Union leader says cancelling religious holiday dating from 1600s is ‘a threat to the Danish model’
Initially introduced as a day of prayer, fasting and penitence, it falls on the fourth Friday after Easter and is now a common date for confirmations.
The cancelled holiday would entail an additional 7.4 hours of labour per worker, according to the government. Danes will have to work an extra day, which their employers will have to pay them for. But the public holiday, and the wages paid to both those who work that day and those who are off, are already enshrined in the country’s sacred collective wage agreements.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
F1 owners furious with FIA over president’s ‘inflated’ valuation commentLiberty Media-owned Formula One has accused the FIA president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, of interfering with its commercial rights by publicly questioning a reported $20bn (£16.2bn) valuation of the sport
Read more »
'It's insane': California governor furious after third mass shooting in eight daysIn the wake of the worst massacre in Los Angeles County history, the California governor was meeting gunshot victims in hospital. Then he was pulled away and briefed on a mass shooting at the other end of the state.
Read more »
Jim Chalmers ‘furious’ after former PwC tax adviser found to have shared confidential government briefings with staffTreasurer vows to ‘throw the book’ at people responsible for breach after unauthorised disclosures of multinational tax consultations
Read more »
Treasurer slams PwC tax leak as ‘shocking breach of trust’A furious federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the nation’s largest accounting firm had put economic decision-making and policymaking at risk.
Read more »
'Spat on, threatened with rape': Bus drivers reveal near-daily threats and assaults amid calls for better safetyPerth bus drivers say they are facing ongoing threats of assault and live in fear of people throwing rocks at their buses, as their union considers industrial action if safety measures are not improved.
Read more »
Royal drama pushes Australian voters towards republic: pollSupport for a national day for Australia remains strong and most plan to take the public holiday, Resolve Political Monitor found.
Read more »