FAQ: Employment Law In Denmark – Part 2

While part 1 of the FAQ covered the legal framework for Danish employment law, employee categories and employment contracts, this part 2 of the FAQ will deal with topics relating to absence from work. More specifically, it will cover 1. holiday, 2. sickness absence and 3. pay and maternity, paternity and parental leave.

1. Holiday

How does the Danish holiday system work?

Under the Danish Holiday Act, employees are entitled to five weeks of holiday (paid or unpaid) each holiday year in addition to public holidays. The Danish Holiday Act underwent material amendments recently as a staggered holiday scheme (holiday accrued in one year to be taken in a subsequent year) was abolished and a concurrent holiday scheme was introduced. The concurrent holiday scheme allows employees to take paid holiday continuously as holiday is accrued, as further explained below.