Laws & regulations
Who is covered, what is required, and what happens if it is missing, law by law.
Requirements in your country
Choose your EU country to see an overview of the key legal requirements: use it as guidance, not as legal advice.
🦺 Statutory workplace risk assessment
Every EU country requires a written workplace risk assessment under the framework directive 89/391/EEC.
Known locally as: Risk assessment & safety statement
Cycle: Kept up to date; review on changes
📣 Whistleblower scheme
National law: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022
An internal reporting channel is mandatory from 50 employees
External authority: Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner
🔐 GDPR (across the EU)
Every organisation must keep a record of processing activities (art. 30), have data processing agreements in place, and be able to report a personal data breach within 72 hours.
⏱ Working time recording (across the EU)
The CJEU's CCOO ruling (C-55/18) requires an objective, reliable and accessible system for recording daily working time, national implementation varies by country.
A guiding overview, not legal advice. Always check national legislation and official guidance.
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Danish Working Environment Act §15a (APV)
Every Danish employer must carry out a written workplace risk assessment (APV). See the requirements of §15a of the Working Environment Act, deadlines and what the Danish WEA inspects.
Danish Whistleblower Act (Act no. 1436/2021)
Danish companies with 50 or more employees must operate an internal whistleblower scheme. See the requirements, the 7-day and 3-month deadlines, and the sanctions.
Danish Working Time Act (time registration from 1 July 2024)
Since 1 July 2024 all Danish employers must record each employee's daily working time in an objective, reliable and accessible system. See the requirements and the 48-hour rule.