When do you have the right to a contract of employment?
You have the right to an employment contract when you have been
employed for more than one month and you work more than eight hours a
week. If you have shorter working hours in the beginning you will not be
entitled to a contract until your average work week over the past four
weeks exceeds eight hours.
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Even if you do not meet all the requirements, it is always a good idea to
ask your employer to give you a brief written agreement that sets out the
terms of your employment.
According to the Danish Act on Employers’ Obligations to Inform Employ­
ees of the Conditions Applicable to their Employment Relationship, your
employer must as a minimum include the following ten things in your
contract:
1. The names and addresses of the employer and the employee (you)
2. The location of the place of work
3. A description of your job or your job title, grade, position or job category
4. The date on which your employment contract takes effect
5. The anticipated duration of your employment if your employment is
temporary
6. Your holiday rights, including information on whether you will receive
ordinary pay or holiday pay during your holidays
7. The terms of notice to be observed by you and your employer and/or
the applicable rules on terms of notice
8. The pay rate in force or agreed upon, as well as any allowances payable
and the dates on which your pay will be transferred to your account
9. Your daily or weekly working hours
10.The collective agreement, if any, that governs your conditions of
employment
Both you and your employer must sign the contract. Don’t forget to get a
copy of it.
If you have any questions or doubts, contact your local 3F branch.
Your local 3F branch:
Do you check your pay to
make sure it’s correct?
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Check your payslip!
Your name and address,
as well as your payroll
number if you have one.
If your work hours are not specified
on your payslip, you can divide your
gross pay with the hourly pay rate
specified in your collective agreement
and then calculate the hours worked
in the pay period.
Working hours in the pay
period.
Check that the hours stated are
in fact the hours you have
worked in the pay period. If
they are not, contact your local
3F branch.
Don’t forget to write down the
number of hours you have worked
every day, for example in a diary.
Write down the time when you
arrived at the pick-up place and the
time when you finished all your work
that day.
Allowance per hour for night
work. If you start work before
6 am, an allowance must be
paid for all hours worked until
your night work ends.
The correct rate is specified in
your collective agreement.
Your own pension contribution.
A pension contribution must
be paid based on your gross
pay, holiday pay and special
savings (SP).
Check the rate in your collective agreement.
You can always ask for help from
your local 3F branch; the address is
on the back of this folder.
Your total pay before
deduction of tax.
Holiday pay: 12.5% of your
pay.
The contribution to the special
pension savings scheme is 1%
of your gross pay.
Your total pension contribution in the period.
One-third is your own contribution; two-thirds come from
your employer.
The pension contribution rate
is stated in your collective
agreement.
Your payslip must contain the
following information:
• Your civil registration
number
• The pay period covered by
the payslip
• The day or date you will
have the pay at your disposal
• The number of the bank
account to which your pay
will be transferred
• The name, address and
registration number of your
employer
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