There are different unemployment funds/insurances (A-Kasse) in Denmark. You may be automatically linked to one, specifically related to your professional affiliation. You may also choose the one you prefer.
You will need an A-Kasse only when unemployed, but you will have to start paying for it at least one year in advance. You will have to subscribe also to Jobnet.dk and E-boks.dk.
Dansk
Ny som ledig - hvad skal du gøre?
Som ny ledig er de mange regler på ledighedsområdet noget af en jungle at finde rundt i. Men når du skal melde dig ledig og søge om dagpenge, er det en ret simpel procedure, der består af to trin.
1. Meld dig ledig på jobcenter
Allervigtigst er det, at du melder dig ledig i jobcenteret. Du skal oprette dig som bruger på Jobnet.dk. og derefter melde dig ledig. Du kan tidligst få dagpenge fra den dag, du har meldt dig ledig på jobcenter, så her er det vigtigt at være i rette tid.
De frister, du skal overholde for at få dagpenge er:
Du skal tilmelde dig jobcenteret den første ledige dag - altså den første dag, hvor du ikke får løn mere.
Du skal bekræfte din jobsøgning på Jobnet en gang om ugen. Du kan få tilsendt en påmindelse fra Jobnet, når du skal bekræfte din jobsøgning.
Du skal lægge dit CV på jobnet.dk hurtigst muligt, og senest 3 uger efter at du har tilmeldt dig til jobcenteret.
2. Udfyld ledighedserklæring og send bilag til AAK
Først når du er tilmeldt jobcenter som ledig, kan AAK gå i gang med din sag. Du skal udfylde en ledighedserklæring for, at vi kan afgøre din ret til dagpenge.
Udfyld din ledighedserklæring online. Du vil undervejes få besked om, hvilken dokumentation, du skal sende til os, fx opsigelse mv. Du skal logge på med NemID, Digital signatur eller pinkode for at udfylde ledighedserklæringen.
Er du selvstændig, kan du desværre ikke bruge vores online ledighedserklæring. Gå i stedet til Sådan søger du dagpenge som selvstændig.
Tilmeld dig til e-boks
AAK sender specifikationerne på dine udbetalinger til din e-boks. Tilmeld AAK til din e-boks. Har du ikke allerede tilmeldt dig e-boks, kan du gøre det her.
Hvad bør du ellers vide?
I løbet af de første 3 uger du er ledig, indkalder vi dig til et møde i AAK. Her vil vi bl.a. informere om dagpengereglerne og alle de andre ting, du skal vide, så du ikke risikerer at komme i klemme i reglerne og miste din ret til dagpenge.
Men vi anbefaler, at du allerede nu bruger lidt tid på at lære hovedreglerne i ledighedssystemet og også vores tilbud at kende. Ikke alt indhold her på aak.dk vil være relevant for dig, men prøv at klikke rundt. Det kan være en god investering at tjekke muligheder og faldgruber
De mange regler finder du under 'Regler'. Her skal du især læse om Dagpenge og tjekke 'Guide til nye ledige' for at få en kort introduktion til systemet. Se også Dine muligheder som ledig for at se, hvordan du kan få det bedste ud af din tid som ledig.
Under Job har vi samlet alle vores tilbud og råd, når det handler om at komme i job. Du kan læse om vores workshops og andre arrangementer, som du kan melde dig til. Se også Jobmatch, hvor du kan læse om dine muligheder for at blive matchet til et job hos private eller offentlige virksomheder.
Ny som ledig - kort fortalt
Tilmeld dig til jobcenter. Du kan tidligst få dagpenge fra den dag, du tilmelder dig.
Udfyld ledighedserklæring.
Tilmeld dig e-boks, så du kan modtage specifikationer på dine udbetalinger fra AAK.
Tjek indholdet på aak.dk, både når det gælder regler og AAK's tilbud.
English
New as an unemployed person - what do you do?
As a new unemployed person you will find many rules on unemployment, some sort of a jungle to discover. But when you join unemployment and search on benefits, it is a fairly simple procedure that consists of two steps.
1. Subscribe as unemployed at jobcentre
Most importantly is that you sign up as unemployed in the job center. You must register as a user on Jobnet.dk and then sign up as unemployed. You can get early benefits from the day you signed up as unemployed on job centre, so here it is important to be timely.
The deadlines you must meet to receive unemployment benefits are:
You must sign up for the job center the first available day - the first day when you do not receive a salary anymore.
You must confirm your job search on Jobnet once a week. You may receive a reminder from Jobnet, when you need to verify your job search.
You should put your resume on jobnet.dk soon as possible and no later than 3 weeks after you have signed up to the job center.
2. Fill availability statement and send attached to AAK
Only when you are registered as unemployed at the job center, AAK can begin your case. You must fill out an availability statement that we can determine your entitlement to unemployment benefits.
Fill in your unemployment form online. You will be notified during weighed on the documentation you need to send to us, such as termination, etc. You must log in with NemID Digital signature or PIN to complete the availability statement.
If you are self-employed, unfortunately you cannot use our online availability statement. Instead, go to How are you benefit as an independent.
Subscribe to e-boks
AAK sends the specifications of your payments to your e-boks account. Sign for your e-boks account and add AAK to your subscriptions. If you have not already signed up for e-boks, you can do it here.
What else should you know?
During the first 3 weeks you're available, we call you to a meeting of the AAK. Here we will include information on benefits rules and all the other things you should know so you do not risk getting caught in rules and lose your right to benefits.
But we recommend that you already spend a little time to learn the main rules of the unemployment system and also our offer to know. Not all content on AAK.dk will be relevant to you, but try clicking around. It can be a good investment to check the possibilities and pitfalls.
You can find all regulations on 'Rules'. Here you should especially read about the unemployment money and check the 'Guide to new unemployed' to get a brief introduction to the system. See also the facilities available to you as free to see how you can get the best out of your time as unemployed.
In Job we have gathered all our services and advice when it comes to getting a job. You can read about our workshops and other events that you can sign up for. See also Jobmatch where you can learn about your opportunities to be matched to a job in private or public companies.
New as unemployed - in brief
Subscribe to the job center. You can get early benefits from the day you register.
Fill the unemployment form (ledighedserklaering).
Sign up for e-boks, so you can receive specifications of your payments from AAK.
Check the contents of AAK.dk, both in terms of rules and AAK's offer.
Filling the Unemployment form - Udfyld ledighedserklaering
You will be asked about you previous working situation.
Dansk
Generel vejledning
Denne ledighedserklæring kan du bruge, hvis du melder dig ledig efter lønarbejde, endt uddannelse, barsel eller anden længerevarende fravær. Hvis du derimod bliver ledig fra selvstændig virksomhed, skal du kontakte os. Første ledighedsdag er den dag du ønsker dagpenge fra. Det kan tidligst være den dag du tilmelder dig Jobcenteret.
Har du selv sagt op?
Hvad var årsagen til opsigelsen?
Hvis du vælger "Andet" kan du skrive noget lignende:
Der var ingen mulighed for faglig vækst i virksomheden, plus virksomheden var i dramatisk recession og arbejdsvilkår og muligheder var fattige.
En af betingelserne for at du kan få dagpenge er, at du har haft 1.924 arbejdstimer inden for de seneste 3 år. Dokumentationen finder vi i eIndkomstregisteret, hvor vi kan se, hvor mange timer din arbejdsgiver har indberettet til Skat. Det er derfor ikke nødvendigt at uploade lønsedler
Du skal oplyse om al undervisning, du er tilmeldt. Alle typer af undervisning skal oplyses, også selv om undervisningen evt. foregår udenfor normal arbejdstid.
Deltager du i eller er du tilmeldt undervisning?
Du får nu en række spørgsmål om øvrige forhold, der kan have betydning for din ret til dagpenge.
-Ejer eller driver du eller din ægtefælle selvstændig virksomhed - eventuelt som et selskab - fx landbrug, forretning eller udlejningsvirksomhed, eller har du eller din ægtefælle drevet sådan en virksomhed?
-Arbejder du eller har du arbejdet i en virksomhed, der drives eller blev drevet af dig eller din ægtefælle, samlever eller nærmeste familie?
-Arbejder du eller har du arbejdet i et selskab, hvor du eller din ægtefælle, samlever eller nærmeste familie ejer eller har ejet kapital, fx aktier eller anparter?
-Får du førtidspension efter lov om social pension, delpension eller tilsvarende udenlandske ydelser, eller har du søgt herom.
Jeg erklærer på tro og love, at de oplysninger jeg giver er rigtige , jvf. § 86, stk. 1, og § 87, stk. 1 og 2 i lov om arbejdsløshedsforsikring m.v.
Jeg erklærer at have læst vejledningen.
Bemærk: Du vil af sikkerhedsmæssige årsager automatisk blive logget ud, indenfor relativ kort tid hvorefter det ikke vil være er muligt at få udskrevet eller mailet denne kopi.
English
General Instructions
You can use this unemployment statement if you sign up as unemployed after having worked as employee, after graduation, maternity or other extended absence. However, if you are unemployed from self-employment, please contact us. The first unemployment day is the day you want to start receiving benefits. It can not be earlier than the day you sign up at Job center.
Did you quit?
Why have you resigned?
What were the reasons for resigning?
If you choose to "Other" you can write something like:
There was no opportunity for professional growth within the company, plus the company was in dramatic recession and working conditions and opportunities were poor.
One of the conditions that you can receive unemployment benefits is that you have had 1,924 hours within the last 3 years. We can find these documents in the eIncome Registry where we can see how many hours your employer has reported to tax authorities. It is therefore not necessary to uploadpayslips.
You must disclose all teaching, you are taking. All types of tuition should be disclosed,even if teaching might takes place outside normal working hours.
Do you participate in or are you signed up for lessons?
You have to answer now a number of questions about other factors that may affect your entitlement to unemployment benefits.
-Are you a owner or a manager of yours or your spouse's own business - possibly a company - in agriculture, business or rental, or do you or your spouse run such a business?
-Do you work or have worked in a business that was operated or driven by you or your spouse, partner or immediate family?
-Do you work or have worked in a company where you or your spouse, partner or immediate family owns or has owned capital such as stocks or shares?
-Do you receive disability pension under the Social pension, partial or similar foreign services, or have you applied for it.
I solemnly swear that the information I give is correct, according to § 86 paragraph. 1 and § 87 paragraph. 1 and 2 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, etc.
I declare having read the instructions.
Note: for safety reasons you will be automatically logged out within relatively shorttime after which it will not be possible to print or e-mail this copy.
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Monday, August 1, 2011
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Looking for a job in Denmark
If you just moved to Denmark and you are looking for a job for the first time or whether you have been working in Denmark for a while and suddenly you have quit or have been fired, you might want to sign up at Jobnet, the national CV database (you have to if you are eligible for unemployment benefits).
In order to sign up, you have to have a CPR-number and a Nem-ID username.
The first time you will get this message:
Dansk
Velkommen på Jobnet første gang med NemID
Fordi det er første gang du er logget på Jobnet med dit NemID, skal du nu knytte din brugeradgang til Jobnet sammen med dit NemID.
Allerede bruger på Jobnet
Hvis du allerede er oprettet som bruger på Jobnet, skal du nu logge dig på med dit eksisterende brugernavn og adgangskode.
Ny bruger på Jobnet
Hvis du ikke er oprettet som bruger på Jobnet, skal du oprette dig som bruger for at få et brugernavn og adgangskode.
Hvad med næste gang jeg skal på Jobnet?
Det er kun første gang du skal bruge både dit NemID og Jobnets brugernavn og adgangskode. Fremover kan du logge på med enten dit NemID eller med dit brugernavn og adgangskode.
Hvad gør jeg nu?
For at knytte dit brugernavn og adgangskode til Jobnet sammen med dit NemID skal du nu enten:
logge på med dit Jobnet brugernavn og adgangskode eller oprette dig som ny bruger på Jobnet.
English
Welcome to Jobnet for the first time with NemID
Because it is the first time you logged on Jobnet with your NemID, you must associate your user access to Jobnet with your NemID.
Already a user on Jobnet
If you already have an account on Jobnet, you must now sign in using your existing username and password.
New user on Jobnet
If you are not a registered user on Jobnet, you must create an account to get a username and password.
What about next time I go on Jobnet?
It is only the first time you need both your NemID and Jobnet's username and password. In the future you can log in with either your NemID or with your username and password.
What do I do now?
To link your username and password along with your Jobnet NemID you must now either:
sign in with your username and password Jobnet or establish yourself as a new user on Jobnet
In order to sign up, you have to have a CPR-number and a Nem-ID username.
The first time you will get this message:
Dansk
Velkommen på Jobnet første gang med NemID
Fordi det er første gang du er logget på Jobnet med dit NemID, skal du nu knytte din brugeradgang til Jobnet sammen med dit NemID.
Allerede bruger på Jobnet
Hvis du allerede er oprettet som bruger på Jobnet, skal du nu logge dig på med dit eksisterende brugernavn og adgangskode.
Ny bruger på Jobnet
Hvis du ikke er oprettet som bruger på Jobnet, skal du oprette dig som bruger for at få et brugernavn og adgangskode.
Hvad med næste gang jeg skal på Jobnet?
Det er kun første gang du skal bruge både dit NemID og Jobnets brugernavn og adgangskode. Fremover kan du logge på med enten dit NemID eller med dit brugernavn og adgangskode.
Hvad gør jeg nu?
For at knytte dit brugernavn og adgangskode til Jobnet sammen med dit NemID skal du nu enten:
logge på med dit Jobnet brugernavn og adgangskode eller oprette dig som ny bruger på Jobnet.
English
Welcome to Jobnet for the first time with NemID
Because it is the first time you logged on Jobnet with your NemID, you must associate your user access to Jobnet with your NemID.
Already a user on Jobnet
If you already have an account on Jobnet, you must now sign in using your existing username and password.
New user on Jobnet
If you are not a registered user on Jobnet, you must create an account to get a username and password.
What about next time I go on Jobnet?
It is only the first time you need both your NemID and Jobnet's username and password. In the future you can log in with either your NemID or with your username and password.
What do I do now?
To link your username and password along with your Jobnet NemID you must now either:
sign in with your username and password Jobnet or establish yourself as a new user on Jobnet
You will be then registered as a jobseeker (jobsøgende) and your CV will be given an 8-digit number.
You will have to create your CV and answer some questions beforehand such as:
Dansk
Hvilken ydelse?
-Jeg søger dagpenge
-Jeg søger kontanthjælp eller introduktionsydelse
-Jeg er dimittend og endnu ikke dagpengeberettiget
-Jeg søger ingen ydelse
Fuldt, delvist eller ikke ledig?
-Jeg er fuldt ledig
-Jeg er delvis ledig
-Jeg er ikke ledig
Vælg erhvervsområde, så delområde og til slut stillingsbetegnelsen i listerne.
English
Which service?
-I seek unemployment benefits
-I am looking for cash support or introductory service
-I am graduate and still not benefit eligible
-I seek no service
Fully, partially, or not available?
-I am fully available
-I am partially vacant
-I am not available
Select business affiliation, then sub-affiliation and finally the job title in the lists.
Once you will have completed this part you will get this message which you will have to print:
Dansk
Du er nu meldt ledig
Dato: dd-mm-yyyy CPR-nummer: 1234-567890
Du har nu tilmeldt dig som arbejdssøgende dagpengemodtager.
Husk at du skal indsende ledighedserklæring og dagpengekort til din a-kasse.
Det er en betingelse for ret til dagpenge, at du er tilmeldt jobcentret.
For at forblive tilmeldt jobcentret, skal du mindst hver 7. dag bekræfte, at du søger job. Første gang du skal bekræfte aktiv jobsøgning er 15-mm-yyyy. Fristen for bekræftelse af jobsøgning vil altid fremgå af "Min side".
Det er også en betingelse for ret til dagpenge, at man har et fyldestgørende og tilgængeligt CV på Jobnet, og at a-kassen har godkendt CV´et inden 3 uger fra tilmeldingen. Du vil blive kontaktet af din a-kasse. Du kan allerede nu udfylde CV’et og gøre det tilgængeligt for virksomheder, der søger arbejdskraft. Du har adgang til CV’et fra "Min side".
Du er tilknyttet jobcenter Kommune
Adresse
English
You are now reported vacant.
Date: dd-mm-yyyy CPR-number: 1234-567890
You have now registered as a jobseeker allowance recipient.
Remember that you must submit the statement and unemployment benefit cards for your unemployment insurance fund.
It is a condition of eligibility for unemployment benefits that you are registered to Jobnet.
To remain registered with the Jobnet, you must at least every 7 days confirm that you are seeking employment. The first time you must confirm active job search is 15-08-2011. The deadline for confirmation of the job search will always appear on "My page".
It is also a condition of eligibility for unemployment benefits that you have an adequate and accessible CV on Jobnet, and that the unemployment fund has approved the CV within 3 weeks from enrollment. You will be contacted by your unemployment insurance fund. You can now fill your CV and make it available to businesses seeking workers. You have access to the CV from "My page".
You are assigned to the job center in Municipality
Address
Then all you got to do is to complete the CV form. You will have to answer questions like these:
Dansk
Skriv hvor du har været ansat, og hvad du har arbejdet som. Det er en god idé at beskrive de opgaver, du har haft ansvar for. Det giver en arbejdsgiver et godt billede af dine erfaringer.
English
Enter where you have been hired, and what you have worked as. It's a good idea to describe the tasks you have been responsible for. It gives an employer a good picture of your experiences.
You will have to create your CV and answer some questions beforehand such as:
Dansk
Hvilken ydelse?
-Jeg søger dagpenge
-Jeg søger kontanthjælp eller introduktionsydelse
-Jeg er dimittend og endnu ikke dagpengeberettiget
-Jeg søger ingen ydelse
Fuldt, delvist eller ikke ledig?
-Jeg er fuldt ledig
-Jeg er delvis ledig
-Jeg er ikke ledig
Vælg erhvervsområde, så delområde og til slut stillingsbetegnelsen i listerne.
English
Which service?
-I seek unemployment benefits
-I am looking for cash support or introductory service
-I am graduate and still not benefit eligible
-I seek no service
Fully, partially, or not available?
-I am fully available
-I am partially vacant
-I am not available
Select business affiliation, then sub-affiliation and finally the job title in the lists.
Once you will have completed this part you will get this message which you will have to print:
Dansk
Du er nu meldt ledig
Dato: dd-mm-yyyy CPR-nummer: 1234-567890
Du har nu tilmeldt dig som arbejdssøgende dagpengemodtager.
Husk at du skal indsende ledighedserklæring og dagpengekort til din a-kasse.
Det er en betingelse for ret til dagpenge, at du er tilmeldt jobcentret.
For at forblive tilmeldt jobcentret, skal du mindst hver 7. dag bekræfte, at du søger job. Første gang du skal bekræfte aktiv jobsøgning er 15-mm-yyyy. Fristen for bekræftelse af jobsøgning vil altid fremgå af "Min side".
Det er også en betingelse for ret til dagpenge, at man har et fyldestgørende og tilgængeligt CV på Jobnet, og at a-kassen har godkendt CV´et inden 3 uger fra tilmeldingen. Du vil blive kontaktet af din a-kasse. Du kan allerede nu udfylde CV’et og gøre det tilgængeligt for virksomheder, der søger arbejdskraft. Du har adgang til CV’et fra "Min side".
Du er tilknyttet jobcenter Kommune
Adresse
English
You are now reported vacant.
Date: dd-mm-yyyy CPR-number: 1234-567890
You have now registered as a jobseeker allowance recipient.
Remember that you must submit the statement and unemployment benefit cards for your unemployment insurance fund.
It is a condition of eligibility for unemployment benefits that you are registered to Jobnet.
To remain registered with the Jobnet, you must at least every 7 days confirm that you are seeking employment. The first time you must confirm active job search is 15-08-2011. The deadline for confirmation of the job search will always appear on "My page".
It is also a condition of eligibility for unemployment benefits that you have an adequate and accessible CV on Jobnet, and that the unemployment fund has approved the CV within 3 weeks from enrollment. You will be contacted by your unemployment insurance fund. You can now fill your CV and make it available to businesses seeking workers. You have access to the CV from "My page".
You are assigned to the job center in Municipality
Address
Then all you got to do is to complete the CV form. You will have to answer questions like these:
Dansk
Skriv hvor du har været ansat, og hvad du har arbejdet som. Det er en god idé at beskrive de opgaver, du har haft ansvar for. Det giver en arbejdsgiver et godt billede af dine erfaringer.
English
Enter where you have been hired, and what you have worked as. It's a good idea to describe the tasks you have been responsible for. It gives an employer a good picture of your experiences.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
No work no travel
If you're out of work in Denmark and you want to keep your unemployment benefits, you're basically stuck in it ... you're supposed to be looking for a job and apparently Denmark is the only place where you're allowed to look! No traveling abroad if you're jobless at home ... this seems to be the idea behind the random checks at airports (among other places) in Denmark by the Labour Directorate. In reality, this is not exactly true. You can still travel as long as you notify beforehand the Labour Directorate and get its approval. Traveling is allowed for family reasons, health issues and job searching. All reasons have to be proven by documentation.
In addition, while unemployed you still have right to holidays (!) ... having nothing to do can be very laborious after all. You'll have three weeks where you can travel without having to specify reasons. You'll still need to notify the Labour Directorate though!
If you get stopped at the airport by the Police, they will check on your labour situation and eventually let you know if they've opened an investigation about you.
This is the paper they will release to let you know what's going on:
Dansk
Arbejds Direktoratet
Arbejdsdirektoratet arbejder sammen med Politi og Skat i lufthavnen.
Vi kontrollerer, at du ikke modtager sociale ydelser uretmæssigt under ophold i udlandet.
Hvis direktoratet ikke finder grundlag for at undersøge dine forhold nærmere, vil du ikke høre mere fra os og dine personlige oplysninger bliver slettet.
Her kan du læse om persondataloven og dine rettigheder.
English
Labour Directorate
Labour Directorate works with the Police and the Tax Authority at the airport.
We make sure you do not receive social security benefits erroneously while staying abroad.
If the Directorate has no basis to investigate your situation further, you will not hear more from us and your personal information will be deleted.
You can read the Privacy Act and your rights (on the back of the paper).
In addition, while unemployed you still have right to holidays (!) ... having nothing to do can be very laborious after all. You'll have three weeks where you can travel without having to specify reasons. You'll still need to notify the Labour Directorate though!
If you get stopped at the airport by the Police, they will check on your labour situation and eventually let you know if they've opened an investigation about you.
This is the paper they will release to let you know what's going on:
Dansk
Arbejds Direktoratet
Arbejdsdirektoratet arbejder sammen med Politi og Skat i lufthavnen.
Vi kontrollerer, at du ikke modtager sociale ydelser uretmæssigt under ophold i udlandet.
Hvis direktoratet ikke finder grundlag for at undersøge dine forhold nærmere, vil du ikke høre mere fra os og dine personlige oplysninger bliver slettet.
Her kan du læse om persondataloven og dine rettigheder.
English
Labour Directorate
Labour Directorate works with the Police and the Tax Authority at the airport.
We make sure you do not receive social security benefits erroneously while staying abroad.
If the Directorate has no basis to investigate your situation further, you will not hear more from us and your personal information will be deleted.
You can read the Privacy Act and your rights (on the back of the paper).
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Working in Cph
Working is probably the best feature of Denmark.
It should become the main selling point for a country that has no rich culinary tradition, no cozy weather nor astonishing sites to visit. While all of the characteristics above are below the average of most european countries, working conditions are probably the best among most countries in the world.
Danes have understood probably better than anyone else that life is much more than working.
The working week time is 37 hours, with a half-hour lunch break (29 minutes to be precise!), this means that effective worktime is only 34 and a half hours per week. People get to work by 9:00 and get out by 16:30, a half hour earlier on fridays. If we compare that to other countries where the working hours per week are 40, excluding lunchtime which is usually an hour, we can clearly see that a dane at work spends per week 10 and a half hours less than most people. This adds up to 42 hours less in a month and 420 in ten months (which is roughly the working time per year if you subtract vacations and holidays). This means than in a 40 years timeframe (a lifetime) a dane works 16800 hours (almost two years!) less than a spaniard or an italian.
Unemployment is very low, notwithstanding a tempting welfare system that takes care of people without a job. Basically they all work, to all work less: what a simple and brilliant idea. How can Denmark be competitive then? The secret is efficiency, teamwork and fostering, concepts that in southern european countries and all neo-latin countries got probably lost with the defeat of the Roman Empire. Barbarians came from the north, illiterate and ugly, but they certainly knew how to organize an army, fight a battle and reproduce!
What does efficiency mean? The answer is exactly what can be found in a dictionary: the effective operation as measured by a comparison of production with cost (as in time, energy and money). They tend to work well, in an organised manner and just what's needed. This does not mean they are flawless, they're still humans and therefore far from excellence. There are plenty of improvements to make, but these are just improvements to a human system at his maximum expression of performance, which by definition it's far from perfect. Efficiency also means using employees effectively at the best of their potential, this process begins from hiring the right people, possibly more talented than the ones already in the office, on the basis of skills and CV.
What does teamwork mean? It means that there are no geniuses nor salvatores patriae, no heroes nor stars. Success does not depend nor can be attributed to any single man, as brilliant as he can be. This, besides being true, is well radicated in what I define as "modestia daniae", the sense of modesty belonging to the danish culture. People are generally treated equally, fairly and respectfully. Meritocracy exists and works.
What does fostering mean? Cultivating talents, not letting the good employees go, treating them well, keeping them happy, building teams and growing as an office, not as individuals.
Finding a job can be difficult and limited not knowing the danish language, but still possible and very much based on skills and CV. There is even a national database, Jobnet, where you can create your own profile and upload professional information.
While having a network of friends can be helpful to find a job, it is not necessary. In other countries there's really no other way, since the selection of the employees is based exclusively on whom you know. In Denmark, it is mostly based on what you can do. This eventually pays off making the danish firms more competitive and prepared over the years.
As many other things, job searching can be done over the internet in a very efficient and simplified way.
Some websites
www.arkitektforbundet.dk - jobs for architects
eu.experteer.com - jobs for executives
www.it-jobbank.dk - jobs in the IT sector
www.job-i-staten.dk - jobs in the public sector
www.jobindex.dk
www.jobnet.dk - national database
www.jobway.dk
www.jobzonen.dk
www.monster.dk
www.ofir.dk
www.profiljob.dk
www.stepstone.dk
www.top1000.dk
Other resources can be newspapers (even the free ones) or ads around town.
How to calculate your salary
Jobpatruljen
Jobindex
Some important words
job - job
arbejde - job
løn - salary
karriere - career
karrieremuligheder - career opportunities
Official guides to working and living in Denmark
nyidanmark.dk
expatindenmark.com
It should become the main selling point for a country that has no rich culinary tradition, no cozy weather nor astonishing sites to visit. While all of the characteristics above are below the average of most european countries, working conditions are probably the best among most countries in the world.
Danes have understood probably better than anyone else that life is much more than working.
The working week time is 37 hours, with a half-hour lunch break (29 minutes to be precise!), this means that effective worktime is only 34 and a half hours per week. People get to work by 9:00 and get out by 16:30, a half hour earlier on fridays. If we compare that to other countries where the working hours per week are 40, excluding lunchtime which is usually an hour, we can clearly see that a dane at work spends per week 10 and a half hours less than most people. This adds up to 42 hours less in a month and 420 in ten months (which is roughly the working time per year if you subtract vacations and holidays). This means than in a 40 years timeframe (a lifetime) a dane works 16800 hours (almost two years!) less than a spaniard or an italian.
Unemployment is very low, notwithstanding a tempting welfare system that takes care of people without a job. Basically they all work, to all work less: what a simple and brilliant idea. How can Denmark be competitive then? The secret is efficiency, teamwork and fostering, concepts that in southern european countries and all neo-latin countries got probably lost with the defeat of the Roman Empire. Barbarians came from the north, illiterate and ugly, but they certainly knew how to organize an army, fight a battle and reproduce!
What does efficiency mean? The answer is exactly what can be found in a dictionary: the effective operation as measured by a comparison of production with cost (as in time, energy and money). They tend to work well, in an organised manner and just what's needed. This does not mean they are flawless, they're still humans and therefore far from excellence. There are plenty of improvements to make, but these are just improvements to a human system at his maximum expression of performance, which by definition it's far from perfect. Efficiency also means using employees effectively at the best of their potential, this process begins from hiring the right people, possibly more talented than the ones already in the office, on the basis of skills and CV.
What does teamwork mean? It means that there are no geniuses nor salvatores patriae, no heroes nor stars. Success does not depend nor can be attributed to any single man, as brilliant as he can be. This, besides being true, is well radicated in what I define as "modestia daniae", the sense of modesty belonging to the danish culture. People are generally treated equally, fairly and respectfully. Meritocracy exists and works.
What does fostering mean? Cultivating talents, not letting the good employees go, treating them well, keeping them happy, building teams and growing as an office, not as individuals.
Finding a job can be difficult and limited not knowing the danish language, but still possible and very much based on skills and CV. There is even a national database, Jobnet, where you can create your own profile and upload professional information.
While having a network of friends can be helpful to find a job, it is not necessary. In other countries there's really no other way, since the selection of the employees is based exclusively on whom you know. In Denmark, it is mostly based on what you can do. This eventually pays off making the danish firms more competitive and prepared over the years.
As many other things, job searching can be done over the internet in a very efficient and simplified way.
Some websites
www.arkitektforbundet.dk - jobs for architects
eu.experteer.com - jobs for executives
www.it-jobbank.dk - jobs in the IT sector
www.job-i-staten.dk - jobs in the public sector
www.jobindex.dk
www.jobnet.dk - national database
www.jobway.dk
www.jobzonen.dk
www.monster.dk
www.ofir.dk
www.profiljob.dk
www.stepstone.dk
www.top1000.dk
Other resources can be newspapers (even the free ones) or ads around town.
How to calculate your salary
Jobpatruljen
Jobindex
Some important words
job - job
arbejde - job
løn - salary
karriere - career
karrieremuligheder - career opportunities
Official guides to working and living in Denmark
nyidanmark.dk
expatindenmark.com
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