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[–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

The Danish holiday bonus is not much though. The minimum 1% holiday bonus is paid out because the days that you take off as a salaried employee are worth slightly less than the legal minimum holiday. Had you been paid by the hour, you would get the same without the bonus.

It's negotiable of course, but personally I'd rather have one of the holiday bonuses from almost any other EU country to be default. For instance Finland gets 50% for resuming work after a holiday and in Belgium they get a full months pay in bonus.

Depending on your union agreement you might get similar things but not by law.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    are unions common there?

    for non-union employees do they have an equivalent holiday or bonus?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yes, unions are common, but it depends on the type of work. Not everything is covered by default.

    The minimum paid holiday is 5 weeks per year. Work places covered by union agreements usually have an additional week and other types of paid leave. This is given to anyone on the work place regardless of their membership. The agreement is between the employee union and the employer union, not individual members.

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