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Original name: Bekendtgørelse af lov (Nr 291 af 2010) om varsling m.v. i forbindelse med afskedigelser af større omfang.
Name: Consolidated Act (No. 291 of 2010) respecting advance notice etc. in connection with mass lay-offs.
Country: Denmark
Subject(s): Employment security, termination of employment
Type of legislation: Law, Act
Adopted on: 2010-03-22
Entry into force:
ISN: DNK-2010-L-88828
Link: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=88828&p_lang=en
Bibliography: Act online in Danish Act online in Danish Ministry of Employment, Retsinformation, www.retsinformation.dk, Denmark, 3 pp. PDF PDF (consulted on 2011-12-07)
Abstract/Citation: Consolidates Act (No. 414 of 1994) respecting advance notice etc. in connection with mass lay-offs (amendments up to June 8, 2006).

Contains 21 articles and 8 chapters concerning, inter alia:

Chapter 1: Scope.
Chapter 2: Duty to negotiate.
Chapter 3: Notice, etc.
Chapter 4: Confidentiality.
Chapter 5: Compensation.
Chapter 6: Penalty Provisions.
Chapter 7: Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter 8: Entry into force etc.
Amending text(s):
  • 2014-12-23 (DNK-2014-L-100581)Act (No. 1482 of 2014) on organization and support related to employment activities, etc.
  • 2013-12-26 (DNK-2013-L-97712)Act (No. 1612 of 2013) amending the Active Social Policy Act (No. 946 of 2009), and the Consolidated Act (No. 731 of 2010) on Responsibility for and Control of Active Employment Promotion, Consolidated Act (No. 291 of 2010) respecting advance notice etc. in connection with mass lay-offs and various other acts
Amended text(s):
  • 1994-06-01 (DNK-1994-L-38422)Act respecting advance notice etc. in connection with mass lay-offs (No. 414 of 1994)
Implementing text(s):
  • 2017-10-27 (DNK-2017-R-107454)Order (No. 1152 of 2017) respecting advance notice in connection with mass lay-offs.
  • 2011-10-03 (DNK-2011-R-90092)Order (No. 978 of 2011) on enterprises/workplaces and the determination of number of employees in accordance with the Consolidated Act (No. 291 of 2010) respecting advance notice in connection with mass redundancies.
Related text(s):
  • 2005-06-24 (DNK-2005-L-70820)Act (No. 523 of 2005) to amend the Active Employment Contributions Act (No. 419 of 2003) and other Acts (Amendments following the municipal reform).
  • 1997-03-12 (DNK-1997-L-49249)Act (No. 184 of 1997) to amend the Act (No. 414 of 1994) respecting advance notice etc. in connection with mass layoffs.

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