In the normal way, the Danish Government has published its
legislative programme for the parliamentary year 2025/2026. Below
we have listed the bills relevant to employment law. Surprisingly,
there currently seems to be no plan to implement the EU Pay
Transparency Directive.
Denmark's 2025/2026 legislative programme
Supplementary provisions to the AI Act
–The Government will introduce a bill aimed at
ensuring effective enforcement of the AI Act of the European
Parliament and of the Council, which is directly applicable in
Denmark.
Easing of the obligation to report industrial accidents
and clarification of inspections by the Safety Technology Authority
–Following the agreement on municipal budgets for
2026 between the Government and Local Government Denmark (KL) in
May 2025, the Government will present a bill to simplify the rules
on reporting industrial accidents, among other things.
