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Employment and Labour law

It is important for an employer to know the restrictions that apply to his or her room for manoeuvre in an employment relationship and it has not become any easier due to the increasing regulation of the legal relationship between the employer and the employee that has taken place.

Plesner's labour and employment law department provides advice on all aspects of labour and employment law. We assist our clients with specialist advice, focusing on providing solution-oriented advice that enables our clients to act quickly, efficiently and legally correct when faced with big or small challenges.

We particularly provide legal services to Danish and international businesses, but we also provide legal services to public authorities, institutions and individuals, including managers and executives in particular.

Flexible types of employment

Not only are we very experienced in providing advice on traditional employment issues between the employer and the employee, we also advise on the more flexible types of employment that have evolved as the need for flexibility has increased. Some examples are fixed-term employment, part-time employment, secondment/hiring-out of employees, consultancy issues and teleworking.

Attorneys within this practice area

		Reissmann, Tina
		Stakemann, Henriette
		Hansen, Poul Flemming
		Jensen, Søren Stenderup
		Falsner, Lise Høy
		Roepstorff, Michala
		Westall, Gitte
		Christensen, Rasmus Høj
		Kristensen, Nina Legaard
		Skovgaard-Holm, Sussi Lillia
		Falsner, Jacob

Advice at several levels

Not only do we provide legally correct advice, we also include aspects as to staff policy and the human and commercial aspects required for a comprehensive solution of the issue in question. We know that the advice which we are providing to our clients usually profoundly affects the parties involved who will often have to continue working together after the issue has been solved.

A great supplement to our advice

We share our knowledge and keep our clients up to date with the latest developments in labour and employment law by monthly electronic newsletters that describe recent judgments, new legislation or current issues in labour and employment law and by holding seminars where we discuss one or several issues in depth.

International collaborations

We work closely with a number of foreign law firms and we also participate in a number of international networks such as

ELA (Employment Law Alliance)
IBA (International Bar Association)
EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association)
AEL (Association of European Lawyers)

By participating in international networks and cultivating our relationships with foreign collaborators, we acquire useful knowledge of what is happening internationally in labour and employment law, which we know from experience will subsequently influence the Danish labour market.

Another valuable element of our international collaboration is the fact that we are always able to quickly procure relevant foreign specialist assistance to our clients when required.

Chambers Europe (2011)

"Bankruptcy-driven mass dismissals have recently comprised a major portion of this practice. The group has a strong insolvency department and has handled a vast amount of bankruptcies since the recent financial crisis. Its labour law team has also dealt with a great deal of new issues regarding employment schemes and changes in companies' management."

Legal 500 (2011)

"Plesner’s ‘highly qualified, down-to-earth, service-minded, honest, reliable and capable team’ advises on M&A, restructuring, outsourcing, large-scale redundancies and incentive programmes."

PLC Which Lawyer? (2011)

Plesner is listed as a recognised firm with respect to Labour and Employees Benefits.

Chambers Europe (2010)

"The 12-strong group at Plesner has focused on restructuring, outsourcing and insourcing of employees and large-scale redundancies in the past year.Clients appreciate the group's commercial acumen, saying: “The lawyers really understand business and how it works – they don't use legal jargon, which is very important to us."

Legal 500 (2010)

"Plesner's four-partner group focuses on transactional support, restructuring, outsourcing and insourcing, large-scale redundancies and incentive programmes."