DenmarkArbejdsmarked og erhvervsliv 7 · Labour market and business
Is there a minimum wage set by law in Denmark?
In the exam (Danish)
Er der en mindsteløn, som er fastsat ved lov i Danmark?
- aYes, the Folketing sets the minimum wage each year in line with prices.Ja, Folketinget fastsætter mindstelønnen hvert år efter prisudviklingen.
- bYes, each municipality sets its own minimum wage based on local conditions.Ja, hver kommune fastsætter sin egen mindsteløn efter lokale forhold.
- cNo, pay is agreed in collective agreements and at each workplace.Nej, lønnen aftales i overenskomster og på den enkelte arbejdsplads.Correct answer
Why?
Denmark has no minimum wage in law. Pay is agreed in the collective agreements between trade unions and employers, and between the employee and the employer.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Danish, as shown above.
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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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