the airline sector, where IATA and ERA recommend a DPO.

Deadline to establish whistleblower schemes for medium-sized companies...

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:04:01 GMT

Larger companies with more than 249 employees have already established a whistleblower scheme under the new rules.

Companies with 50 to 249 employees have an extended deadline until 17 December 2023, which is now rapidly approaching.

Therefore, medium-sized companies should now prepare to establish whistleblower schemes under the new rules.

Refund through travel agency

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:19:20 GMT

After a flight cancellation, two passengers demanded a refund from the air carrier.

The air carrier refunded the amount to the travel agency through which the tickets were booked instead of directly to the passengers.

The Supreme Court ruled that the air carrier was entitled to do so since the passengers had accepted it.

Expensive right of access requests

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:19:19 GMT

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection has fined a digital music service SEK 58 million for failing to comply with right of access requests.

Although users were given access to their personal data, they did not receive sufficient information on how it was being used. Also, users did not receive the information in a clear and comprehensible way.

Better protection with background checks

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:19:19 GMT

Companies are increasingly focused on improving the level of protection for confidential information.

This applies to companies where abuse can result in consequences to the public interest, but also generally, especially within competitive industries. In this connection, employees play a crucial role.

Therefore, background checks can be one of several security measures companies can benefit from – provided that the data protection rules are complied with.

An expensive delay

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:19:19 GMT

The Norwegian Data Protection Agency has fined a US pharmaceutical company NOK 2.5 million following a data breach.

The company became aware of a data breach that affected all EU-based employees, including one employee in Norway. However, the breach was only reported to the Norwegian Data Protection Agency after 67 days.

The data breach had included almost all details about the employee’s employment terms and conditions.

Proof of payment

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:42:37 GMT

After a cancelled flight, a group of passengers and an air carrier disagreed on whether the air carrier had issued a refund.

It is usually up to the air carrier to prove that the payment has happened, but in a recent ruling, the Danish Eastern High Court made it clear that the burden of proof is not always the air carrier’s alone.

Short notice on-call shifts counted as working time

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:49:59 GMT

The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that an employee’s on-call shifts counted as working time. The reason was that she had to be available at very short notice.

Stricter rules for European Works Councils

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:43:34 GMT

The EU has just adopted stricter requirements for European Works Councils. So, what does this mean in practice for your company?

Complaints to management did not protect whistleblower

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:11:43 GMT

A municipal employee who sent complaints directly to management was not protected as a whistleblower, according to the Danish Eastern High Court. Let’s take a closer look at the case.

New rules provide better conditions for parents with sick children and for...

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:52:39 GMT

The Danish Parliament has passed new rules that will improve the parental leave conditions for parents with newborn children who are hospitalised and parents who lose children. The rules will be introduced gradually between 1 July 2025 and 1 January 2026.

Time for a (Christmas) party

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:48:43 GMT

For most people, the annual Christmas party is a cheerful way to end the year – but when things get a bit too festive, situations with legal consequences can quickly arise. When is an accident considered a work-related injury? Can incidents at a private party justify a dismissal? And can an employee be terminated for sleeping with the boss’s wife? In this newsletter, we look at a series of cases where the party ended with serious consequences.

Secret audio recordings of conversations led to serious criticism

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:38:50 GMT

The Danish Data Protection Agency has issued serious criticism of a dental company that secretly recorded conversations with an employee. The company could not rely on a court case three years later as the legal basis for its recordings.

Legal to dismiss whistleblower, but not to remove his tasks

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:35:13 GMT

The Copenhagen City Court ruled that a municipality was allowed to dismiss a whistleblower because the dismissal was not a consequence of his whistleblowing. However, it was unlawful that the municipality removed the employee’s work tasks. Let’s take a closer look at the case.

Company could dismiss manager without warning

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:20:23 GMT

A sales manager at an IT company was dismissed without warning because he failed to meet the company’s expectations. According to the Danish Eastern High Court, the dismissal was entirely by the book.

Lawful to check employee's working time without notice

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:20:10 GMT

The Danish Labour Court has ruled that it was lawful to monitor an employee’s arrival and departure times without informing them in advance. The reason was that management had a justified suspicion that the employee was cheating on her working hours. Let’s take a closer look at what this case means for companies.

Denmark introduces easier financing and lower capital requirements

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:44 GMT

New legislation makes it easier for Danish private limited companies of the type “anpartsselskab” to attract investors and lowers the capital requirements.

New rules to ensure better gender balance in management

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:44 GMT

New rules are meant to ensure gender balance in management at certain large companies. This means that some companies will have to follow new requirements when selecting the management. The rules apply to financial years starting on 1 January 2025.

Company held accountable for harrassment and discrimination

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:44 GMT

A Turkish employee named Ayse was repeatedly called "Shish kebab" by the colleague who was supposed to train her. She reported it to the management, and a little over a month later, she was terminated. The Equal Treatment Board concluded that Ayse had been harassed and discriminated against.

Register or risk

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:43 GMT

Companies must have a system to record employees' actual daily working hours. A special Spanish rule meant that employers did not have to record the working hours of domestic workers. The European Court of Justice has now ruled that the Spanish rule was unlawful.

Eco-friendly? Prove it!

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:43 GMT

In this newsletter, we delve into the requirements that companies must comply with when using general climate and environmental claims such as "eco-friendly," "good for the planet," and "sustainable."

Pizzeria was not to accountable for sexual harrassment

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:43 GMT

Companies can avoid liability for sexual harassment if they react quickly and have clear guidelines. This is demonstrated by a new ruling from the Danish Western High Court in a case against a pizzeria. Let’s take a closer look at the case and its significance for companies.

Employees lost stock options after termination

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:43 GMT

The Danish Supreme Court has ruled that two employees of an American electric car manufacturer in Denmark lost their rights to the value of unvested stock options when the company terminated their employment.

The reason was that the award agreements were made after the new Danish stock option rules came into effect.

Register or risk

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:43 GMT

Get your campaign approved by the Danish Consumer Ombudsman

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:43 GMT

The Danish Consumer Ombudsman now offers to give its preliminary opinion of planned campaigns. This is great news for companies that want to avoid costly mistakes and negative media attention.

Draft bill to ensure responsible use of AI

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:43 GMT

The Danish government has presented a new draft bill to determine who will monitor and enforce the rules of the EU AI Act. If passed, the rules will enter into force on 2 August 2025.

Systematic time fraud cost employees their jobs

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:43 GMT

An industrial arbitration tribunal has ruled that it was lawful for a company to dismiss three employees without notice for systematically cheating with their time registration.

The Danish High Court reduced fine for covert marketing

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:43 GMT

A recent ruling from the Danish Eastern High Court demonstrates that challenging fines for covert marketing on social media in court can be worthwhile. In this case, the district court had already substantially reduced the fine from the Consumer Ombudsman’s original recommendation, and the High Court lowered it even further. Ultimately, the fine ended up being just one-quarter of what the Consumer Ombudsman had initially proposed.

Company not required to adapt to employee’s need to work remotely

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:42 GMT

A caseworker in a flexible job requested more home working days, but the company said no. Now, an arbitration has determined that the company actually had the right to terminate the employee.

Employees had to tolerate a new workplace despite longer travel times

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:42 GMT

The Danish Tax Agency moved the workplaces of many employees as part of a reform. The Danish Supreme Court has now decided whether the employees should accept it—and the answer is yes, if the travel time did not exceed a certain limit.

Preparing for pay transparency and the concept of equal pay

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:33:42 GMT

The new Pay Transparency Directive aims to address pay discrimination and close gender gaps across the EU. To do so, the rules are introducing transparency and documentation requirements. But what does the concept of equal pay actually entail? As companies prepare, having the fundamental terms in order is important.

Sudden illness was unusual circumstance

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:21:56 GMT

A passenger demanded compensation for a delayed flight. The delay was due to sudden illness among the cabin crew and Coronavirus-related factors. The court concluded that it was an extraordinary circumstance which made it impossible to complete the journey.

Denmark introduces new air passenger tax

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:21:55 GMT

The Danish Parliament has approved a new act introducing passenger taxes on flights to support the green transition in air travel. Starting January 1, 2025, airlines will be required to pay a passenger tax per passenger on commercial flights leaving from Denmark.

Guidelines for the Danish air passenger tax

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:21:55 GMT

As of 1 January 2025, airlines will be required to pay an air passenger tax for passengers departing from Denmark. This applies to all passengers who purchase tickets on or after 1 January 2025. The Danish tax authorities have drawn up a guide to the air passenger tax. We have gathered the most important points from the guide here.

Encouraging tagging on SoMe is prohibited in Denmark

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:21:55 GMT

The Danish Consumer Ombudsman has filed a police report against a company that encouraged participants to tell their friends about a competition on social media. In connection with this, the Consumer Ombudsman has issued a statement emphasising the prohibition against spam under the Danish Marketing Act.

Staff shortages in baggage handling can be an extraordinary circumstance

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:21:55 GMT

A flight was delayed due to staff shortages during the process of loading baggage. The European Court of Justice ruled that this situation can be an extraordinary circumstance. However, the airline must be able to prove that the delay could not have been avoided even if they had taken all reasonable measures.

Expensive words: Large fines for misleading environmental claims

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:21:55 GMT

A car manufacturer has agreed to pay a fine of one million Danish kroner for violating the Danish Marketing Act. The company claimed some of its cars were more eco-friendly than they actually were.