Requirements for housing that employers provide to employees
Official title (in Danish): Lov om indkvartering af ansatte
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act sets requirements for the housing that employers provide to their employees.
- The requirements match the existing housing requirements, and no new housing standard is introduced.
- The Danish Working Environment Authority supervises whether employers comply with the requirements.
- Employers can receive an order and a fine if they breach an order or the rules under the act.
- Who: The act applies to employers who provide housing to employees. Among others, it does not apply to employees of the state, barracks for conscripts, drivers who must take rest breaks, and au pairs. It also does not apply if the employer is covered by a collective agreement with rules on housing conditions.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget udmønter forslaget om boligtilsyn i aftalen af 23. maj 2024 mellem regeringen (Socialdemokratiet, Venstre og Moderaterne) og Danmarksdemokraterne, Socialistisk Folkeparti, Enhedslisten, Radikale Venstre, Dansk Folkeparti og Alternativet, om en styrket indsats mod social dumping. Med lovforslaget etableres ny hovedlov, der fastsætter krav til de boliger, som arbejdsgiver stiller til rådighed for ansatte. Det fremgår af lovforslagets bemærkninger, at kravene til boligen i den nye lov svarer til eksisterende boligkrav, og at der ikke med forslaget indføres en ny standard for boliger i Danmark. Lovforslaget indeholder også bestemmelser om Arbejdstilsynets tilsyn med, at arbejdsgivere overholder kravene i loven, samt muligheder for påbud til arbejdsgivere og bødestraf for arbejdsgivere for overtrædelse af påbud eller regler efter loven. Loven gælder ikke for ansatte i staten eller for bl.a. kaserner for værnepligtige eller for chauffører, der skal afholde hvil, og au pair-personer, og finder heller ikke anvendelse, hvis arbejdsgiver er omfattet af kollektiv overenskomst, som indeholder regler om boligforhold. Loven skal træde i kraft den 1. juli 2025.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 2 October 2024Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 28 November 2024Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 10 December 2024Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet