Employment and working environment
Written particulars, notice, holiday, equal treatment and the working environment, the rules from the first day of an engagement to the last.
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Acts
Danish Salaried Employees ActLBK nr 1002 af 24/08/2017 · The Act governs the relationship between employer and salaried employees: notice periods, pay during sickness, severance, restrictive covenants and compensation for unfair dismissal.Danish Holiday ActLOV nr 60 af 30/01/2018 · The Act introduced concurrent holiday: leave is accrued and taken in the same holiday year.Danish Working Environment ActLBK nr 2062 af 16/11/2021 · The Act requires the employer to ensure a safe and healthy working environment, to carry out a workplace assessment and to organise health and safety work.Act on employment certificates and certain working conditionsLOV nr 501 af 16/05/2023 · The Act states what information an employee must receive in writing about the employment relationship and within what deadlines, together with minimum rights on predictable working conditions, probation and parallel employment.Danish Act on Equal Treatment of Men and Women in EmploymentLBK nr 942 af 2024 · The Act prohibits discrimination on grounds of sex in recruitment, transfer, promotion, working conditions and dismissal, and protects against dismissal during pregnancy and parental leave.
Questions
How long is the notice period for a salaried employee in Denmark?Danish Salaried Employees Act, section 2How much holiday does an employee accrue in Denmark?Danish Holiday Act, chapters 2 and 3When must an employee receive their written employment particulars?Act on employment certificates and certain working conditions, chapter 2When must a company carry out a workplace assessment?Danish Working Environment Act, section 15 a
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