# Hiring in Denmark

Review edition — pending Theo Smith approval.

## Who has the right to work?

EU nationals generally do not need a work permit to work in another EU country. Residence registration and recognition of regulated professional qualifications are separate checks.

Applies to: EU citizens exercising intra-EU free movement; not a non-EU sponsorship rule

Still to establish: Nationality, residence registration, regulated profession and any non-EU permit route

- Nationality, residence registration, regulated profession and any non-EU permit route

Next step: Confirm Nationality, residence registration, regulated profession and any non-EU permit route.

- [European Union Your Europe](https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/work-abroad/work-permits/indexamp_en.htm)

Checked 2026-09-28. Research status: partial.

## What does employment cost above salary?

Denmark has no general statutory minimum wage. Pay and many employment conditions are established through collective agreements or individual contracts.

Applies to: General Danish labour-market framework; identify the applicable agreement

Still to establish: Collective agreement coverage, negotiated pay, pension, insurance and other employer charges

- Collective agreement coverage, negotiated pay, pension, insurance and other employer charges

Next step: Confirm Collective agreement coverage, negotiated pay, pension, insurance and other employer charges.

- [European Commission EURES](https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions-europe/living-and-working-conditions-denmark_en)

Checked 2026-09-28. Research status: partial.

## What must the agreement contain?

Denmark has no general statutory minimum wage. Pay and many employment conditions are established through collective agreements or individual contracts.

Applies to: General Danish labour-market framework; identify the applicable agreement

Still to establish: Collective agreement coverage, negotiated pay, pension, insurance and other employer charges

- Collective agreement coverage, negotiated pay, pension, insurance and other employer charges

Next step: Confirm Collective agreement coverage, negotiated pay, pension, insurance and other employer charges.

- [European Commission EURES](https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions-europe/living-and-working-conditions-denmark_en)

Checked 2026-09-28. Research status: partial.

## How do we switch EORs or move to our own entity?

Directive 2001/23 protects employment rights on qualifying transfers of economic entities retaining their identity. Existing employment rights and obligations pass to the transferee under the directive’s framework.

Applies to: EU framework only; national implementation and transaction classification have not been determined. A supplier switch alone does not establish a qualifying transfer.

Still to establish: National implementing law, economic-entity test, affected staff, consultation, pension exceptions and insolvency provisions

- Classify the transaction under current local transfer/succession law.
- Determine consent, consultation, service, leave and historic-liability treatment.
- Confirm permits, payroll handover, provider termination and deposit recovery from actual documents.
- National implementing law, economic-entity test, affected staff, consultation, pension exceptions and insolvency provisions



- [eur-lex.europa.eu](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2001/23/2015-10-09/eng/pdf)

Checked 2026-09-28. Research status: partial.