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Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Law (No. 1336 of 11/9/2020) on access to the implementation of temporary division of labor as part of the handling of COVID-19. (Lov om adgang til iværksættelse af midlertidig arbejdsfordeling som led i håndteringen af covid-19) -

Adoption: 2020-09-11 | Date of entry into force: 2020-09-14 | DNK-2020-L-111228

The division of labour scheme acts as a replacement to the salary compensation scheme, which lapsed on 29 August 2020. The main objective of the new scheme is to extend the transitional period by providing support to companies to avoid redundancies as a result of the expiration of the salary compensation scheme.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Consolidation (No. 1002 of 2017) of the Act (No. 81 of 2009) on the Legal Relationship between Employers and Officials. (Bekendtgørelse (Nr 1002 af 2017) af lov (Nr 81 af 2009) om retsforholdet mellem arbejdsgivere og funktionærer).) -

Adoption: 2017-08-24 | Date of entry into force: 2017-08-24 | DNK-2009-L-87041

Consolidation of Act No. 81 of 2009 (amendments through March 2017 including Act No. 647 of 2013, Act No. 52 of 2015, Act No. 1565 of 2015, Act No. 285 of 2017).

Contains 22 articles concerning, inter alia:

Article 1: Scope of the act and definition of salaried employees (Officials).
Article 2-4: Termination of contract.
Article 5-8: Illness, military service and parental leave and death.
Article 9: Employees compensation during official mission travel.
Article 10-14: Freedom of association, right to bargain and measures for mediation between employer and employee.
Article 15: Employees' right to accept other occupation when not having adverse effect on the employee's principal work.
Article 16-18: Conditions and compensation related to termination of contract by either employer or employee.
Article 19-21: Rules, including for non-discrimination, for announcing for and recruiting employees.
Article 22: Date of entry into force.

The act contains regulations partly implementing EU Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP and EU Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation.

Repeals Act (No 168 of 1938) on the legal relationship between employers and employees in private businesses.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act (No. 613 of 2016) on the Labor Market Fund for Posted Workers. (Lov (Nr 613 af 2016) om Arbejdsmarkedets Fond for Udstationerede.) -

Adoption: 2016-06-08 | Date of entry into force: 2016-06-18 | DNK-2016-L-107382

Contains 15 articles and 9 chapters concerning, inter alia:

Chapter 1: Purpose.
Chapter 2: Coverage of wage receivables.
Chapter 3: Ordinary contribution.
Chapter 4: Extraordinary contribution.
Chapter 5: Recovery.
Chapter 6: Publication.
Chapter 7: Administration, etc.
Chapter 8: Complaint.
Chapter 9: Entry into force, etc.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act (No. 1565 of 2015) on employment clauses. (Lov (Nr 1565 af 2015) om ansættelsesklausuler) -

Adoption: 2015-12-15 | Date of entry into force: 2016-01-01 | DNK-2015-L-103144

Contains 6 chapters concerning, inter alia:

Chapter 1: Scope and definitions.
Chapter 2: Employment clauses.
Chapter 3: Competition clauses, solicitation clauses and combined employment clauses.
Chapter 4: Compensation.
Chapter 5: Termination and breach.
Chapter 6: Entry into force and amendments to other legislation.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act (No. 595 of 2013) on the legal status of agency workers contracted by an employment agency, etc. (Lov (Nr 595 af 2013) om vikarers retsstilling ved udsendelse af et vikarbureau m.v.) -

Adoption: 2013-06-12 | Date of entry into force: 2013-07-01 | DNK-2013-L-97703

Contains 11 articles and 5 chapters concerning, inter alia:

Chapter 1: Scope of the act, etc.
Chapter 2: Temporary agency's obligations.
Chapter 3: Obligations of the users.
Chapter 4: Penalties etc.
Chapter 5: Entry into force, etc.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order (No. 678 of 2011) on the termination of self-employment as main activity. (Bekendtgørelse (Nr 678 af 2011) om ophør med drift af selvstændig virksomhed.) -

Adoption: 2011-06-22 | Date of entry into force: 2011-07-01 | DNK-2011-R-90081

Contains 27 articles and 9 chapters concerning, inter alia:

Chapter 1: Scope and definitions.
Chapter 2: Termination of self-employment as main activity.
Chapter 3: More than a temporary termination of self-employment as main activity.
Chapter 4: Withdrawal from an enterprise maintained by the spouse.
Chapter 5: Withdrawal from an enterprise maintained by owners.
Chapter 6: Initiating paid employment without termination of self-employment activities.
Chapter 7: Temporary cessation of self-employment as main activity.
Chapter 8: Termination of self-employment as secondary occupational activity.
Chapter 9: Entry into force etc.

Repeals the following orders:
- Order (No. 626 of 1995) respecting payment of unemployment benefits to self-employed persons temporarily unable to continue business practice.
- Order (No. 850 of 2002) respecting cessation of the exercise of self-employment activities as main employment.
- Order (No. 73 of 2004) respecting exercise of independent secondary occupational activity.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order (No. 361 of 2011) amending the Order (No. 1303 of 2005) respecting exercise of independent occupational activity. (Bekendtgørelse (Nr 361 af 2011) om ændring af bekendtgørelse om drift af selvstændig virksomhed.) -

Adoption: 2011-04-27 | Date of entry into force: 2011-05-01 | DNK-2011-R-90041

Amends introduction och article 7 (1), 7 (4), 7 (7), 9 (2), 9 (4), 9 (5) concerning definitions and the right new period of unemployment benefits.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act (No. 702 of 2010) amending the Consolidated Holiday Act (No. 407 of 2004), Act (No. 403 of 2006) on an income register and Act (No. 1262 of 2000) on a reporting system on data about wages, etc. (Lov (Nr 702 af 2010) om ændring af lov (Nr 407 af 2004) om ferie, lov (Nr 403 af 2006) om et indkomstregister og lov (Nr 1262 af 2000) om et indberetningssystem for oplysning om løn m.v.) -

Adoption: 2010-06-25 | Date of entry into force: 2010-07-01 | DNK-2010-L-88838

Amends articles 3 (1), 11, 22, 32 (1), 33 (1-5), 34 c (1) and (2), 36 (3) pp. 2, 41 (1) and (2) p.1 , 43 (1), (3) and (4), 43 a and 44 (1-7), 30, 31 (2), 34 b (5), 35 (2), 36 (3) p. 1, 37 (1) and (2), 41 (2) pp. 2, 32 (2), 34, 42 (1) and (2), 34 b (4), 43 (5), pp. 1, 43 a, 44 (8), 45 (1), 45 (2) concerning introduction of new terminology, provisions for avoiding speculative possibility, and reporting of vacation to a vacation account via the income registry in the Consolidated Holiday Act (No. 407 of 2004).

Amends articles 3 (1) p. 10 concerning provisions for avoiding speculative possibility and reporting of vacation to a vacation account via the income registry in the Act (No. 403 of 2006) on an income register.

Amends articles 1, 3 (1) and 4 (1) concerning provisions for avoiding speculative possibility, and reporting of vacation to a vacation account via the income registry in the Act (No. 1262 of 2000) on a reporting system on data about wages, etc.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Consolidated Act (No. 240 of 2010) on the employer's obligation to inform workers of the conditions of employment. (Bekendtgørelse af lov (Nr 240 af 2010) om arbejdsgiverens pligt til at underrette lønmodtageren om vilkårene for ansættelsesforholdet.) -

Adoption: 2010-03-17 | DNK-2010-L-88829

Consolidates Act on the employer's obligation to inform workers of the conditions of employment (amendments through June 2009).

Contains 8 articles concerning, inter alia:

Article 1: Scope.
Article 2: Employer's disclosure.
Article 3: Expatriate workers.
Article 4: Change of conditions.
Article 5-6: Non-compliance with the duty on disclosure of data.
Article 7: Entry into force.
Article 8: Transitional provisions.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act (No. 907 of 2008) based on the Fixed-Term Employment Act (No. 370 of 2003). (Bekendtgørelse af lov om tidsbegrænset ansættelse) -

Adoption: 2008-09-11 | Date of entry into force: 2003-06-01 | DNK-2008-L-84693

Introduces 10 articles concerning improvement of the quality of time-limited employment; equal treatment; the impact of collective agreements on the act; limitations to several time-limited contracts following each other; the employer's obligation to inform fixed-term employees about opportunities to obtain permanent employment and vocational training; compensation rights for employees whose rights according to this act have been violated; entry into force; and integration of the EU Council Directive on fixed-term work.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

The Job Clause Act (No. 460 of 2008). (Lov (Nr 460 af 2008) om arbejdsgivers brug af jobklausuler.) -

Adoption: 2008-06-17 | Date of entry into force: 2009-07-01 | Date of gradual entry into force: 2008-07-01 | DNK-2008-L-84671

Introduces 11 articles concerning the limitation of employers' use of job clauses; workers' potential right to compensation when limited by job clauses in their search for a new job; and possible exceptions agreed through collective bargaining.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Notification (No. 1011 of 2007) of the Act respecting the employer's obligation to inform workers of the conditions of employment. -

Adoption: 2007-08-15 | Date of entry into force: 1993-07-01 | DNK-2007-L-80349

Consolidated text with provisions concerning scope of application (s. 1), employers' obligation to inform (s. 2), work preformed abroad (s. 3), changes to the conditions of employment (s. 4), non-compliance with the obligation to inform (s. 5 and 6), entry into force (s. 7) and transitory provisions (s. 8).

The Act does not apply to Greenland and the Faeroe Islands.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act (No. 174 of 2007) amending the Notification (No. 692 of 2002) of the Act respecting the employer's obligation to inform workers of the conditions of employment.

Adoption: 2007-02-27 | Date of entry into force: 2007-03-01 | DNK-2007-L-80055

Amends section 6 of the Act respecting the employer's obligation to inform workers of the conditions of employment.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act (No. 322 of 2005) to amend Act (No. 994 of 2004) respecting the Wage Earners' Guarantee Fund.

Adoption: 2005-05-18 | Date of entry into force: 2005-10-07 | DNK-2005-L-70714

Act contains various amendments implementing Directive 2002/74/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 September 2002 amending Council Directive 80/987/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act (No. 370 of 2003) respecting fixed term employment. (Lov om tidsbegrænset ansættelse) -

Adoption: 2003-05-28 | Date of entry into force: 2003-06-01 | DNK-2003-L-65414

Contains ten sections covering, inter alia, objectives (improve quality of fixed term employment through preventing abuses), scope of application, equal employment conditions with other employees, renewal of employment contract, obligation for employer to inform fixed term employees about coming positions within the undertaking, applicability of collective agreements to fixed term employees during the time of employment and miscellaneous.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Notification of the Part-time Act (No. 815 of 2002).

Adoption: 2002-09-26 | Date of entry into force: 2002-07-01 | DNK-2002-L-63715

Contains six sections covering, inter alia, rights of workers not covered by collective agreement, relevant EC Directive and list of applicable laws, granting of authorisation to employers to conclude agreements with workers, right to conclude part-time employment without prejudice to existing collective agreement, custom or practice, and four annexes concerning, inter alia, agreements between trade unions and employers, and Council Directive (97/81/EC) respecting framework agreements.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Notification (No. 692 of 2002) of the Act respecting the employer's obligation to inform workers of the conditions of employment.

Adoption: 2002-08-20 | DNK-2002-L-62336

Consolidated text with changes through March 2002.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act (No. 138 of 2002) to amend the Act respecting the employer's duty to inform workers of conditions of employment (No. 385 of 1994).

Adoption: 2002-03-25 | Date of entry into force: 2002-07-01 | DNK-2002-L-61930

Amends several sections, inter alia, ss. 2(1:1) (coverage of information that the employer must notify to workers), 2(3-4) (written form of information to be provided) and 3(1-3) (content of documents).

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification respecting the calculation of workers' earnings (No. 263 of 1995).

Adoption: 1995-04-20 | Date of entry into force: 1995-05-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 1995-04-04 | DNK-1995-M-42491

Provides rules for calculating the level of earnings which determines the entitlement to daily cash benefits. Repeals Notification No. 1028 of 14 December 1994 on the same subject.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Notification of the Act respecting the employer's obligation to inform workers of the conditions of employment (No. 385 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-05-11 | Date of entry into force: 1994-05-25 | DNK-1994-L-40325

Provides for rules in respect of, inter alia, the content of employer's information obligation

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification respecting the calculation of workers' earnings (No. 159 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-03-07 | Date of entry into force: 1994-04-04 | DNK-1994-M-37137

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act to amend the Act respecting the obligation of employers to inform workers of conditions of employment (No. 1061 of 1993)

Adoption: 1993-12-22 | DNK-1993-L-37145

Provides that an employer must inform a worker of the conditions listes in subsection 2(2) at the latest one month after the employment relationship begins.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act respecting the employer's obligation to inform the worker about conditions of employment (No. 392 of 1993).

Adoption: 1993-06-22 | Date of entry into force: 1993-07-01 | DNK-1993-L-34472

Provides for rules in respect of employer's obligation to inform workers of conditions of employment. The Act is applicable to contracts of more than 1 month's duration where the average working hours exceed 8 hours a week. Excludes employees to whom the Seamen's Act applies.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification to amend the Notification (No. 507 of 1987) respecting remuneration of, and grants and subsidies to, persons participating in the Employment Markets Training Scheme. No. 194.

Adoption: 1988-03-30 | DNK-1988-M-7097

Amends ss. 8(4) and 9(1) respecting the remuneration level, etc.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Notification of the Employees' Guaranty Fund Act (No. 704 of 9 October 1986). No. 77.

Adoption: 1988-02-12 | DNK-1988-L-6289

Regulates the application of the Act, which established a Fund to secure workers' wage claims in case of an employer's insolvency, cessation of business or death. Specifies which claims shall be guaranteed, determines rights to severance pay, paid holidays, etc.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification to amend the Notification (No. 448 of 24 June 1987) respecting cash benefits for special groups of persons. No. 22.

Adoption: 1988-01-20 | DNK-1988-M-6288

Amends several sections.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act to amend the Act (No. 562 of 1982) respecting the Employees' Wage Guarantee Fund. No. 880.

Adoption: 1987-12-23 | DNK-1987-L-4851

Amends ss. 9 and 13(1) (contributions to the Fund).

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Notification respecting the Placement and Unemployment Insurance Act (No. 114 of 24 March 1970) [LS 1977-Den. 2 (cons.)]. No.599.

Adoption: 1987-09-17 | DNK-1987-L-4185

This Notification regulates the work carried out by the labour office in regard to placement. It covers the organisation and financing of placement offices, the nature of allowances available to encourage workers' mobility, cash benefits, special rules for part-time workers, pensions, holiday pay, and so forth. It incorporates the amendments to the 1970 Act made up to 10 June 1987 (in Act No. 369).

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification to amend the Notification (No. 646 of 21 December 1983) respecting the right to daily cash benefit for a participant with short-term employment which is less than full-time, or who cannot perform work because of weather conditions or changed work assignments. No. 529.

Adoption: 1987-08-13 | DNK-1987-M-4262

Amends s. 2(4) (decreases working hours from 40 to 39).

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Notification respecting the legal relationship between the employer and the employee under the Contract of Employment Act (No. 413 of 30 August 1971) [LS 1971 - Den. 1]. No. 516.

Adoption: 1987-07-23 | DNK-1987-L-4230

Regulates the legal relationship between the employer and the employee (the employment contract, etc). Incorporates all amendments to date (the latest in Act No. 162 of 12 Apr. 1978).

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Notification of the Act [No. 86 of 1982] respecting an Employees' Guarantee Fund. No. 704.

Adoption: 1986-10-09 | DNK-1986-L-2991

Consolidated text.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification respecting the Employees' Guarantee Fund (calculation and payment of contributions, etc.). No. 705.

Adoption: 1986-10-09 | DNK-1986-M-2992

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Notification of the Bankruptcy Act [No. 444 of 28 Aug. 1984]. No. 588.

Adoption: 1986-09-01 | DNK-1986-L-2501

Provisions, inter alia, as to wage debts (s. 95).

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

An Act to amend the Act [No. 562 of 1982] respecting an Employees' Guarantee Fund. No. 196.

Adoption: 1986-04-09 | DNK-1986-L-2137

Minor amendments to ss. 2 and 9.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Notification respecting grants under the Public Sickness Insurance Act [No. 94 of 1976: LS 1976 - Den. 2] towards dental care. No. 339.

Adoption: 1985-06-24 | DNK-1985-L-1557

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Act respecting the renewal and prolongation of collective agreements and contracts, etc. No. 123.

Adoption: 1985-03-31 | DNK-1985-L-1277

Prolongation for two years.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification respecting the Employees' Guarantee Fund (calculation and payment of contributions, etc.). No. 125.

Adoption: 1984-03-29 | DNK-1984-M-355

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification respecting the conditions of remuneration and employment where subsidies are paid towards the employment of young persons in private undertakings. No. 551.

Adoption: 1983-11-21 | DNK-1983-M-10021

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

An Act to amend the Social Income Act [No. 257 of 1980]. No. 54.

Adoption: 1981-02-18 | DNK-1981-L-10937

Amends s.2.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Social Income Act. No. 257.

Adoption: 1980-06-16 | DNK-1980-L-11862

Provides for a social income to be used as a basis for the receipt of various benefits.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification respecting the admission of aliens to, and their residence in, Denmark. No. 196.

Adoption: 1980-05-23 | DNK-1980-M-11855

Inter alia, residence and work permits (ss. 22 to 47).

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification respecting the admission of, and training contracts, etc., for, persons following basic vocational training courses. No. 380.

Adoption: 1978-07-31 | DNK-1978-M-13001

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification of the Minister of Labour respecting the Employees' Guarantee Fund. No. 650.

Adoption: 1977-12-20 | DNK-1977-M-13444

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification respecting seamen's books, the mustering of seamen, etc. No. 441.

Adoption: 1974-08-23 | DNK-1974-M-15075

Repeals, inter alia, Notification No. 43 of 26 Feb. 1954 respecting the use of seamen's books, Notification No. 112 of 2 Mar. 1973 respecting the mustering of seamen, etc., and Notification No. 473 of 16 Aug. 1973 respecting certificates of engagement.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification to provide for the exemption of employers from the obligation to pay daily allowances to workers employed on a short-term or casual basis and for the obligation of employers to pay contributions in respect of such workers to the Daily Allowances Fund. No. 273.

Adoption: 1974-05-28 | DNK-1974-M-15062

Repeals Notification No. 7o of 19 Jan. 1973 on the same subject.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification respecting the possibility for employers to release themselves from their obligation to pay daily allowances. No. 139.

Adoption: 1974-03-13 | DNK-1974-M-15058

Repeals Notification No. 68 of 19 Jan. 1973 on the same subject.

Denmark - Conditions of employment - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Notification respecting the wage guarantee fund.

Adoption: 1973-11-26 | DNK-1973-M-15927

Payment of contributions to the fund.