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A broad political majority in the Danish Parliament passed a proposed law on 22 March 2022, which involves that employers from 1 July 2022 may not request information regarding age in connection with job applications.

A long with a broad majority of the Danish Parliament, the government has passed a special law for refugees from Ukraine. The special law constitutes an exception to the rules of the Immigration law and aims to secure a temporary residence and work permit in Denmark for persons driven away due to the war in Ukraine.

On 3 March 2022, the Danish Parliament passed an amendment to the law on earmarked leave, which will apply from 2 August 2022. The new leave model is intended to promote equality between parents, single parents and LGBT+ families.

The Government and several political parties have agreed on a new model for the working environment rules that apply to working from home.

The number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 no longer increases at the same pace as infection rates. Therefore, the Government has decided that COVID-19 from 1 February 2022 should no longer be categorized as a socially critical disease. However, it is still possible to use certain compensation schemes.

On 20 December 2021, the Government and the social partners entered into a new three-party agreement extending the current compensation scheme. The agreement has been made based on the tightened and extended restrictions that apply until and including 31 January 2022 and are intended to help the companies that suffer the most.

The Government and the social partners have entered into a three-party agreement on the extension of the temporary work-sharing scheme and the scheme for pay compensation for forcibly closed companies as a result of Covid-19. In addition, companies that have been afflicted by the corona crisis can now be compensated again.

On 10 December 2021, several new restrictions took effect as a result of the Covid-19 development in Denmark. The new restrictions involve closing the night life, including closing time at midnight for restaurants and restrictions on larger concerts and the like. Companies affected by the restrictions will now get some help as the general compensation schemes are reintroduced.

Given the fact that we are once again experiencing increasing infection rates with Covid-19, the Government and the social partners (DA and FH) entered into a three-party agreement on Friday 12 November 2021, which allows employers to demand presentation of valid corona passports. The law has now commenced. Here you get an overview of the most important elements of the law.

On 23 November, the Government and the social partners (FH, DA, AC, KL and the Danish Regions) made an agreement which entails that companies can be reimbursed for sick pay from the first day of illness if an employee is infected with the coronavirus. In addition, parents that are allowed stay at home with their children send home due to Covid-19, have the right to receive maternity pay. You can get an overview of the two temporary schemes here.