Denmark changes rules for workers from abroad

Foreign companies that post employees in Denmark are now obliged to register various company information with the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, in accordance with new regulations enforced from 1 May.

The information must be submitted on the date when work in Denmark begins, at the latest. Any later changes in the information must be submitted within eight days.

The following information must be registered:

• Company name and address
• Work start and completion date
• Location where the work will be carried out
• Contact person from the registering company in Denmark
• Company branch code
• Identity of the employees posted in Denmark and duration of their work stay

Companies that are not yet VAT-registered can register this information at virk.dk.

Companies already VAT-registered can also register at virk.dk.

The registration requirement does not apply to employees posted in Denmark in connection with a technical installation, providing that:

• the employees are assembling, installing, supervising, repairing or providing information about a technical installation in Denmark
• the work stay does not last more than eight calendar days
• the work is not within the building and construction sector

A change in the Danish Aliens Act means citizens of the ten “new” EU countries are no longer required to obtain a residence and work permit, providing work undertaken is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

Citizens from these and all other EU countries are now solely required to apply to the regional state administration for a certificate of registry no later than three months after their arrival in the country. 

(Act no. 263 and act no. 264 of 23 April 2008)