DenmarkArbejdsmarked og erhvervsliv 2 · Labour market and business
How far back does the Danish model, in which trade unions and employers agree the rules themselves, go?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvor langt tilbage går den danske model, hvor fagforeninger og arbejdsgivere selv aftaler reglerne?
- aTo 1973.Til 1973.
- bTo 1849.Til 1849.
- cTo 1899.Til 1899.Correct answer
Why?
The Danish model goes back to 1899. That year, the employees' and the employers' organisations made a major agreement to negotiate instead of legislating.
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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.
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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.
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A conflict on the labour market has lasted a long time, and the two sides cannot agree. What can the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) do?Correct answer:End the conflict by passing a law.
En konflikt på arbejdsmarkedet varer længe, og parterne kan ikke blive enige. Hvad kan Folketinget gøre? — Stoppe konflikten ved at vedtage en lov.
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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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