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Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Consolidation (No. 1001 of 2017) of the Act (No. 1349 of 2008) on prohibition of discrimination on the labor market. (Bekendtgørelse (Nr 1001 af 2017) af lov (Nr 1349 af 2008) om forbud mod forskelsbehandling på arbejdsmarkedet m.v.) -

Adoption: 2017-08-24 | Date of entry into force: 2017-08-24 | DNK-2008-L-84694

Consolidation of Act No. 1349 of 2008 (amendments through December 2014 including Act nr. 1489 af 2014).

Contains 5 chapters concerning, inter alia:

Chapter 1: Scope of the Act.
Chapter 2: Prohibition of discrimination.
Chapter 3: Exceptions.
Chapter 4: Compensation, evidence assessment.
Chapter 5: Entry into force and relationship with other legislation.

Appendix:
Appendix 1: EU Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation.

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Consolidation (No 1230 of 2016) of Act (No. 905 of 2012) on the Equal Treatment Board. (Bekendtgørelse (Nr 1230 af 2016) af lov (Nr 905 af 2012) om Ligebehandlingsnævnet.) -

Adoption: 2016-10-02 | Date of entry into force: 2009-01-01 | DNK-2016-L-107383

Consolidation of Act No. 905 or 2012 (amendments through December 2015 including Act No. 1570 or 2015).

Contains 19 articles and 3 chapters concerning, inter alia:

Chapter 1: Duties, responsibilities, competencies and composition of the Board of Equal Treatment.
Chapter 2: Treatment of complaints and provisions for cooperation with the secretariat of the National Social Appeals Board, and for the reporting of the Board.
Chapter 3: Entry into force, effects of the act on other equal treatment and non-discrimination, time schedule for future revisions of the act and exceptions for Greenland and the Faeroe Islands.

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Consolidated Act (No. 905 of 2012) on the Board of Equal Treatment (No. 387 of 2008). (Bekendtgørelse (Nr 905 af 2012) af lov (Nr 387 af 2008) om Ligebehandlingsnævnet.) -

Adoption: 2012-09-03 | Date of entry into force: 2009-01-01 | DNK-2008-L-84669

Consolidation of Act No. 387 of 2008 (amendments through June 2012 including Act No. 530 of 2012). Contains 3 chapters concerning, inter alia:

Chapter 1 (articles 1-4): Duties, responsibilities, competencies and composition of the Board of Equal Treatment.
Chapter 2 (articles 5-13): Treatment of complaints and provisions for cooperation with the secretariat of the National Social Appeals Board, and for the reporting of the Board.
Chapter 3 (articles 14-19): Entry into force, effects of the act on other equal treatment and non-discrimination, time schedule for future revisions of the act and exceptions for Greenland and the Faeroe Islands.

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Consolidation (No. 438 of 2012) of the Ethnic Equal Treatment Act (No. 374 of 2003). (Bekendtgørelse (Nr 438 af 2012) af lov (Nr 374 af 2003) om etnisk ligebehandling.) -

Adoption: 2012-05-16 | Date of entry into force: 2012-05-22 | DNK-2012-L-94919

Consolidation of Act No. 374 of 2003 (amendments through May 2008 including Act No. 554 of 2005 and Act No. 383 of 2008). Contains 5 chapters concerning, inter alia:

Chapter 1: Purpose, etc.
Chapter 2: Invalidity, etc.
Chapter 3: Burden of proof.
Chapter 4: Competence and complaint rules.
Chapter 5: Entry into force, etc.

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order (No. 1431 of 2008) on the rules for the Board of Equal Treatment. (Bekendtgørelse (Nr 1431 af 2008) om forretningsorden for Ligebehandlingsnævnet.) -

Adoption: 2008-12-19 | Date of entry into force: 2009-01-08 | DNK-2008-R-84635

Introduces 7 chapters on the duties, competencies and composition of the Board as well as the procedure for treatment, decision and confidentiality of the cases.

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

The Equal Pay Act (No. 899 of 2008). (Lov (Nr 899 af 2008) om lige løn til mænd og kvinder.) -

Adoption: 2008-09-05 | Date of entry into force: 2008-09-12 | DNK-2008-L-84692

Introduces 9 articles - based on the Act (No. 32 of 1976) respecting equal wages for men and women - concerning, inter alia, the obligation to provide equal pay to men and women; the obligation of public authorities to develop acts, policies, activities etc. that actively promote non-discrimination; the obligation of employers with more than 35 employees to develop gender-based statistics; legal procedure for complaining about gender-based discrimination; and the integration of the EU Directive on equal opportunity and equal treatment of men and women.

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Act No. 1542 of 2006 to amend Act (No. 31 of 2005) respecting prohibition against discrimination in the labour market.

Adoption: 2006-12-20 | Date of entry into force: 2008-01-01 | DNK-2006-L-75198

Amends section 5a(4) and inserts section 5a(4)(2) increasing the age limit of 65 years to 70 years of age.

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Notification No. 906 of 2006 of Act (No. 756 of 2003) respecting equal wages for men and women.

Adoption: 2006-08-27 | Date of entry into force: 2007-01-01 | DNK-2006-L-75187

Provides a consolidated version of the Act (as amended up to Act No. 562 of 2006).

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Act (No. 240 of 2006) to amend Act (No. 31 of 2005) respecting prohibition against discrimination in the labour market etc.

Adoption: 2006-03-27 | Date of entry into force: 2006-04-01 | DNK-2006-L-73428

Adds new ss. 5(2), 5a(5) (prohibition of discrimination does not prevent special rules regarding wages for young persons below 18 years to be regulated in collective agreement); and 5a(6) (prohibition of discrimination based on age is not applicable to young persons under 15 years, unless the employment is regulated by collective agreement).

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Notification (No. 31 of 2005) of Act (No. 756 of 2004) respecting prohibition against discrimination in the labour market etc. (Bekendtgørelse af lov om forbud mod forskelsbehandling på arbejdsmarkedet m.v.) -

Adoption: 2005-01-12 | DNK-2005-L-69882

Consolidated text with amendments through December 2004.
Ch. 1: Field of application of the Act - s. 1
Ch. 2: Prohibition of discrimination - ss. 2 to 5b
Ch. 3: Exceptions - ss. 6 to 6a
Ch. 4: Compensation, assessment of evidence - ss. 7 to 8a
Ch. 5: Entry into force and relation to other legislation - ss. 9 to 11.

Partly implements EU Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin, and EU Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation.

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Act (No. 1417 of 2004) to amend the Act (No. 756 of 2004) respecting prohibition against discrimination in the labour market (insertion of age and handicap as criteria in the act).

Adoption: 2004-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2004-12-28 | DNK-2004-L-69519

Amends, i.a., ss. 1(1) to 1(6), 5, 6(2) and 9(2); inserts new ss. 1(7), 1a, 2a, 5a(3) and (4), 6a, 9(3) and (4).
Annexed to the act is the text of EU Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation.

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Notification (No. 756 of 2004) of Act respecting prohibition against discrimination in the labour market.

Adoption: 2004-06-30 | DNK-2004-L-68105

Consolidated text with amendments through April 2004.
Ch. 1: Field of application of the Act - s. 1
Ch. 2: Prohibition of discrimination - ss. 2 to 5b
Ch. 3: Exceptions - s. 6
Ch. 4: Compensation, assessment of evidence etc. - ss. 7 to 8a
Ch. 5: Entry into force and relation to other legislation etc. - ss. 9 to 11.

The Act partly implements EU Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin and EU Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation.

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Act (No. 321 of 2004) to amend the Equal Opportunities between Women and Men Act (No. 553 of 2002) (Competence to act transferred from the Minister to the Secretariat of the Equal Opportunities Board).

Adoption: 2004-05-05 | Date of entry into force: 2004-06-01 | DNK-2004-L-67348

Amends s. 22(2); adds a new s. 18(1)(6).

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Act (No. 253 of 2004) to amend Act (No. 459 of 1996) respecting prohibition against discrimination in the labour market etc.

Adoption: 2004-04-07 | Date of entry into force: 2004-04-15 | DNK-2004-L-67336

Contains two sections, i.a. adding a new footnote to the title of the Act with references to EU Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin, and Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation; further adds new ss. 1(2)-(5), 3(4), 5a, 5b, 7(2), 7a, 8a; amends, i.a., s. 6; repeals s. 2(4).

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification (No. 233 of 2004) respecting initiatives to promote equality (Permission to carry out initiatives furthering equality without being granted an exemption).

Adoption: 2004-03-29 | Date of entry into force: 2004-04-15 | Date of end of application: 2007-04-15 | DNK-2004-M-67335

Contains seven sections respecting right of employers, authorities and organisation to carry out trial and development initiatives for a period of up to two years in order to attract workers from an underrepresented sex.

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Act (No. 286 of 1996) respecting the use of health information in the labour market.

Adoption: 1996-04-24 | Date of entry into force: 1996-07-01 | DNK-1996-L-47513

Introduces (s.1) a general prohibition against unjustified use of information on the status of health of an employee for the purpose of limiting the employee's possibility to obtain or maintain an employment. Sets out the conditions for the employer to request and require information (ss. 2-5), and the extent of the employee's obligation to provide information (ss. 6-7). Sets up (s. 8) a council competent to provide advice on issues referred for decision pursuant to the Act. Regulates (s. 9) how consent by the employee is to be provided, (s. 10) the required competence of examining personnel, and (s. 11) applicable non-disclosure rules. Ss. 12-14 provide for compensation and fines for violations of the Act.

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Notification of the Act respecting equal wages for men and women (No. 639 of 1992).

Adoption: 1992-07-17 | DNK-1992-L-35836

Provides for equal remuneration for equal work for men and women. An employer may not dismiss a worker because the worker demands equal pay. Any agreement contrary to this Act is null and void.

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Notification of the Act [No. 32 of 1976: LS 1976 - Den. 1] respecting equal wages for men and women. No. 237.

Adoption: 1986-05-05 | Date of entry into force: 1976-02-04 | DNK-1986-L-2195

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

An Act to amend the Act [No. 32 of 1976: LS 1976 - Den. 1] respecting equal wages for men and women. No. 65.

Adoption: 1986-02-19 | DNK-1986-L-2132

Replaces s. 1 and amends ss. 3, 4 and 6.

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

Act respecting equal wages for men and women. No. 32.

Adoption: 1976-02-04 | DNK-1976-L-13918

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

An Act to amend the Penal Code [cf. Notification No. 347 of 15 Aug. 1967]. No. 288.

Adoption: 1971-06-09 | DNK-1971-L-16949

Amends s. 266b (fine or imprisonment for racial and other discrimination).

Denmark - Non-discrimination - Law, Act

An Act to prohibit all discrimination based on race, etc.. No. 289.

Adoption: 1971-06-09 | DNK-1971-L-16950

Fine or imprisonment on conviction of discrimination in public.