Denmark: employers to be required to set up working time recording system

On 23 January, the Danish parliament adopted new rules on the recording of working time, which will come into force on 1 July 2024. They create an obligation for employers to set up an “objective, reliable and accessible” recording system to measure each employee’s working time. The aim is to make sure “rules on maximum weekly working hours [48 hours, ed.] are observed”, employment minister Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen explains in a press release. Employers must also ensure that employees can...