DenmarkArbejdsmarked og erhvervsliv 10 · Labour market and business
What is an a-kasse?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvad er en a-kasse?
- aA part of the tax authorities that everyone is automatically a member of.En del af skattevæsenet, som alle automatisk er medlem af.
- bA bank where all employees must have their salary account.En bank, hvor alle lønmodtagere skal have deres lønkonto.
- cA voluntary insurance that can pay unemployment benefit if you lose your job.En frivillig forsikring, der kan give dagpenge, hvis man bliver ledig.Correct answer
Why?
An a-kasse is an unemployment insurance fund. You choose yourself to join one and pay a membership fee, and the state pays part of the costs. You can be a member of an a-kasse without being a member of a trade union.
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An unemployed person is not a member of an unemployment insurance fund (a-kasse) and applies to the municipality for social assistance (kontanthjælp). What does the municipality look at before granting social assistance?Correct answer:The person's savings and any income of a spouse.
En ledig er ikke medlem af en a-kasse og søger kontanthjælp hos kommunen. Hvad ser kommunen på, før den giver kontanthjælp? — Personens opsparing og en eventuel ægtefælles indkomst.
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May an employer require an employee to be a member of a particular trade union?Correct answer:No, membership of a trade union is voluntary.
Må en arbejdsgiver kræve, at en medarbejder er medlem af en bestemt fagforening? — Nej, det er frivilligt at være medlem af en fagforening.
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You work as a social and health care assistant in home care. Which trade union typically organises your profession?Correct answer:FOA – Fag og Arbejde (Trade and Labour)
Du arbejder som social- og sundhedsassistent i hjemmeplejen. Hvilken fagforening organiserer typisk dit fag? — FOA – Fag og Arbejde
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What is a tillidsrepræsentant (literally: 'representative of trust')?Correct answer:An employee whom colleagues elect to present their case to the management.
Hvad er en tillidsrepræsentant? — En medarbejder, som kollegerne vælger til at tale deres sag over for ledelsen.
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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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