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Bill on restrictive employment covenants revoked due to call for parliamentary elections in Denmark, scheduled to take place in June 2015. Due to the Danish Prime Minister's call on 27 May 2015 for parliamentary elections, all bills that have not yet been passed are revoked, including Bill No. L 196 on Restrictive Employment Covenants which should have entered into force on 1 July 2015.

As you know, before calling for parliamentary elections, the Danish government had introduced a bill on restrictive employment covenants that would gather all rules and regulations on restrictive employment covenants in one single act. The objective of the bill was to restrain and regulate the use of restrictive employment covenants and to implement, with a few exceptions, a prohibition against agreements on non-hire clauses.

It must be expected that the bill will be re-introduced by the new government in autumn 2015.Plesner will keep track of the developments in the law-making process and provide a follow-up on any news in relation to the bill.