Bill: new consolidated act on employment efforts
Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om en aktiv beskæftigelsesindsats
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What is proposed:
- The bill proposes to combine the rules on active employment efforts into one new main act.
- It is to have fewer target groups and give greater freedom to organise efforts according to each person's needs.
- Who would be affected: People covered by employment efforts, municipalities and unemployment insurance funds.
- When: The bill has not been passed yet.
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If the bill is passed:
- The current act on active employment efforts and the act on organising and supporting employment efforts are repealed (that a rule stops applying).
- There will be fewer target groups, and job clarification processes are abolished. People in job clarification processes are covered by a special transitional arrangement.
- Processes granted before 1 January 2027 may be completed under the old rules, but may not be extended or changed.
- A new results-based follow-up is introduced.
Sources and original
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Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Formålet med lovforslaget er at gennemskrive og samle reglerne om den aktive beskæftigelsesindsats i en ny hovedlov, som skal være lettere at forstå og administrere efter for kommuner og arbejdsløshedskasser. Den nye hovedlov udmønter beskæftigelsesreformens intention om en ny retning for beskæftigelsesindsatsen med færre målgrupper og større frihed til, at indsatsen tilrettelægges efter den enkelte borgers behov. Lovforslaget skal ses i sammenhæng med lovforslagene L 62 og L 63, der sammen med dette lovforslag udmønter de sidste dele af ”Aftale om reform af beskæftigelsesindsatsen – Mere værdighed, større frihed og færre regler”, som den tidligere regering (Socialdemokratiet, Venstre og Moderaterne), Liberal Alliance, Det Konservative Folkeparti, Dansk Folkeparti og Radikale Venstre indgik den 9. april 2025. Lovforslaget foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2027.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 8 October 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- PassedAwaiting the Danish Parliament
- Enters into forceThe date is not known yet