The growth plan for the food industry, presented by the government on December 16, includes an experimental model allowing employees to invest part of their remuneration into the company to maintain jobs in the country. This model was signed and proposed by the sector’s social partners but it won’t apply in this sector alone. With 140,000 employees (2011), the food industry accounts for nearly 9 percent of private jobs in the country. (Ref. 130812)
“The food industry is an important part of development in Denmark (…). With this plan, the government will improve the framework to encourage growth and job creation,” explained trade Minister Henrik Sass Larsen when he presented, on Monday, December 16, the government’s plan for growth in the food industry. Among these initiatives, the key novelty for labor relations is the introduction of an employee funding system for businesses, which will be tested for 3 years, in order to improve...
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