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Access to Decent Work
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| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the legislation or collective negotiation set and determine the minimum wages in the country? | Yes | 1 | Collectivel Agreement for Banking and Mortgage Credit sector (2020-22) | No Change |
| Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | Collectivel Agreement for Banking and Mortgage Credit sector (2020-22) | No Change |
| Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §119 of Labour Code, 2002; §4, 14, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of Ministerial Order 68/11 of May 17, 1968 | No Change |
| Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | Collectivel Agreement for Banking and Mortgage Credit sector (2020-22) | No Change |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §2 & 5-7 of Act No. 896 of 24 August 2004 to partially implement the Working Time Directive | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §57 & 61(1) of Working Environment Act, 2017; §1-3 of Act No. 896 of 24 August 2004 | No Change |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §4 of the Act No. 896 of 24 August 2004 to partially implement the Working Time Directive. | No Change |
| Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours? | Yes | 1 | §50-53, 61 and 62 of Working Environment Act, 2017; §3 of Act No. 896 of 24 August 2004 | No Change |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | Public holidays list provided by the Government | No Change |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | Consolidated Holidays Act No. 1177 of 2015; Holiday Act (No. 60 of 2018) | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require a written employment contract or employment particulars to be given to a worker on commencement of employment? | Yes | 1 | §2 & 4-5 of Consolidated Act on an Employer's Obligation to Inform Employees of the Contract Conditions, 2010 | No Change |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | No | 0 | Act on Fixed Term Employment (Consolidated Act No. 907 of 11 September 2008) | No Change |
| Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months? | Yes | 1 | §2(5) of the Salaried Employees Act (No. 1002 of 2017) | No Change |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination? | Yes | 1 | §2(2, 6 & 7), 3 & 5 of the Salaried Employees Act (No. 1002 of 2017) | No Change |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | §2A of the Salaried Employees Act (No. 1002 of 2017) | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | §9-12 & 21 of Maternity Leave Law (LBK No. 822 of 20/06/2018); | No Change |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*? | Yes | 1 | §7 & 8 of Maternity Leave Law (LBK No. 822 of 20/06/2018) | No Change |
| Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities? | No | 0 | Law on Part-time Employment (LBK No. 1142 of 14/09/2018) | No Change |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §9-12 & 21 of Maternity Leave Law (LBK No. 822 of 20/06/2018) | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §1 of the Equal Treatment Act 2011 | No Change |
| Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §6-8 & 13 of Maternity Leave Law (LBK No. 822 of 20/06/2018); Act No. 343 of 22 March 2022 amending the Maternity Leave Law; LBK no 1391 of 30/09/2022 | No Change |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | Maternity Leave Law (LBK No. 822 of 20/06/2018); §7 of the Salaried Employees Act (No. 1002 of 2017) | No Change |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be paid through a contributory social insurance or a universal benefits system or such benefits are an employer's liability? | Yes | 1 | Maternity Leave Law (LBK No. 822 of 20/06/2018); §7 of the Salaried Employees Act (No. 1002 of 2017) | No Change |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §7(4) of the Salaried Employees Act (No. 1002 of 2017); §6-14 of Consolidated Act No. 571 of 29 April 2015 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers? | Yes | 1 | Working Environment Act 2017; Executive Order No. 1706 of 15 December 2010 | No Change |
| Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues? | Yes | 1 | §17 of the Work Environment Act 2017; §18-21 of the Executive Order No. 559 of 17 June 2004 | No Change |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | Executive Order No. 559 of 17 June 2004 ; §6(2) of Maternity Leave Law (LBK No. 822 of 20/06/2018) | No Change |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease? | Yes | 1 | §5-34 of the Act on Sickness Benefits 2018; §17-23 of the Workers' Compensation Act No. 278 of 2013 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age benefit? | Yes | 1 | Consolidated Act No 234 of 12 February 2021 on Social Pension; Consolidated Acts Partial & Supplementary Pensions | No Change |
| Does the law provide for survivors' benefits? | Yes | 1 | Consolidated Act No 234 of 12 February 2021 on Social Pension; Consolidated Act No 1110 of 10 October 2014 on Supplementary Pension | No Change |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefits? | Yes | 1 | Consolidated Act No. 1213 of 2018 on Unemployment Insurance | No Change |
| Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness? | Yes | 1 | §5-34 of the Act on Sickness Benefits (LBK No. 809 of 20/06/2018); §1 and 7(4) of the Salaried Employee Act | Score adjusted due to a minor revision in methodology |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefits? | Yes | 1 | Consolidated Act No 234 of 12 February 2021 on Social Pension; Consolidated Act No 233 of 12 February 2021 on Disability Pension etc. | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | Equal Pay Act 2019 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | Consolidated Act on Equal Treatment of Men and Women in Employment, 2011; Consolidated Act on Gender Equality | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §70-71 of the Constitution of Denmark 1953; The Consolidated Act on Prohibition of Discrimination on the Labour Market, 2017 | No Change |
| Does the law allow women to do the same job as men? | Yes | 1 | No restrictive legal provisions could be located | No Change |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers? | Yes | 1 | Consolidated Act No 234 of 12 February 2021 on Social Pension | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §61 of the Working Environment Act, 2017; §33-46 of Executive Order on Youth Work, 2005 | No Change |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | §61 of the Working Environment Act, 2017; §3 & 34 of the Primary School Act, 2020 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | Executive Order on Youth Work, 2005 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §260 & 262(a) of the Consolidated Act No. 1491 of 13 December 2017 (Penal Code) | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | Yes | 1 | §78 of Danish Constitution 1953; Freedom of Association Act, 1982 | No Change |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | Danish Labour Market Model (September Compromise of 1899) | No Change |
| Does the law provide the right to strike? | Yes | 1 | Labour Court and Industrial Arbitration Act, 2008; Public Conciliation Service Act1997 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers? | Yes | 1 | No violative legal provisions could be located | No Change |