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2022 Score

91.5

Score Increase

2020 Score

89

Rating

Decent Work

Fair
Wages

100

Decent
Working Hours

100

Employment
Security

60

Family
Responsibilities

75

Maternity
at Work

100

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

80

Fair
Treatment

100

Child &
Forced Labour

100

Trade
Union

100

1. Fair Wages
2. Decent Working Hours
3. Employment Security
4. Family Responsibilities
5. Maternity at Work
6. Safe Work
7. Social Security
8. Fair Treatment
9. Child & Forced Labour
10. Trade Union

Fair Wages

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country?Yes1Collectivel Agreement for Banking and Mortgage Credit sector (2020-22)
Does the law require regular payment of wages?Yes1Collectivel Agreement for Banking and Mortgage Credit sector (2020-22)
Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate?Yes1§119 of Labour Code, 2002; §4, 14, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of Ministerial Order 68/11 of May 17, 1968
Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day?Yes1Collectivel Agreement for Banking and Mortgage Credit sector (2020-22)
Does the law require additional compensation for night work?Yes1§2 & 5-7 of Act No. 896 of 24 August 2004 to partially implement the Working Time Directive

Decent Working Hours

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower?Yes1§57 & 61(1) of Working Environment Act, 2017; §1-3 of Act No. 896 of 24 August 2004
Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week?Yes1§4 of the Act No. 896 of 24 August 2004 to partially implement the Working Time Directive.
Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours?Yes1§50-53, 61 and 62 of Working Environment Act, 2017; §3 of Act No. 896 of 24 August 2004
Does the law require paid public holidays?Yes1Public holidays list provided by the Government
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave?Yes1Consolidated Holidays Act No. 1177 of 2015; Holiday Act (No. 60 of 2018)

Employment Security

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars?Yes1§2 & 4-5 of Consolidated Act on an Employer's Obligation to Inform Employees of the Contract Conditions, 2010
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers?No0Act on Fixed Term Employment (Consolidated Act No. 907 of 11 September 2008)
Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months?Yes1§2(5) of the Salaried Employees Act (No. 1002 of 2017)
Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination?Yes1§2(2, 6 & 7), 3 & 5 of the Salaried Employees Act (No. 1002 of 2017)
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service?No0§2A of the Salaried Employees Act (No. 1002 of 2017)

Family Responsibilities

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require parental leave for parents?Yes1§9-12 & 21 of Maternity Leave Law (LBK No. 822 of 20/06/2018)
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers?Yes1§7 & 8 of Maternity Leave Law (LBK No. 822 of 20/06/2018)
Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities?No0Law on Part-time Employment (LBK No. 1142 of 14/09/2018)
Does the law require paid nursing breaks?Yes1§9-12 & 21 of Maternity Leave Law (LBK No. 822 of 20/06/2018)

Maternity at Work

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment?Yes1§1 of the Equal Treatment Act 2011
Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks?Yes1§6-8 & 13 of Maternity Leave Law (LBK No. 822 of 20/06/2018)
Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage?Yes1Maternity Leave Law (LBK No. 822 of 20/06/2018); §7 of the Salaried Employees Act (No. 1002 of 2017)
Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system?Yes1Maternity Leave Law (LBK No. 822 of 20/06/2018); §7 of the Salaried Employees Act (No. 1002 of 2017)
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy?Yes1§7(4) of the Salaried Employees Act (No. 1002 of 2017); §6-14 of Consolidated Act No. 571 of 29 April 2015

Safe Work

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer?Yes1Working Environment Act 2017; Executive Order No. 1706 of 15 December 2010
Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues?Yes1§17 of the Work Environment Act 2017; §18-21 of the Executive Order No. 559 of 17 June 2004
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child?Yes1Executive Order No. 559 of 17 June 2004 ; §6(2) of Maternity Leave Law (LBK No. 822 of 20/06/2018)
Does the law provide for employment injury benefit?Yes1§5-34 of the Act on Sickness Benefits 2018; §17-23 of the Workers' Compensation Act No. 278 of 2013

Social Security

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law provide for an old age pension?Yes1Consolidated Act No 234 on Social Pension, 2021; Consolidated Act No 1110 on Supplementary Pension, 2014
Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension?Yes1Consolidated Act No 234 on Social Pension, 2021; Consolidated Act No 1110 on Supplementary Pension, 2014
Does the law provide for unemployment benefit?Yes1Consolidated Act No. 1213 of 2018 on Unemployment Insurance
Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness?No0§5-34 of the Act on Sickness Benefits 2018; §1 and 7(4) of the Salaried Employee Act (No. 1002 of 2017)
Does the law provide for invalidity benefit?Yes1Consolidated Act No 234 of 12 February 2021 on Social Pension; Consolidated Act No 233 of 12 February 2021 on Disability Pension etc.

Fair Treatment

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value?Yes1Equal Pay Act 2019
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment?Yes1Consolidated Act on Equal Treatment of Men and Women in Employment, 2011; Consolidated Act on Gender Equality
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters?Yes1§70-71 of the Constitution of Denmark 1953; The Consolidated Act on Prohibition of Discrimination on the Labour Market, 2017
Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men?Yes1No restrictive legal provisions could be located
Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers?Yes1Consolidated Act No 234 of 12 February 2021 on Social Pension

Child & Forced Labour

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prohibit employment of children?Yes1§61 of the Working Environment Act, 2017; §33-46 of Executive Order on Youth Work, 2005
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age?Yes1§61 of the Working Environment Act, 2017; §3 & 34 of the Primary School Act, 2020
Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years?Yes1Executive Order on Youth Work, 2005
Does the law prohibit forced labour?Yes1§260 & 262(a) of the Consolidated Act No. 1491 of 13 December 2017 (Penal Code)

Trade Union

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice?Yes1Freedom of Association Act, 1982; §78 of Danish Constitution 1953
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions?Yes1Danish Labour Market Model (September Compromise of 1899)
Does the law provide for the right to strike?Yes1Labour Court and Industrial Arbitration Act, 2008; Public Conciliation Service Act 1997
Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers?Yes1No violative legal provisions could be located