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Denmark × Employment, Payroll & Mobility
Employment, Payroll & Mobility in Denmark
Hiring, paying and moving people across borders. In Denmark, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
Who handles this work
On request
WONE Global can find the right Employment, Payroll & Mobility professional in Denmark for you.
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Bring a requirement →Denmark at a glanceNordics
Copenhagen · Sunday 15 November
01:34
Local time
- Currency
- DKK
- Working week
- Monday – Friday
- Dialling code
- +45
- Region
- Nordics
What the rules say in Denmark
Employment, Payroll & Mobility, the essentials
From the Denmark market guide: the points that matter most for employment, payroll & mobility, each with the source it was checked against.
Essentials guide · Source-checked research53% of statements checked against a source28 checked against an official source0 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-199 held back until checked against an official source11 topics include AI-written statements, not source-checkedNot yet professionally reviewed
Denmark has no statutory national minimum wage; pay and many working conditions are set through collective agreements.
All sectors; whether a collective agreement applies depends on the employer and sector.Danish Ministry of Employment (published on Workplace Denmark) · checked 2026-10-19Employees in Denmark accrue five weeks of paid holiday per holiday year under the Holiday Act, at 2.08 days per month of employment, and can take holiday concurrently as it accrues.
Holiday year 1 September to 31 August; employees can take five weeks of holiday even where paid holiday has not accrued. Collective agreements often add extra days.Danish Business Authority (virk.dk, English translation) · checked 2026-10-19Employees pay an 8% labour market contribution (AM-bidrag) on gross salary, in addition to income tax withheld by the employer.
Employees in Denmark; withheld and paid through payroll.Business in Denmark (Danish Business Authority) · checked 2026-10-19Non-EU and non-EEA nationals generally need a residence and work permit issued by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), under schemes such as the Pay Limit Scheme and the Fast-Track Scheme.
Third-country nationals. The Pay Limit Scheme requires an annual salary of at least DKK 552,000 (2026 level, adjusted each 1 January); the Fast-Track Scheme is open to certified employers.Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · checked 2026-10-19The Danish Whistleblower Protection Act requires employers with 50 or more employees to set up an internal whistle-blowing scheme.
Private and public employers with at least 50 employees; for private employers with 50 to 249 employees the duty applied from 17 December 2023.Danish Ministry of Employment (Beskæftigelsesministeriet) · checked 2026-10-19Employers in Denmark must take out occupational injury insurance (arbejdsskadeforsikring) covering their employees.
Employers with employees in Denmark; EU/EEA/Swiss businesses posting workers for up to 24 months are covered by home-country rules.Danish Ministry of Employment (published on Workplace Denmark) · checked 2026-10-19
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Scope
What the service covers here
- 01Set up compliant employment arrangements
- 02Review payroll and employer obligations
- 03Address immigration or mobility requirements
- 04Coordinate employee movement and local HR compliance
Key questions
What we will work through with you
- What needs to be decided before employment, payroll & mobility work starts?
- Who is professionally responsible in each country?
- Which other work, such as tax or employment, must happen at the same time?
- What information and decisions are needed from the business?
If your work involves another country or another area of expertise, WONE Global brings in the right professional and keeps all advisers informed.
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Cases
What clients bring to Employment, Payroll & Mobility
The cases this service leads or joins, each with what is at stake, how WONE Global handles it and who handles it in Denmark.
Urgent Our key hire's work visa was refused. What now?Immigration, visas & global mobilityUrgent An employee wants to work from another country. Can they, and what does it trigger?Immigration, visas & global mobilityHow do we hire our first employees in a new country legally?Employment, labour & workplace disputesHow do we run payroll correctly for staff in several countries?Accounting, payroll & statutory reportingHow do we grow our teams quickly in several countries?Employment, labour & workplace disputesCan we hire someone abroad without setting up a company there?Employment, labour & workplace disputesWe're moving an executive to another country. What do we need?International tax planning & transfer pricingHow do we set up payroll in several countries?Accounting, payroll & statutory reportingHow should we pay staff we send abroad?Immigration, visas & global mobilityWhat visa does our employee need to work in this country?Immigration, visas & global mobility
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