On November 28, 2024, the Danish Parliament adopted a bill that strengthens legal protections against the use of illegal labor and prohibits hiring foreign workers without the necessary residence and work permit (or in breach of the permit) for lower wages and under unacceptable conditions.
The bill provides that, as of January 1, 2025, the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration, in connection with its own ongoing inspections of companies, may request identification from company employees. The bill also requires that foreign service providers ensure that each person employed by the company can present valid identification to the Danish Working Environment Authority. Failure to do so may result in a fine. Effective January 1, 2026, foreign service providers must also upload a copy of the service agreement, as well as employment contracts and residence and work permits, when reporting the employment of foreign nationals to the Register of Foreign Service Providers (RUT).
Read more employment law news from Q4 2024 from offices including, but not limited to, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey, Venezuela and Vietnam, in our newly launched Littler Global Guide Quarterly.
