We Compare Time Off Work in Denmark VS USA - By Dealing Cards :) 

My American boss used to call Danes lazy and said they didn't want to work. I used to greet him with the following: Welcome back to the land of the truly free. May your stay be One of peace and insight. 😀😊 We got on famously.

Guys, I think it is a HUGE deal that you couldn't mention maternity leave. In Denmark we are ALL entitles to ONE FULL YEAR off for every kid we have. You even get paid during this year - in different levels of pay though, the first 14 weeks are "birth leave", the remaining weeks are maternity/paternity leave and can be split between parents. You can even save 8-13 weeks of the maternity leave and take it any time you want until your child I 9 year old. Yes it sounds too good to be true, but there you have it.

I’ve said it before in another of your videos, but it is soooooo rewarding to me, as a dane, to hear your point of view on things I take so much for granted. I’ve lived with it my entire life, so a lot of stuff in society, is just “normal” until you guys highlight it. Making me increasingly more grateful to be the nationality I am. 😂❤️

"bad news, we're sticking around Denmark" - I'm happy you guys are! Keep these informative videos coming! i love learning more about the similarities and differences between the countries!

Maternity/paternity leave is as follows: Mom: 3-6 weeks before the baby's due date 12 weeks after the baby is born Dad: 1-3 weeks after the baby is born To share between mom and dad: 36 weeks after the first 12 weeks that go to mom It differs, from employer to employer, how much of the leave is paid at 100% your normal salary. Regardless, the rest is paid at your "a-kasse" rate (roughly) by the state. It's a pretty sweet deal!

In DENMARK you cannot use vacation for being sick. If you are sick when your vacation starts you’ll have to wait starting the vacation until you are well

It's so nice to see some of the differences between the countries. And it makes me appreciate Denmark even more now for all that we get. Thank you for sharing. Great videos, here's my subscribe....And welcome to Denmark :)

I worked on farms in the US when I was younger. Zero paid vacation, one week vaca a year after one year. No sick days. I worked 6 days a week and holidays (no extra pay). I also worked on farms in DK with all the benefits you guys mentioned plus rotating weekends off. Not sure why I should have gone back to the US, that was a stupid decision, I was too young to know better.

It's awesome news for Denmark that you're sticking around 😊👏

To be honest. As born and raised in Denmark. I find it hard to understand how people can really complain about anything in this country. If every time something bad happns to you. You just remeber you were born one of the luckiest people on the planet. It is hard to get mad.

Love your attitude and relaxed way of presenting stuff, A dark beer and a whiskey is my favorites.. kudos ;) And yes... just subscribed .

and a short point: Danish taxes pay for sick leave, maternity leave etc...no extra insurance needed 👍😊

Watching this friday morning in a break. Working from home as pretty much every one else. Thinking to myself "this is gonna be interesting", and then I hear the line "Im having a whisky because why not". I laughed out loud, and then seriously looked at my liquor cabinet and thought "yes.. why not?" Yee, I will wait until afternoon, but thanks alot for the laugh and lots of fun and interesting videos.

Now...as you wished for, I have done my work to make your channel growing a ton. And its not just empty words...its because of your fantastic way of delivering your experience among people from both sides of the Atlantic ocean. Just want a lot of people to see what I see... a harmonic family taking chances, enjoying life and sharing with us all! ✨ You are really some of the few I really wants to blend in with, learn from and well just wants to spend my sparetime with. I'm fond of the american way of just be in the moment....specially you are so open for new human connections. I like that a lot! I was subscribing very early on your channel, and i just love to see your channel grow ;-)

Maternity leave is definitely the single most important difference here and the last one I would want to be without. I couldn't imagine my wife having to go back to work 2 days after.

I'm sure a lot of us have already shared you on our Facebook sites ;-) ! As always, very interesting post :-) !

Felt real lucky getting a kid in Denmark, had 4 weeks off right after birth, and then another 10 weeks of Barsel later. Really get the time to get to learn your kid at that age, a time that wont come back later. Very informative video, and makes me even happier to live here already :)

This is a great channel. Subbed!

Fun as one from Denmark to see your videos

Really cool with this comparison video! Would be awsome if you could do this again comparing US with DK on other topis!

og bare for at hjælpe jer lidt på vej kommenterer jeg på Dansk! :) Tak for de fine videoer, jeg deler dem med mine venner i USA, det er en sjov måde at vise både forskelle og ligheder!

This is actually interesting. I've been interested in work as a concept artist, which is mostly in California, US. So it's interesting to see what kind of vacation time I can expect when I make the move.

About Maternity in Denmark. You get free 4 weeks before due date (8 weeks if you work in public jobs). When you have born the kid you have 6-9 month full pay and after that you can get paid from goverment, i believe it is 3-6 month (total 12 month). But the goverment pay is lower than regular pay... Good video it is difficult topic

Aaaaawww that is sooo nice ! My baby daughter is born on april 7th. She will be 1 year old this year 😊. And it's so true with time off, i feel like my husband is constantly working, he can't afford to take any time off, if it's not payed. I think another topic that danish people are probably not aware of, is the commutes. I wasn't aware of them, before i came to America. The amount of time spent in the car everyday is unbelievable ! I hope you get to your 10k subscribers fast 🤞

You just got one more subscriber. I live in Kolding, where You have been. You seems like such nice people! So no matter what you talk about, i'll just watch :D

In Denmark, the new "vacation" law is as simple as this: Each month of employment, you earn 2.08 vacation days which equals 25 days per year - So 5 weeks vacation.

Regarding sick leave in Denmark, there are actually some restrictions. After 4 consecutive days your employer can demand a doctors note to document that you are actually sick and if you have more than 120 days of sick leave within a 12 month period they are allowed to fire you with 1 months notice regardless of how long of a notice you would normally be entitled to. I believe this is also the only circumstance under which an employer is allowed to fire you while you are on sick leave

For sickness, usually there is the 120 day rule. But everything depends on your employment status - "Funktionær" (monthly paid) or "timelønnet" (hourly paid).

I just met an old friend who actually travelled to Australia, where his wife had to study, and took his maternal leave there. Awesome!

Hey you ❤. Love your vids. Hope you stay at denmark

You need to come by the city of Kalundborg. Love to see your videos, and would love to host and show you around :)

I'm a bit envious about the "move holyday to the closest weekday" rule you have in the US. We usually distinguish between "employer-" and "employee x-mas" depending on if the holyday ends up in the weekend or not.

As a swede we get 5 weeks but I negotiated an extra week when I started at my current job. Ususally take 4 or 5 in the summer and pre-covid usually 1-2 weeks somewhere warm in the winter.

Thanks for a nice video - USA i s such a "funny" 'Survival of the fittest' country!! A little request, since i like to listen to you both: split the talking time, so each of you have 50% each - i think that would give the videos a little better balance. Cheers!

For sick days in Denmark, I believe that you are allowed 120 days, without consequence. But a unspoken rule is, that if you’re sick, you’re sick - you don’t spend it on anything else.

In Denmark, if your sick your sick. You take the time you need to get better and come back full of energy and ready again. If it takes time, then the system is set up so your company will be helped out, and all you have to worry about is getting better. Even if it takes a looong time. Ps remember to bring cake for class b-day boy ;)

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Quite a lot of people actually have 6 weeks. It depends on how effective the coresponding union has been during the years.

Here Your childrens first sick day. Is a day You get to. And a Lot of us get 5 ekstra days. Take care days (in Danish OMSORGSDAGE)

Week 6 is normally called Ferie fridage, which are days you can choose to get days off from work or you can have them paid out, which means that you get an extra weeks pay added to your salary. or you can choose to have just 1 day paid out, up to you and 4 as vacation.

Sickleave : it's 22 weeks, you'd might loose your job (unusual) but you're still payed + extensions if your'e even more sick.

Also there’s extra days you get off - depending on your overenskomst (agreement made between the workers union, the government and the industri(?)) - for example if you’re moving, when you go to a funeral, birthdays such as 40,50,60. And there might be others.

I live in Vanløse (suburbs - Metro 1 and Metro 2 goes there) - you guys seem like someone I'd loooove to grab a beer with one time!

Could you compare american TV to danish TV. stuff like the news seems to be different in america. Would also like a review on Matador if you have gotten around to watching it.

The funny thing is that productivity in Denmark is, on average, not lower than in the States. But how can you survive with only 2 weeks?

As others have mentioned, you could also look into "maternity leave" - the HOLE package! The mother gets 4 weeks "graviditetsorlov" before the expected date of the birth, then 14 weeks after (2 fixed) and after that you get 32 weeks "forældreorlov" which can be split freely between both parents. The father gets 2 weeks "fædreorlov" right after birth and can extend this with with "forældreorlov". If there are complications before the 4 weeks "gravititetsorlov", then there is also the option for "graviditetsbetinget sygefraværd" which just requires a referral from your doctor. Other than that, some (most?) companies also have 1 or 2 days "barn syg" and in my case my employer also grants me 5 days "indlæggelse med barn" per year, which came in handy when we were admitted to the hospital again right after our daughter was born. Finally all of this "off" time is paid for in some way (employer or state) either fully or mostly, and there is also no hospital bill. Procreation is very much encouraged in the kingdom of Denmark ;)

Are you guys ready to do an episode in Danish? that could be fun:D

So I’m going to try and sum up some of the danish rules regarding maternity leave. In general expectant mothers can stop working 4 weeks before the due date, but some can stop 6 or even 8 weeks before the due date. After the birth the mother gets 14 weeks, often with full pay and the father receives 2 weeks also often with full pay. If you do not qualify for full pay you get a stipend equal to unemployment benefits. Both parents also get a shared 32 weeks of “parent leave”, these can be divided as you wish and can be extended with 8 weeks, but at a reduced pay rate. Most people get 6-12 weeks of this leave with full pay and the rest at the rate of unemployment benefits. If your newboen is sick and has to stay in the hospital after birth these days can be added to the end of the maternaty leave. For each child under the age of 8 many people get 2 “carer days” every year to care for their child. Also the childs first sick day is paid, and for some the childs first 2 sick days er paid. If a chlid gets chronically sick you can recieve permanent leave to take care of the child either full time or part time. Regarding hollidays usually there is between 9 and 12 in any given year.

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Hey guys, your vids seem super wholesome and enjoying the few i've seen just now - your takes seem to be pretty rounded as well, a joy that it isnt just denmark good america bad, or opposite. I just had a thought about the intro (this is super not really important at all). But in the end where all three of you say "Keeping us young" one by another seems (to me) a little outdated, and (I think) would flow much better if you just did one word each.

One thing worth noting, at least in the public sector in DK, is "afspadsering". If for example your regular job involves working evenings and nights (and weekends), you accrue afspadsering. If you for example work in a hospital or place that is operating 24/7/365, and you are scheduled to work on holidays during the week you get an additional hourly compensation, both in time off and monetary regard. This is your time to take off as you see fit - as long as it can be planned in respect of work place requirements. So if you give your boss sufficient notice - usually a week - they can cover your 'time off' with a substitute. There are some rules about how much you can accrue and how long you can save up time before you must take it... You also get extra pay for hours between 5 pm and 7am. Also, the standard work week in DK is 37(?) hours, compared to 40 in the USA. Anyway, that's how it was when I left DK in 2003.

In Ireland Maternity leave is 26 weeks starting from the day your baby is born, plus extra leave for the number of weeks between your baby's actual date of birth and the date you had planned to start your maternity leave. Maternity Benefit is payable for the whole of this extended maternity leave. The Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 will provide three extra weeks of paid leave to each parent to be taken in the first two years after the birth or adoption of their child. Most mothers use their unused annual leave days after the maternity leave runs out and then ;may take some unpaid leave.

One thing i remember about The States from the news growing up was people going postal

Pleje-orlov is maybee relevant in this connection? If a close relative of yours is eg terminally ill, your can get 3-4 months off to take care of her/him. You'll be paid the equivalent of sickpay or unimployment rate.

Great video guys. Thx a lot. When comparing time of work by weeks, aren't you omitting the issue of how many hours a week you go to work? To my understanding there is a difference there too, that would amount to some cards per year. And thanx for coming here! It adds to the diversity and you guys seem like great people to be around.

Depending on your union, you can have 8-10 weeks off (paid) for long term health issues, in case of eg surgery or other

you're right. We have 5 weeks of holidays, and some companies have whats called "Feriefridage" which gives you 1 extra week off. So a total os 6 weeks of. Often if you work at a supermarket, or shoppingcenter you have 6 weeks.

Many people in Denmark have much more vacation time than 5 weeks, it also depends on where you are employed..

Love and watch videos, you get a little wiser about the USA, and you clearly see that you go up in learning all about Denmark

Some unions have made collctive agreements with employers which includes "senior days". That's some extra days off work if you're over a certain age. I'm turning 61 this autumn and I have got 34 hours this year. As I work part time (30 h/week) that's more than a week for me.😊

Very interesting! I guess I take my vacation weeks for granted compared to the US :o

I like your videos. As a Dane it’s interesting to hear your take on Danish things. I am curious, what made you make the decision to move abroad, and how did you land on Denmark? Thanks

For comparison with maternity leave: All pregnant women are entitled to 4 weeks before the due date and 14 weeks after giving birth Men are entitled to 2 weeks within the first 14 weeks. On top of that: there are 32 weeks that you can split however you like (men are allowed to spend some of that time during the first 14 weeks after spending the aforementioned 2 weeks)

After second day of sickness the company is partly reimbursed for rest of the period. In a public institution you have to follow up on your co-worker within a month. (4 weeks). Workdays closed in by a holiday can be given to you freely. Ex. Thursday = holiday and Friday = given. But you can't count on it.

maternaty leave is normally about a year. Kids sickness could happen pretty offen sometimes up to once af month... your sick leave is normally a weak or two depending on situation but 3 to 6 month can also happens on sickleave...

Maternity leave is 52 paid weeks - some of this time can be split between the father and mother. If you have sick days during your vacation in Denmark they legally count as sick days - not vacation days (not many use this option however). The difference in time on work also equalizes the wage gap between Denmark and the US. Thus, generally people in the US earn more - but in Denmark people have more time off in stead.

I love your videos, it is so interesting to see how others experience our society🇩🇰 I work as a family consultant for the state. In 2016/2017 I had a simpel hand operation that evolved into massiv infection. I was operated on 14 times and I was on/of sick for 10 months. I got to keep my job🙏🙏🙏 I don't know all the details about the financiel agreement, but the imployer gets some reimbursement from the state. Once again there is another good resason to pay high taxes. And we danes are brought up to see the benefit in taxes, even if you are never sick or never have the advantage of free "sick days" or the free healthcaresystem. We don't know any other way than solidarity. In the USA it seems more like: you are on you own, no matter what and in Denmark it is more like: the strongest have to carry the heaviest. Not all danes agree with that but the majority do. 🇩🇰🇩🇰

In Denmark, maternity leave begins 4 weeks before birth. When the child is born, the father has 2 weeks leave. The parents can now share 32 weeks of maternity leave between them.

The extra week of vacation you are talking about is called "feriedage" and you have 5 days where you can choose to take your vacation or get them paid on your last paycheck year, and you can use it whenever you want and as many as you want "total 5 days" But it is usually the craft industry that has it, due to the agreement with the unions. and the new holiday law was forced on Denmark due to the EU-Kommissionen in 2014, because the old holiday law was illegal according to them.

I have many questions. In Denmark if you get summer vacation of 5 weeks and another of 1 week, do you get normal pay on those? In Finland we get 4 week on the summer and 1 week on spring, but we get paid 50% more during vacation. We also have to earn the vacation days, so you have to be in the company for a year to get full vacation. We also have a funny thing that 1 week of vacation is 6 days, so if you use it all in one go you only get one week off (saturdays and sundays are free anyway) but if you split it in two you can use all the 6 days. It is very popular to combine them on any freedays during the week like christmas or easter to get maximum amount of off days. And for the American side: you mention about the size of the company and medical leave act, so are there any laws that affect certain sized companies concerning health care, notice of termination and vacations or is it only dictated by the company policy?

I think that employment and vacation laws are similar across the EU. In Greece you are entitled of up to 26 working days a year of paid vacation (it depends on your years of registered experience). We have up to 10 days of national Holidays but same as Denmark, if it falls on a weekend, tough luck. You have 12 weeks of birth leave (can be split up before and after birth as you like) and up to 9 months of leave for the new baby which can only be taken from one of the two parents (4 months for the private sector). There is actually a law, that an employee has to guarantee a new mother's job for at least 18 months AFTER she returns to work. Which means that if they want to change jobs they can, but they cannot be fired. There are frequent cases of mothers taking up to 3 years of paid leave because of back-to-back pregnancies. Sick leave without certified hospitalization is up to 14 calendar days but it has to be verified by a doctor that is registered with the National Healthcare and Social Insurance Institute. The time after the first 3 days is split between the government and the employee. You also get a week of paid vacation extra if you get married. You're also entitled a paid day off each month for attending meetings with teachers for your children's school. Also, and I don't know if this applies, in the private sector by law you are entitled a full month's salary as a Christmas bonus , another half month's salary in Easter and another half month's salary as leave time bonus, which is usually paid out by the end of June. This was the case for the public sector as well but it was cut after the financial crisis of 2009

You get 5 weeks vacation plus 1 week in some companies. For maternity leave you get 26 weeks full pay as a mother and the father normally gets 14 weeks fully paid. On top of that the parents can share 26 weeks between them on dagpenge (government pays for this one)

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I had 12 weeks of paid leave. And that's not including the 2 weeks (also paid) right after birth. My wife(studying at the time) got a year worth of student pay (somewhere around 5500dkk/880usd dkk a month), so she had the option to stay home for a year or eg. stay home for 6 months and get 2xstudent pay for the last 6 months. Also, the state pays you ~4500 dkk every quarter of the year until the kid is 3 and then it gradually decreases until the age of 18. It is generally not well seen to put your kid in childcare when they are under 10-12 months old in Denmark. Also, this doesn't affect paid vacation :)

Have you been to the Rebild fest in Jylland ? Thats is a danish/amerikansk cellbertion of the 4 july Venlig hilsen fra David Hellmann ☺️

Have you ever tried Mikkeller beers before? They are between the best beers in the world, they have 3 bars in copenhagen. The one on 'reffen' is so nice in the summer, because you can sit on the edge of the harbour, and enjoy a cold brew :D

Usually if you are working on a holiday they have to give you another day of but only if you are working on a holiday. And if a holiday lands on a Thursday you mostly get friday off and when you are sick you can usually get up to 6 weeks before it becomes a problem. You get around 1 year for maternity leave and they can´t fire you from a job when you are pregnant

Regarding the 120 days and you are fired, is not always. My dads firm kept him even though he had 2 periods trough his work life he exceed the 120 day rule, first time for a lung illness akind to pneumonia, just way harder on the body, the last time because the cartilage in his spine was deteriorating. For the last one he was re-educated to do a more manageable job at the company, so worker retention is also something Danes value in the workplaces

Most white collar workers in Denmark also has 'flextid' (flexible working hours), meaning that if your contract says you have to work 8 hours each day and you work 10 hours one day, you can leave two hours earlier on another day (workload permitting). These hours can be saved up and if you are lucky may be spent as whole weeks.

In Denmark you can be sick for 120 days before your work can fire you (after 3 days it's required by management to call and talk about the reason and how long the employee will be gone for. Then there will be frequent conversations/meetings during the 120 days)

In regards to pay and vacation. The new rules, as they mentioned, is that you start earning your vacation days on january 1st and then they roll evenly measured on how many days you have worked (in full weeks 37hrs, if I remember correctly, I havent been under the new rules, but had to help implement them at my last job) And then you can start using them as you see fit, 1 day at a time if you can get your employer to agree to that. As for pay when you go on vacation People who are in a hourly based job they save up "feriepenge" which is 12½% of their pay which your employer pays into an account, that you then apply to get your pay from when you take your vacation. and the famous 6th week basicly works like the other 5, you can spread the days out or take them all in 1 big lump, but most employers prefer you to take 3 weeks in summer and 2 weeks in winter, and then the 6th as single days. Many use the 6th week to stretch the public hollidays, like around easter (like Maundy Thursday and good friday they spend 3 days monday-wednesday to get a whole cheap week) Then you have others who work on a contract, usually middle management in the private sector (and yes all you people I know there are many others, this is just an example) whom has a fixed pay with basicly no max hours in their contracts, they have paid vacation, so the employer just pays their wages when they have vacation. And then as a small twist, if you get sick during your vacation, you should call your employer and tell them you are sick, because then you can get those sickdays back and take them later, and the days you were off will be counted as sick days instead in this whole big system :D

To be fair, there are some (a few) companies in the US, that give you really great benefits like retirement, pension, maternity/paternity leave. As a father, I got 12 weeks paid time off for paternity leave that I had to use in the course of 12 months. We also get 4 weeks of PTO per year plus national holidays. Hopefully more jobs here realize how much these benefits can contribute to the happiness factor of their employees.

9:35 About the maternity leave you metioned I think it might be different if you're a goverment employee vs. privately employed. But you get 32 or 40 weeks of maternity leave. This however is shared between partners so usually one stays home while the other still works. It used to be the woman who stayed home but it's becomming more and more normal to see the father staying home and the woman working. The maternity leave is also paid. The amount is however depended on alot of factors. I don't know the rules for a privately employed but as a goverment employee the day your baby is born you ( the father) get 2 weeks paid vacation.

About holidays og weekends. We have a name for it. We say that the year is an ‘employer year’ or a ‘salary earner year’.

Another thing is notice time if you are dismissed. If you are an "office" worker, you will by law, with up to six months work, have one month notice, after six months work, you will have three months notice. It will increase, so after 9 years work you will have six months notice, and some companies will give you more, if stated in your contract. Employee is required to give one month notice, but employer can require longer notice, if he also give a longer notice than required by law. It will be stated in the contract.

you are so welcome to stay here in Denmark 😀 where I work a host for 40 years and more be more 20 years

Good people. The 6th holiday week is an agreement between unions and employers 👊🏻

You two are typical Danish people, bye spirit, i like that. Keep enjoying your new life, if you have more American friends, that want to move here, please let them come, we need yaa badly 💎👐🏻

24 cards for paid long term sick leave in Demark ;)

I LOVE that your puppy is named "Brisket". I want to visit a friend in Denmark, someday (I am fully vaccinated, now. Fuck COVID), as soon as money and time off permit. Question: What would you say the weather in July is like, on average?

In Norway its 5 weeks and after 60 you get 6 weeks. If you get sick the employer pays the first 10 days and after that the goverment continues. You get 100% payment.

Norway is even more generous. 49 weeks maternity leave 1/3 for dad 1/3 for mother and 1/3 you can divide as you see fit. Also medical leave is usually 21 days own notice if the company is with the governmental scheme called including worklife (Else its 3) For medical leave with doctors notice it is up to 52 weeks. After that the employer can end your job, but you would still qualify for support (albeit lower than your salary)

In most jobs with unions you typically have 216-220 work days a year. Not included sick days.

In Norway, which is quite similar to Denmark in many ways, you can call in sick to work yourself 12 days a year (a bit different counting if the company is an inklusive company, and it has to be a lot for the company to react upon it. This is called egenmelding and typically used if you have the flu etc, something that you dont need a doctor for. Then, if the doctor deems you need to take sick leave, it’s called sykemelding. The first 2 weeks are payed by the employer, and after that “Nav” (social security fund?) pays after that. In theory you can have sykemelding up to maximum one year. After that the employer can fire you, or but they still need a valid reason. And if you still are too sick to work after one year, you will most likely not get full pay, but go into a process with social security to get that on permanent basis.

I started a new job on Dec12th of 2005 and I was able to use my vacation time on January 1st 2006!!!! I saved my entire 4.25 hours of vacation time to travel to Sweden in November.

So i was wondering how many sick days we actually got in Denmark. As a rule the employer cant fire you because you are sick, but it can be part of the reason you get fired. There is also a 120 days rule which says that if you have 120 sick days in the last year they can fire you with one month notice, if this is the case it has to say so in the contract. So the reason they log it is either bc of the 120 days rule or just bc its nice to know how often people are sick.

Also if you're a public employee in Denmark and you get sick in the beginning of your vacation, then you can get a possibility of having your vacation afterwards from when you have regained healthy status

Short about maternity: Mom gets 4 weeks before expected birth and up to 14 weeks after birth. Then on top of that the parents together get up to 32 weeks they can share how they like. So Dads get maternity leave too (if they want). Over the years there have even been times were certain portions of it was earmarked for dads.

12:40 I think there is a fairly simple recepe to why we land in the top 3 happiest ppl in the world.... CONSECUTIVELY!! Maternity leave is 4 (private sector) or 8 (public sector) weeks leading up to term and 8 months after birth. Paternity leave is is way more stringent and only allows for (if I recall correctly) 2 weeks after birth, with an option to share several months with the mother, in all up to 12 months total. Regarding sick leave, in Denmark you have to call in sick (generally required via phone, but most accept email, no reason given). This activates a governed refund at a fixed rate to the employer (most just pay your regular salary) and to get this refund thay have to report it within 5 weeks. Within 4 weeks the employer must have a talk about the sick leave to find a solution that can shorten the extend. The employer can ask for a medical statement (from the GP or other official institution) but have to pay for it. There are numerous other regulations in regard to this little "dance", but buttom line is... You can be sick for up to 120 consecutive days befor your employer can rightfully/legally fire you. During sick leave you are not ENTITELED to more pay than the "sygedagpenge", but it is far from unheard of that employers receive full pay throughout.

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