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The Danish Fund for Posted Workers

If they can not get their employer to pay, workers posted to Denmark who are covered by a Danish collective agreement can receive their wage via the Danish Labour Market Fund for Posted Workers.

The Danish Labour Market Fund for Posted Workers is a fund ensuring that employees posted to Denmark receive wages, the employer is owing to them.

When can a worker receive their wage via the fund?

Foreign posted workers can only receive their wages from the fund if:

  • They are posted from an EU or EEA country
  • They are covered by a Danish collective agreement
  • They have had their wage claim upheld in the industrial dispute settlement system
  • They have unsuccessfully attempted to receive their wage from their employer

The trade union that pursued the industrial dispute case can represent the worker.

Read about unpaid wages when posted to Denmark (Lifeindenmark.borger.dk)

 

About the fund

On virk.dk, the fund publishes a list of foreign employers that have given rise to claims for payment from the fund over the preceding 36 months. This is done so that Danish assignors can familiarise themselves with the list before signing a contract with a foreign employer. If a Danish assignor chooses to sign an agreement with a foreign employer on the list, the assignor will, in the same manner as the employer, be charged an increased fee if the employer again gives rise to payment claims from the fund.

The fund is financed by contributions from all Danish employers that are obliged to pay the Labour Market Supplementary Pension (in Danish ATP) for employees.

All foreign employers providing services that employ temporary workers in Denmark also contribute to the fund. The collection of contributions from these enterprises is based on notification to the Register of Foreign Service Providers (RUT-registeret).

Overview of EU and EEA countries

The Azores
The Balearic Islands
Belgium
Bulgaria
Ceuta
Cyprus (south)
Denmark
The Canary Islands
Estonia
Finland
France
Gibraltar
Greece
Guadeloupe
Guyana

The Hebrides
The Republic of Ireland
Iceland
The Isle of Wight
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madeira
Malta
Martinique
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland

Portugal
Reunion
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
The UK
Sweden
The Czech Republic
Germany
Hungary
Austria
The Aland Islands

Any questions?

Contact the Danish Labour Markets Fund for Posted Workers
Phone hours:
Monday to Thursday 8.00-16.00
Friday 8.00-15.30

+45 70 11 40 20