New scheme for foreign workers in certified companies
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af udlændingeloven (Ny overenskomstbaseret beløbsordning for certificerede virksomheder)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act introduces a new pay-threshold scheme under which certified companies can hire foreign workers.
- The pay requirement is lower than in the existing pay-threshold schemes, but pay must be at least DKK 322,000 a year (2026 level).
- The scheme only applies in periods of low unemployment, and the position must be covered by a collective agreement.
- The company must ensure access to ongoing checks that the collective agreement is being complied with, and the relevant employee organisation may object to the certification or the permit.
- Who: Certified companies and foreign workers who are citizens of a country on the scheme's country list.
- When: The Act will enter into force on 1 January 2027.
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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)
Med forslaget indføres en ny beløbsordning med en lavere beløbsgrænse end de eksisterende beløbsordninger, som kan anvendes af certificerede virksomheder til at ansætte udenlandsk arbejdskraft under ordnede løn- og arbejdsvilkår. Ordningen vil være betinget af et overenskomstkrav, som skal påses af arbejdsmarkedets parter, og ordningen skal kun gælde for borgere fra visse lande og kun i perioder med lav ledighed. Der stilles desuden krav om bl.a. en minimumsløn på 322.000 kr. årligt (2026-niveau). For at kunne anvende ordningen skal virksomheder certificeres og opfylde en række krav, herunder dokumentation for ordnede forhold og adgang for relevante lønmodtagerorganisationer til at føre kontrol. Forslaget foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2027.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 25 June 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 3 September 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 8 September 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Enters into force · 1 January 2027In 58 days