DenmarkArbejdsmarked og erhvervsliv 5 · Labour market and business
What is a lockout?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvad er en lockout?
- aWhen the employers shut the employees out of work.At arbejdsgiverne stænger medarbejderne ude fra arbejdet.Correct answer
- bWhen a company closes because it has gone bankrupt.At en virksomhed lukker, fordi den er gået konkurs.
- cWhen the employees themselves choose to stop working.At medarbejderne selv vælger at stoppe med at arbejde.
Why?
In a strike, it is the employees who stop working. In a lockout, it is the employers who shut them out. In both cases, the employees do not get paid by the employer.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Danish, as shown above.
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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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What does 'flexicurity' mean on the Danish labour market?Correct answer:That it is easy to hire and dismiss, and that unemployed people can get financial help.
Hvad betyder 'flexicurity' på det danske arbejdsmarked? — At det er let at ansætte og fyre, og at ledige kan få økonomisk hjælp.
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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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