Monthly
12.4%
25%
Employees receive 50% of their wages during the first 30 days of sick leave. From day 31 until 22 weeks, employees receive 90% of their salary (up to a maximum of 4,355 DKK). However, these payments come from social security, not the employer.
In Denmark, parents have the right to a total of 52 weeks of paid parental leave. 18 of those weeks are allocated to the mother for the 4 weeks before birth and 14 weeks after the child is born. Of the total of 52 weeks, 32 can be split between the parents as they choose. These 32 weeks can also be extended by a further 8 or 14 weeks, but no additional pay is given for the extra weeks.
Paternity leave is two weeks during the first fourteen weeks after the child is born. Fathers can also take extra paternity leave from the 32 weeks that can be split between the parents (as described above).
Contracts can be terminated for business or personal reasons or on account of misconduct on the part of the employee. All such terminations require notice periods and written explanations for the reason. In the case of misconduct, employees need to be warned and given the opportunity to explain their actions.
Notice periods vary according to the employee’s length of employment and typically range from one to six months.
There are no laws on severance pay in Denmark. Nevertheless, employees continuously employed for 12 years or more are entitled to severance pay equivalent to 1 month’s salary. Employees continuously employed for 17 years or more are entitled to severance pay equivalent to three months’ salary.
Probation periods depend on the role and are set out in each employment contract. Typical probation periods are three months.
Monthly
12.4%
25%
Employees receive 50% of their wages during the first 30 days of sick leave. From day 31 until 22 weeks, employees receive 90% of their salary (up to a maximum of 4,355 DKK). However, these payments come from social security, not the employer.
In Denmark, parents have the right to a total of 52 weeks of paid parental leave. 18 of those weeks are allocated to the mother for the 4 weeks before birth and 14 weeks after the child is born. Of the total of 52 weeks, 32 can be split between the parents as they choose. These 32 weeks can also be extended by a further 8 or 14 weeks, but no additional pay is given for the extra weeks.
Paternity leave is two weeks during the first fourteen weeks after the child is born. Fathers can also take extra paternity leave from the 32 weeks that can be split between the parents (as described above).
Contracts can be terminated for business or personal reasons or on account of misconduct on the part of the employee. All such terminations require notice periods and written explanations for the reason. In the case of misconduct, employees need to be warned and given the opportunity to explain their actions.
Notice periods vary according to the employee’s length of employment and typically range from one to six months.
There are no laws on severance pay in Denmark. Nevertheless, employees continuously employed for 12 years or more are entitled to severance pay equivalent to 1 month’s salary. Employees continuously employed for 17 years or more are entitled to severance pay equivalent to three months’ salary.
Probation periods depend on the role and are set out in each employment contract. Typical probation periods are three months.