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Since introduced into Danish Law with effect of 1 January 2008 the
Danish judicial system has gained its first important experiences with class
action as a way of handling disputes with multiple similar claims. At
Lundsgaard & Partnere...  Don't bank on it
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Partner Søren Stenderup Jensen and Assistant Attorney Sebina Harder
have written the article "Water plans and buffer strips: reducing
emissions into watercourses", which has been published in the current
edition of International Law Office (ILO).
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Legal Consultant Casper Bjerregaard Eskildsen has published the article "Insourcing and Outsourcing in a VAT Context" in the latest issue of Intertax.
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Partner Søren Stenderup Jensen and Senior Attorney Ellen Skodborggaard have contributed the article "Monster Rain: Further advice on how to avoid damage from flooding" to the latest issue of International Law Office (ILO).
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The latest issue of the International Law Office (ILO) newsletter on environmental law includes the article "Agency introduces guidelines on low frequency noise from wind turbines" by Søren Stenderup Jensen and Sebina Harder .
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Health and safety at work
The
amendments to the Danish Anti-Smoking Act recently entered into force,
and workplace smoking ‎policies may therefore need to be amended.‎
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Discrimination - Equal Treatment Act
The
question of whether EU law entitles an employee under notice to receive
pay during the notice period ‎if this period coincides with a period of
unpaid parental leave will be considered by the Danish Supreme ‎Court.‎
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Discrimination - Equal Treatment Act
Supreme Court ruling on compensation under the Part-Time Employment Act
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A dental assistant who was dismissed after refusing to work full time was awarded 3 months’ pay by the ‎Danish Supreme Court.‎Â
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Discrimination - Equal Treatment Act
The Danish Supreme Court refuses to refer the issue of lower pay and termination due to age of under-18s ‎to the EU Court.
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Age discrimination is prohibited by the Danish Anti-Discrimination
Act and the Employment Equality ‎Directive. In Denmark, however, this
general principle is subject to the derogation that employers are
‎permitted to pay under-18s less than adults and to terminate their
employment once they turn 18, so ‎long as the employer is comprised by a
collective agreement containing specific provisions on under-18s ‎in
relation to recruitment, payment and termination.‎
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Holiday
The EU Court recently ruled that employees who fall sick during holiday are entitled to replacement ‎holiday.‎