Within the past 8 to 10 years, labour and employment law in the Danish public sector has evolved into a deeply complex area. The reason is that administrative law rules – the Danish Public Administration Act, the Danish Access to Public Administration Files Act, fundamental tenets of public law, etc. – apply in combination with collective as well as individual agreements. At the same time, the public sector is generally required to operate on the same terms as the private labour market.

A substantial part of our work involves acting for public sector organisations and providing employment advice: from recruitment through employment until termination. We therefore advise on:

• The principle of equal treatment
• Hearing of parties
• The principle of proportionality
• Duty to make notes to be kept on public files
• Duty not to restrict discretion by policy or guidance
• Professional secrecy
• Assessment of whether an organisation qualifies as a public authority
• Public servants law
• Public sector tendering
• Privatisation
• Reductions due to cutbacks