Lawyers at MAGNA possess extensive experience and expertise in occupational safety and health.
Occupational Safety and Health
Areas of Expertise
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Occupational Safety and Health
Employers are required to ensure a safe working environment for their employees
These obligations are addressed in the Occupational Safety and Health Act, No. 46/1980
The social work environment and BGSV (EKKO) cases
- Part of the employer’s responsibilities is to ensure a good social work environment
- Regulation No. 1009/2015 on measures against BGSV (EKKO) in the workplace addresses various duties of employers and employees designed to ensure a safe social work environment.
- BGSV (EKKO) stands for:
- Bullying
- Gender-based harassment
- Sexual harassment
- Violence
- BGSV (EKKO) stands for:
- Employers must ensure that appropriate procedures are in place at the workplace, such as an action plan for addressing BGSV (EKKO) issues, based on a risk assessment
- Employers may be liable for damages in BGSV (EKKO) cases, such as on the basis of employer liability or due to inadequate managerial responses to complaints about BGSV (EKKO) in the workplace
- MAGNA’s lawyers have assisted companies, trade unions, and individuals with BGSV (EKKO) cases.
- Regulation No. 1009/2015 on measures against BGSV (EKKO) in the workplace addresses various duties of employers and employees designed to ensure a safe social work environment.
Education and knowledge are the best prevention
- MAGNA’s lawyers offer training on BGSV (EKKO) from a legal perspective. Such training is beneficial for managers, middle managers, and HR personnel
- Contact us to book training
- Unnur Ásta Bergsteinsdóttir, lawyer, is currently also delivering training on BGSV (EKKO) from a legal perspective as part of the Continuing Education Program at the University of Iceland Managerial responses to reports of BGSV (EKKO) in the workplace (endurmenntun.is)
Contact a specialist in the field:
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