Hire employees in
Denmark, hassle-free
Hire employees in Denmark, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Denmark. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.
The average onboarding time frame in Denmark is 2 days with Deel.
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Currency
Danish Korona (DKK)

Capital
Copenhagen
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Official Language
Danish
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Payroll Cycle
Monthly
Hire employees in Denmark. No entity needed.
Usually, to hire in Denmark, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.
Denmark also treats contractors differently than full-time employees, so misclassifying a contractor could lead to fines. Deel lets you hire employees in Denmark quickly, easily, and compliantly. We even automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more.
All the necessary benefits for Denmark
built right in
Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Denmark within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard.
- Holiday Allowance
- Labor Market Supplementary
- Salary Guarantee Fund
- Workers Compensation Insurance
- Private pension, healthcare, dental, life, disability, and critical illness insurance - Soderberg & Partners
Our quickstart guide to hiring in Denmark
Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Denmark
Minimum Wage Requirements
Individual Income Tax
Income tax in Denmark is complex. The individual income tax ranges from 8% to 56.5%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates. Multiple additional factors may impact overall rates, such as the household status, the number of children, and the employee's location. Local, Church and state taxes may also apply.
Gross Annual Income | Tax Rate (%) |
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Up to DKK 50,761 | 8% |
Up to DKK 544,800 | 42.83% |
Over DKK 544,800 | 56.5% |
Employer Cost
The employer cost range is around DKK 915 DKK per month.
- Aes labour market insurance - 34.17 kr
- Financing contribution (FIB)- 68.75 kr
- ATP (Labour Market Supplementary Pension) - 189.35 kr
- Barsel.dk (Maternity contribution) - 102.08 kr
- AUB (Education contribution) -233.58 kr
- AFU (Labor Market Fund for Secondary Persons) -1.42 kr
- Administration of holiday fund - 10.20 kr
- Administration of frozen holiday pay - 2.00 kr
- Compulsory occupational injury insurance - 273.60 kr
- Ferietillæg - 1% of employee’s gross salary
Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours
Maternity Leave
Pregnant employees who have worked for 160 hours in the last 4 months are entitled to 18 weeks of paid leave. 4 weeks can be taken before the child's birth. After 14 weeks, an additional 32 weeks can be divided between the mother and father.
The employee will receive 50%, of their average salary during this period, and Social Security will be responsible for this pay.
Additional situations and conditions may apply
Paternity Leave
Employees who have worked for at least 160 hours within the last 4 whole months are entitled to 2 weeks of paid paternity leave. The 2 weeks must be taken before the child reaches 14 weeks.
The employee will receive 50% of the salary during this period, and Social Security will be responsible for this pay.
Parental Leave
One of the parents is also entitled to use between 8 and 13 weeks of the parental leave to be taken before the child is 9 years old.
Additional situations and conditions may apply
Sick Leave
Employees are entitled to paid sick leave for up to 26 weeks. This leave is paid at different rates and by different payers depending upon length:
Period | Pay | Payer |
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0 - 30 days | 100% | Employer |
31 - 154 days | DKK 4,405 per week or the employee's regular salary if that is lower. | Social Security |
Termination Requirements
Terminations must respect complex rules and the rules of an employee’s employment country. The off-boarding is always handled by the Employer with the primary stakeholders. It may include ad-hoc fees as well as required or recommended steps on specific termination cases.
Terminations in Denmark can be complex. There is no at-will termination in Denmark for employers. Terminations can be done for just cause subject to certain conditions.
Compliant terminations include:
- Voluntarily by the employee
- By mutual agreement
- Unilaterally by the employer based on:
- Probation period
- Objective grounds
- Disciplinary dismissal
- Performance due to unsuitability for the job
- By the expiration of the contract
Notice Period
The minimum notice period is 2 weeks and will be increased according to the length of the employment.
- Up to 3 months of employment - 2 weeks’ notice
- Up to 6 months of employment - 1 month’s notice
- Up to 3 years of employment - 3 months’ notice
- Up to 6 years of employment - 4 months’ notice
- Up to 9 years of employment - 5 months’ notice
- Over 9 years of employment - 6 months’ notice
Severance for Employees
Paid Time Off
Public Holidays
Denmark celebrates 11 national holidays:
- New Year’s day
- Maundy Thursday
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- General prayer day
- Ascension day
- Pentecost Monday or Whit-Monday
- Constitution day
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas
- Second Christmas
Onboarding
Employment Contract Details
There are no specific rules governing the language for employment contracts as long as the employee understands the contract language. They must be in writing and signed by both parties.
A contract must include:
- Name
- Start date
- Length of the employment
- Job description
- Termination conditions
Probation Period
Hiring in Denmark, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Denmark. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing
international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.
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