DenmarkDen danske økonomi og arbejdsmarkedet 18 · The Danish economy and labour market
How is the minimum wage set in Denmark?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvordan bliver mindstelønnen fastsat i Danmark?
- aBy a law passed by the Folketing every yearVed en lov, som Folketinget vedtager hvert år
- bBy the municipal council in each municipality in the countryAf kommunalbestyrelsen i hver enkelt kommune i landet
- cIn collective agreements between trade unions and employersI overenskomster mellem fagforeninger og arbejdsgivereCorrect answer
Why?
Denmark has no minimum wage set by law. Trade unions and employers agree on pay in collective agreements (overenskomster), and in practice this works as a minimum wage.
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Are employees normally allowed to strike while a collective agreement (overenskomst) is in force?Correct answer:No
Må lønmodtagerne normalt strejke, mens en overenskomst gælder? — Nej
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What is an a-kasse (arbejdsløshedskasse, unemployment fund)?Correct answer:A voluntary insurance against becoming unemployed
Hvad er en a-kasse (arbejdsløshedskasse)? — En frivillig forsikring mod at blive arbejdsløs
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Who takes part in the tripartite cooperation (trepartssamarbejdet) on the Danish labour market?Correct answer:The state, the employers and the employees
Hvem deltager i trepartssamarbejdet om det danske arbejdsmarked? — Staten, arbejdsgiverne og lønmodtagerne
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What characterises the Danish flexicurity model?Correct answer:It is easy to hire and dismiss people, and the unemployed get help.
Hvad kendetegner den danske flexicurity-model? — Det er let at ansætte og fyre, og ledige får hjælp.
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Questions from past citizenship tests (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim in Danish with the official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the study material “Læremateriale til Indfødsretsprøven” and on Danish values. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. Current-affairs questions and questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. We are not affiliated with SIRI.
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