Last week, the Minister of Labor introduced in Parliament the bill transposing the European directive on agency work into Danish law. The primary goal is to grant agency workers fair working conditions by defining an “appropriate” framework for temporary work and to maintain the principle of equal treatment to curb social dumping which, in Denmark, often comes from temporary work agencies posting eastern European citizens in the country. Therefore, exceptions to this principle will have to be listed in national collective agreements signed with the most representative trade unions and valid across the country. This way, foreign TWAs will no longer be able to bring into Denmark the exceptions they enjoy in their countries, and their agency workers will have to be covered by the same rights as Danish workers. (Ref. 130273)
“So far, agency workers have been the weak category of workers in the Danish labor market. But there has and has been social dumping in the sector and it is important to remember that many workers entered the labor market via this form of employment, which offers businesses the flexibility they need” declared Labor Minister Mette Frederiksen on April 17 when she introduced her bill in Parliament.
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