DenmarkArbejdsmarked og erhvervsliv 1 · Labour market and business
What is special about 'the Danish model' (den danske model) on the labour market?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvad er det særlige ved 'den danske model' på arbejdsmarkedet?
- aMost rules are agreed between trade unions and employers' organisations.De fleste regler aftales mellem fagforeninger og arbejdsgivernes organisationer.Correct answer
- bEach company decides all terms itself without negotiating with anyone.Hver virksomhed bestemmer selv alle vilkår uden at forhandle med nogen.
- cThe state sets all rules on pay and working hours by law.Staten fastsætter alle regler om løn og arbejdstid i love.
Why?
In Denmark, only a few rules about working life are written in law. Most rules about pay and working conditions are agreed between the employees' and the employers' organisations.
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How far back does the Danish model, in which trade unions and employers agree the rules themselves, go?Correct answer:To 1899.
Hvor langt tilbage går den danske model, hvor fagforeninger og arbejdsgivere selv aftaler reglerne? — Til 1899.
Arbejdsmarked og erhvervsliv 3
What does a collective agreement (kollektiv overenskomst) typically contain?Correct answer:Rules on pay, working hours, pensions and further training.
Hvad står der typisk i en kollektiv overenskomst? — Regler om løn, arbejdstid, pension og efteruddannelse.
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What does the 'peace obligation' (fredspligt) on the labour market mean?Correct answer:That you may not strike or impose a lockout while a collective agreement is in force.
Hvad betyder 'fredspligt' på arbejdsmarkedet? — At man ikke må strejke eller lave lockout, mens en overenskomst gælder.
Arbejdsmarked og erhvervsliv 5
What is a lockout?Correct answer:When the employers shut the employees out of work.
Hvad er en lockout? — At arbejdsgiverne stænger medarbejderne ude fra arbejdet.
Source
Questions from past Medborgerskabsprøve papers (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim with their official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the official study material. The explanations are ours. Questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. The English translation and the explanations were made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. We are not affiliated with SIRI.
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