Partner
Horten
Dir: +45 33344270
Mob: +45 52344270
Secretary: Charlotte Madsen
E-mail: mla@horten.dk
Marianne Lage advises Danish and international enterprises, public authorities and organisations on all aspects of employment and labour law, both the relationship between the company and the individual employee and issues relating to collective agreements. Marianne is specialised in advising on collective labour law, negotiation on drafting and renewal of collective agreements. In this connection, she has wide experience from her long-standing employment with the largest employer's organisation in Denmark. This has also given her comprehensive experience negotiating with employee representatives on all issues relating to employment law, including pay negotiations, dismissal of protected employee representatives and interpretation of collective agreements. Marianne is mentioned in the following international legal directories: Legal 500 - Employment (Recommended Lawyer) Chambers - Employment Who’s Who Legal: Labour, Employment & Benefits
She is razor-sharp, very practical and pragmatic.
Chambers, 2018
Clients say: "The most positive aspect was Marianne's ability to analyse the situation, understand the parties and their motives and ultimately solve conflicts with wise suggestions and solutions."
Chambers Europe, 2017
News
No Brexit deal - what now?
16 January 2019
GDPR and employment relationships
28 November 2018
Pregnant woman did not have a preferential right or a claim for relocation
28 March 2018
On-call duty at home may be working time
26 February 2018
The mandatory nature of the salaried employees act did not preclude an agreement concerning immediate resignation
6 February 2018
How to prevent and handle sexual harassment at work
5 January 2018
Clear ruling from the Supreme Court: Compensation for violation of the 48-hour rule
14 November 2017
The European Court of Justice: Redundancies - when?
9 October 2017
The European Court of Justice: Public servant was entitled to be reinstated in trial position
New judgment from the European Court of Human Rights concerning companies’ monitoring of private communication
19 September 2017
Conviction in bribery actions against Atea
24 March 2017
Horten advises Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S on its acquisition of Burmeister & Wain Energy A/S in bankruptcy
8 February 2017
Trainee could be dismissed before training period started
8 September 2016
The ombudsman: Dismissal of upper secondary school teacher was contrary to government employees' freedom of speech
5 September 2016
Compensation for violation of the principle of equal treatment of the Temp Act
Compensation for wrongful publication of conviction
5 July 2016
How will the Brexit influence British People Living in Denmark?
24 June 2016
New act on e-cigarettes: Obligation to prepare a written policy concerning smoking at the work place
14 June 2016
Legal to prohibit headscarves at the work place? A clarification is on its way from the European Court of Justice
8 June 2016
Gift policy
3 May 2016
The supreme court: Uncertain whether prohibition against indirect discrimination covers parents with disabled children
29 April 2016
The Western High Court ruled in favour of a former executive officer in text message case
27 April 2016
Renunciation of collective agreement was lawful
11 April 2016
International women lawyers discuss the future of the legal profession
6 April 2016
Ruling in the Kaltoft case: Employee's obesity was not considered a disablement
31 March 2016
Attorney was not covered by the salaried employess act
5 February 2016
Smoking police/policy - what is the employer allowed to do?
3 February 2016
Christmas greetings from Employment Law
21 December 2015
The employer's freedom of action in bonus schemes
24 November 2015
Pension contributions based on age were not unlawful discrimination
12 November 2015
Supreme Court rules that far-reaching injunction shall cease
9 November 2015
Supreme Court ruling: Full compensation for loss of holiday allowance
1 October 2015
Criminal offence to read an employee's text messages?
18 September 2015
Acceptable to agree on a reduced holiday notice in employment contracts
26 August 2015
Fundamental Supreme Court ruling on disability and dismissal according to 120-days rule
10 July 2015
Danish Labour Court rules against Ryanair in labour dispute
1 July 2015
Freedom of association does not protect against discrimination during employment
23 June 2015
Protection against discrimination of parents with disabled children
17 June 2015
Mandatory extended education agreement in connection with maternity leave
1 June 2015
Violation of the principle of equality of the Temp Act
13 May 2015
Neither young nor old people may be discriminated against due to age
13 March 2015
The European Court of Justice rules that obesity may be considered a handicap
19 December 2014
Not legal to favour male vicars
New rules on severance pay
4 December 2014
Abolishment of mandatory resignation when reaching 70
No pay in the notice period during unpaid parental leave
1 December 2014
Pension contribution, flexible payroll account and days off are covered by the pay concept of the Vocational Training Act
The Eastern High Court finds for hairdressers in discrimination case
14 November 2014
Facebook during working hours - summary dismissal was wrongful
6 November 2014
Order concerning general duty of confidentiality was misuse of the managerial right
27 October 2014
Rejection of leave was not discrimination
9 October 2014
Discrimination due to age
7 October 2014
No compensation for having waited
17 September 2014
Update Employment Law
3 September 2014
Cohabitee of disabled person also protected by the non-discrimination act
10 June 2014
Okay to dismiss an employee summarily for being seven minutes late
27 May 2014
Municipality was not considered the employer of a disabled citizen's assistant
24 May 2014
Priests must resign when turning 70
25 March 2014
The Supreme Court awards both compensation and damages for wrongful termination of training agreement
20 March 2014
Wrong counting according to the 120-days' rule may be a costly affair
Severance pay to older salaried employees depends on a specific assessment
20 January 2014
New partners at Horten
8 January 2014
Christmas greetings from employment law
20 December 2013
Dismissal of young workers because they turn 18 is not contrary to the employment equality directive
21 November 2013
Dismissal of single mother not contrary to the Equal Treatment Act
21 October 2013
Public servant entitled to redundancy pay after reaching the age of 65
8 October 2013
Notice of conflict to unorganised employer was unlawful
17 September 2013
The ordinary courts dismiss mandatory retiring age
11 September 2013
Discrimination due to age justified by legitimate objectives
Is ADHD a disability under the Non-Discrimination Act?
26 June 2013
Temp Act adopted
10 June 2013
Further clarification in relation to section 2a of the Salaried Employees Act
30 April 2013
Right to compensation for lapse of non-solicitation clause
Withdrawal of termination
18 April 2013
The disability concept and the 120-day rule
16 April 2013
Draft bill on the legal position of temps
11 April 2013
Amendment of the Equal Treatment Act allows parents to work reduced hours after maternity leave
8 April 2013
Employers do not necessarily have to take employees' religious faith into consideration
11 February 2013
The Danish model still exists - for better or worse
10 December 2012
Notice of Christmas closure
20 November 2012
More women in boards of state-owned companies
24 October 2012
The Eastern High Court: Acceptable to dismiss woman with ill child without usual notice after expiry of leave period
1 October 2012
Public servants seconded to 100 % private company
28 September 2012
The Ministry of Taxation abolishes the schematic rent rates of free residence
6 September 2012
Government will impose tax on salary income of posted employees
Summarily dismissed executive officer's claim for salary and severance pay disclaimed due to bankruptcy
17 August 2012
Heavy reduction in compensation to pilots for illegal age discrimination
21 June 2012
New authority to the Board of Equal Treatment
7 June 2012
Temp in fertility treatment not offered permanent employment
22 May 2012
Compensation to woman dismissed after having claimed equal pay
CEO had not breached his service agreement
15 May 2012
Bill to amend the Holiday Act adopted
Unfair summary dismissel
26 April 2012
Protection against dismissal in case of fertility treatment
17 April 2012
Appropriate position for dismissed executive officer in the notice period
28 March 2012
Renewal of collective agreements within the private labour market 2012
Two new Supreme Court rulings concerning the liability in damages of employees in case of conduct contrary to the Marketing Practices Act
5 March 2012
Employee not entitled to pro rata share of retention bonus
No free choice between the industrial disputes system and the ordinary courts
Compensation for violation of the 48-hour rule of the Working Time Act
20 January 2012
No age discrimination
19 December 2011
Competing activity may be cause for summary dismissal
5 December 2011
Supreme Court ruling on the mental working environment
28 November 2011
The limits of the rule concerning 120 days of sickness
9 November 2011
Section 2a of the Salaried Employees Act and the Non-Discrimination Act
26 October 2011
Conflict on strike and lockout led to the company's release from the collective bargaining agreement
8 July 2011
The Supreme Court allowed for terminated employee to keep share options
New Supreme Court ruling concerning agreed salary decrease
1 July 2011
New Supreme Court ruling concerning exchange of information between former and potential new employer
8 June 2011
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