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Employment law in Denmark

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

532 matching statutes

• Denmark

  Lov om ændring af lov om en garantifond for skadesforsikringsselskaber, lov om investeringsforeninger m.v., hvidvaskloven og forskellige andre love (Øget investorbeskyttelse ved grænseoverskridende markedsføring af investeringer og styrket tilsyn med aktører på det digitale marked for finansielle ydelser m.v.)

  A20210116330

  4 provisions

  This preamble says the act implements parts of several EU directives and includes some provisions from EU Regulation 2020/1503 for practical reasons.

  In force Open & Chat

• Denmark

  Lov om ændring af lov om en aktiv beskæftigelsesindsats, lov om sygedagpenge og forskellige andre love (Mere målrettede tilbud, udvidet mulighed for samtaler over video eller telefon, forenkling af opfølgning ved skærpet tilsyn m.v.)

  A20230029530

  2 provisions

  This provision is a preamble to an amending act and sets out changes to several employment, sick-pay, unemployment, repatriation, and reporting rules.

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• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse om en aktiv beskæftigelsesindsats

  B20230121605

  13 provisions

  This preamble says the regulation is issued under authority of several listed laws.

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• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse af udlændingeloven

  A20240100929

  49 provisions

  The provision says who may enter and stay in Denmark without permission, when third-country nationals must have a visa-stamped passport or travel document before entry, and that the minister may issue detailed rules.

  Not in force Open & Chat

• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse om forsøg i henhold til udfordringsretten på beskæftigelses- og sygedagpengeområdet mv.

  B20200138005

  1 provisions

  This document sets out trial permissions and conditions for selected municipalities and jobcenter processes in employment and sick-pay follow-up cases.

  Not in force Open & Chat

• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse om arbejdsgiverens pligt til at indgå skriftlig kontrakt med den søfarende om ansættelsesvilkårene

  B20230059105

  1 provisions

  Employers must make a written employment contract with the seafarer before work starts, give the employee a copy, and keep required copies available on board.

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• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse om det fælles it-baserede datagrundlag og det statistiske datavarehus på beskæftigelsesområdet

  B20200136905

  18 provisions

  This preamble says the minister has set up a shared IT-based data foundation for employment administration, and it lists who must register and report data, who can exchange information, and when the agency can intervene over data quality or system-access issues.

  Not in force Open & Chat

• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse om forsøg, som tidligere var omfattet af frikommuneforsøg II på beskæftigelses- og sygedagpengeområdet

  B20220158805

  2 provisions

  This preamble authorizes municipal trial schemes in employment and sickness-benefit areas and sets basic scope, reporting, and timing rules.

  Not in force Open & Chat

• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse af lov om forbud mod forskelsbehandling på arbejdsmarkedet m.v.

  A20240039929

  3 provisions

  This provision says the Act bans discrimination in employment and related activities, defines direct and indirect discrimination and harassment, and gives employers duties and limits with some exceptions.

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• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse om akademiuddannelser

  B20240091105

  3 provisions

  Academy programmes must meet the stated educational purposes and accreditation conditions, be organised with practice-oriented teaching, and finish within 6 years unless the institution grants a special dispensation.

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• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse om diplomuddannelser

  B20240091205

  3 provisions

  The provision says diploma programmes must meet the law’s purposes and accreditation requirements, be practice-oriented and research/development-based, and be organised with specific time limits and study-load rules.

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• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse af lov om ret til orlov og dagpenge ved barsel (barselsloven)

  A20250011429

  16 provisions

  This provision says the maternity leave law implements EU rules and states that parents have rights to leave and maternity benefits, including leave for pregnancy, birth, adoption, and bereavement, plus benefits for care of seriously ill children.

  Not in force Open & Chat

• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse af lov om ret til orlov og dagpenge ved barsel (barselsloven)

  A20260020629

  17 provisions

  This preamble says the law gives all parents a right to leave in connection with pregnancy, birth, adoption, temporary placement, and bereavement leave, and gives maternity/parental benefits to employees and self-employed persons.

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• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse af lov om videregående kunstneriske uddannelsesinstitutioner under Kulturministeriet

  A20240113329

  2 provisions

  This provision introduces the act and says it applies to certain state arts education institutions under the Ministry of Culture.

  In force Open & Chat

• Denmark

  Lov om ændring af lov om aktiv socialpolitik, lov om en aktiv beskæftigelsesindsats og forskellige andre love (Justering af retten til ferie med ledighedsydelse, justering af mulighederne for befordringsgodtgørelse og af overgangsbestemmelsen for voksenlærlingeordningen m.v.)

  A20200052530

  1 provisions

  This amendment law updates several social welfare and employment rules, changes some cross-references, and sets commencement and transitional timing for selected provisions.

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• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse om genåbning og fortsat delvis suspension af beskæftigelsesindsatsen som følge af COVID-19

  B20210011305

  3 provisions

  This provision temporarily changes COVID-19 rules for employment services, allowing several meetings and offers to be handled in-person, digitally, or by phone, and setting related consent, guidance, and deadline rules.

  Not in force Open & Chat

• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse om det fælles it-baserede datagrundlag og det statistiske datavarehus på beskæftigelsesområdet

  B20240073505

  19 provisions

  The text sets the framework for a shared IT-based data basis and statistical data warehouse for employment administration, with reporting, data exchange, and system-notification duties for public bodies and job-related institutions.

  Not in force Open & Chat

• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse om diplomuddannelser

  B20220093305

  3 provisions

  The provision sets general rules for diploma programmes: they must be practice-related, organised in modules, normally structured as part-time study within up to 3 years, and completed within 6 years of the student starting, unless the institution grants an exception in special cases.

  Not in force Open & Chat

• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse af lov om ret til orlov og dagpenge ved barsel (barselsloven)

  A20210023529

  15 provisions

  This provision says the law sets out parental leave and maternity benefit rules, including who can receive barselsdagpenge and that the minister can set special rules for seafarers.

  Not in force Open & Chat

• Denmark

  Bekendtgørelse om det fælles it-baserede datagrundlag og det statistiske datavarehus på beskæftigelsesområdet

  B20210035505

  18 provisions

  This provision sets rules for a national employment-related IT data basis, including who must register and report information, who may use and exchange data, and when jobcentres and municipalities must notify the Danish Labour Market and Recruitment Agency about system changes.

  Not in force Open & Chat