On January 22, the Danish parliament adopted changes to the law covering the workplace. These changes include creating a legal basis for extending companies’ obligations to warn employees of work related violence outside of regular working hours. Going forward employers will have to assess the risk of violence, threats, and harassment to their employees during their free time and design an action policy to address the issue ranging from prevention to victim support. The Minister for Employment still has to define the practical arrangements.
In recent years employee complaints over work related violence outside of working hours especially from social workers and banking employees have risen significantly. The government indicated that if work related violence is “a significant problem in the workplace” then that which employees suffer during their free time, in their immediate environment, or in the presence of friends and family is even more serious.
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