Pay and working conditions
Pay and working conditions in the Danish job market are regulated partly by legislation and partly by agreements made between employer and employee organisations as outlined in the previous chapter.
The collective agreement is the agreement that lays down the general terms and conditions of your employment.
Although FOA makes most of its agreements with Local Government Denmark (LGDK) and Danish Regions, it also makes agreements with private employers, temping agencies for example, particularly when they recruit employees from abroad.
The collective agreement sets out:
• Pay rates and agreed pay increases
• Pension conditions
• Hours of work, overtime and payment of allowances
• Training and courses
Recognition agreements
Most of the employers in FOA’s area are public employers. However, as already mentioned, there are also a substantial number of private employers. Recognition agreements are occasionally made with individual private employers as required. They usually follow the collective agreement in the relevant occupational area.
If you are looking for a job in Denmark in these areas
- care of the elderly, sick and disabled
- children and young people
- catering and cleaning services
- technical and maintenance services