Living and working in
Denmark
Turin 12-13 October 2007
this presentation
• about Denmark and the Danish
society
• characteristics of the Danish labour
market
• possibilities for working in
Denmark
• where can you find information
Denmark
• appr. 43.100 square km
• 5,4 mill. inhabitants
• since 2007: 5 regions
• since 2007: 98 municipalities
• parliamentary democracy with a
royal head of state
Denmark - currency
• Danish crown (DKK)
• DKK 100 = euro 13,40
• euro 100= DKK 746,04
• Denmark does not (yet) participate
in euro
Denmark – labour market
• 37 working hours pr. week
• 6 holiday weeks pr. year + 9,5 bank
holidays
• workforce 2,9 mill. people (18 – 65
years)
• employment rate 78%
• high rate of working women (since 19sixties)
• 2 earnings pr. family --> nurseries,
kindergartens and municipal day care
• unemployment rate 3,2% (August
2007)
Wages and taxes
- no minimum wage
- collective agreements
- relatively high wages - relatively high cost of
living
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tax
municipality, the county, the state, church
3 levels: basic, medium and top level taxation
deductions: personal deduction, interest
expenditures, transport, trade union dues and
benefit fund contributions
VAT 25%
work  taxcard  yearly tax declaration
free tax amount pr. day, max. 12 month
contract and double housing
Social security –
taxfinanced
• social security benefit in the event of
illness or child birth
• benefit in the event of an accident at
work/occupational disease
• early retirement and old-age pension
• contribution towards funeral expenses
• family benefits
Insurance against
unemployment
• voluntary arrangement administrated
by the unemployment insurance funds.
• 30 - 40 unemployment insurance funds
• most unemployment insurance funds
associated with trade unions
• transfer your unemployment insurance
seniority from your country to Denmark
(E301)
• register within 8 weeks
• ask your EURES-advisor
To Denmark with E303
• E303 – transfer of unemployment
benefits to Denmark for up to 3 months
• unemployed in your home country for a
minimum of 4 weeks prior to your
departure
• register as a job seeker at a local Public
Employment Service within 7 days
• European Health Insurance Card and
form E119: free acute medical
treatment and sickness benefits
How to find a job in
Denmark
www.jobnet.dk
www.workimport.dk
www.workimport.dk
www.nyidanmark.dk
www.europa.eu
good job opportunities
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bricklayers
carpenters
painters
electricians
lorrydrivers
carmechanics
plumbers
sales staff
Welders
Engineers
good internet jobsites
• Employment Service:
www.jobnet.dk
• newspapers: www.jobzonen.dk
• magazines and tradeunions
• private jobagencies: f. inst.
www.adecco.dk
• Portal Job: www.job-guide.dk
www.jobindex.dk
www.seasonalwork.dk
need more information?
• find us on www.eures.dk