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 19-

sixties)• 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

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

• 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