DenmarkArbejdsmarked og erhvervsliv 4 · Labour market and business
What does the 'peace obligation' (fredspligt) on the labour market mean?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvad betyder 'fredspligt' på arbejdsmarkedet?
- aThat you may not strike or impose a lockout while a collective agreement is in force.At man ikke må strejke eller lave lockout, mens en overenskomst gælder.Correct answer
- bThat employees may not talk about politics at the workplace.At medarbejderne ikke må tale om politik på arbejdspladsen.
- cThat the employer may not dismiss anyone while a collective agreement is in force.At arbejdsgiveren ikke må fyre nogen, mens en overenskomst gælder.
Why?
Once a collective agreement has been made, both sides have a peace obligation. Disagreements must instead be settled by negotiation, in the Labour Court (Arbejdsretten) or by industrial arbitration (faglig voldgift).
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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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Is there a minimum wage set by law in Denmark?Correct answer:No, pay is agreed in collective agreements and at each workplace.
Er der en mindsteløn, som er fastsat ved lov i Danmark? — Nej, lønnen aftales i overenskomster og på den enkelte arbejdsplads.
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What does the law say about an employee's summer holiday?Correct answer:You have the right to 3 weeks' holiday in a row in the period from 1 May to 30 September.
Hvad siger loven om en lønmodtagers sommerferie? — Man har ret til 3 ugers ferie i træk i perioden fra 1. maj til 30. september.
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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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