Complaints to the Danish Working Environment Authority can lift the duty of confidentiality
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om arbejdsmiljø (Ophævelse af Arbejdstilsynets særlige tavshedspligt ved samtykke)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- If you complain about the working environment to the Danish Working Environment Authority, you can give consent for the Authority's special duty of confidentiality about the complaint to be lifted.
- As a rule, consent must be given digitally and cannot be withdrawn.
- You can still choose to keep the duty of confidentiality.
- The purpose of the act is that the Danish Working Environment Authority can use, for example, photos and videos from the complaint to document a breach.
- Who: The rule applies to everyone who complains about the working environment to the Danish Working Environment Authority. People under 18 cannot give consent.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget etablerer mulighed for, at enhver, der klager over arbejdsmiljøet til Arbejdstilsynet, frivilligt kan give samtykke til, at Arbejdstilsynets særlige tavshedspligt om arbejdsmiljøklagen ophæves. Klageren har fortsat mulighed for at opretholde Arbejdstilsynets absolutte tavshedspligt om arbejdsmiljøklagen. Muligheden for at give samtykke vil ikke gælde for personer under 18 år. Formålet med lovforslaget er, at Arbejdstilsynet også skal kunne anvende oplysninger i en arbejdsmiljøklage, herunder fotos og videoer, som et led i at oplyse og dokumentere en overtrædelse af arbejdsmiljøloven, når klageren frivilligt har givet sit samtykke hertil. Loven skal træde i kraft den 1. juli 2025.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 9 April 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 3 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 20 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet