Denmark

Appendix 2 – Overview of the implementation of the access to remedy

Access to remedy [pages 34-35]

Non-State-based grievance mechanisms States should consider ways to facilitate access to effective non-State-based grievance mechanisms dealing with business-related human rights harms.

Initiatives taken or planned as a dedicated measure to implement the UNGPs

• Denmark has a well-functioning system in place for dealing with complaints inside companies, e.g. wrongful dismissal. In this system, employers’ organisations representing the management level and trade unions representing the employees find solutions to conflicts by mediation and negotiation. In this way, many problems are solved outside the legal system.
• An initiative dedicated to implementing the UNGPs which has been implemented recently is the development of a guide for small and medium-sized companies on ways to solve company conflicts by actively involving and engaging in a dialogue with the company’s stakeholders.