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What is a tillidsrepræsentant (literally: 'representative of trust')?

In the exam (Danish)

Hvad er en tillidsrepræsentant?

  1. aAn employee of the municipality who inspects the workplace.En ansat fra kommunen, der kontrollerer arbejdspladsen.
  2. bA manager whom the employer appoints to keep an eye on the staff.En chef, som arbejdsgiveren udpeger til at holde øje med de ansatte.
  3. cAn employee whom colleagues elect to present their case to the management.En medarbejder, som kollegerne vælger til at tale deres sag over for ledelsen.Correct answer

Why?

The tillidsrepræsentant (shop steward) is elected by colleagues at a meeting without the employer. He or she has special protection against dismissal, so the colleagues' case can be put forward safely.

Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Danish, as shown above.

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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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