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  • How internationals can benefit from joining trade unions

    How internationals can benefit from joining trade unions

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    Alexandra Kossolapova

    Being part of a trade union is a long-established norm for Danes. But many internationals do not join unions – instead enduring workers’ rights violations. Find out how joining a union could benefit you, and how to go about it.

  • Internationals in Denmark rarely join a trade union

    Internationals in Denmark rarely join a trade union

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    Internationals are overrepresented in the lowest-paid fields of agriculture, transport, cleaning, hotels and restaurants, and construction – industries that classically lack collective agreements. A new analysis from the Workers’ Union’s Business Council suggests that internationals rarely join trade unions – but if they did, it would generate better industry standards.

  • Novo Nordisk overtakes LEGO as the most desirable future workplace amongst university students

    Novo Nordisk overtakes LEGO as the most desirable future workplace amongst university students

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    Lotte van den Hout

    The numbers are especially striking amongst the 3,477 business and economics students polled, of whom 31 percent elected Novo Nordisk as their favorite, compared with 20 percent last year.

  • Could Bornholm be a hidden gem for internationals?

    Could Bornholm be a hidden gem for internationals?

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    Pratik Hariharan

    More and more internationals are discovering Bornholm, the island in the Baltic Sea with a unique character and a growing job market.

  • Would you like a high salary? Here are the jobs that pay the best

    Would you like a high salary? Here are the jobs that pay the best

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    There is a significant difference in the Danish salary level from checkout assistant to pilot.

  • Everyone hates being laid off, but women may be hit harder than men

    Everyone hates being laid off, but women may be hit harder than men

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    Rachid Moutiq

    A new study on the gender gap in job loss on the Danish labour market has found that women find it harder to reenter the workplace, and suffer greater short term income reduction, while men lose more overall. Amongst parents with dependent children, mothers are hit harder than fathers, and low-education mothers fare the worst of all.

  • Workplace gender equality stagnates in Denmark 

    Workplace gender equality stagnates in Denmark 

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    Caroline Zielinski

    Gender equality progress in Denmark’s labour market has come to a standstill, with recent statistics by gender and diversity think tank, EQUALIS, revealing only marginal gains for women in the workforce, and largely in high-level positions. 

  • Integration and inclusion: From intern to management consultant

    Integration and inclusion: From intern to management consultant

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    Pratik Hariharan

    Marialena Chatzimichali is a senior management consultant for Accenture Denmark based in Copenhagen. Originally from Greece, Marialena arrived in Denmark in 2016 to pursue higher education.

  • Danish firms hiring more remote workers

    Danish firms hiring more remote workers

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    Célestine Decloedt

    Danish companies are increasingly tapping the global talent pool by employing remote workers based abroad.

  • On the rising employment of non-Western immigrants

    On the rising employment of non-Western immigrants

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    More non-Western immigrants are joining the Danish labour market than ever before, but their employment rate still lags behind that of ethnic Danes. Immigrants face unique job-seeking challenges and helping them will not only boost the economy, but lead to a happier, more diverse nation.

  • Skilled workers catch up on academics’ income

    Skilled workers catch up on academics’ income

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    The economic gain from taking a longer higher education has fallen, shows analysis from the Labour Movement’s Business Council. Today, several types of skilled workers have a higher income than some groups of academics.

  • Women in STEM earn less than male colleagues

    Women in STEM earn less than male colleagues

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    Célestine Decloedt

    In Denmark, female STEM graduates face a harsh reality: starting salaries lag significantly behind those of their male counterparts.