Working Hours

The standard working week in Denmark is 37 hours split over 5 days.  The primary working hours are Monday to Friday 06.00-18.00.  Lunch breaks are around 30 minutes long and may or may not be paid by your employer.

Flexible work hours as well as part time work are also common in Denmark.  This is why many women return to work after having children.  Employers place a high level of trust in their employees and as long as tasks are completed on schedule, where and when they are completed are less important.  This means that employees are often permitted to work from home, work during the evening or work late one day or evening and leave early another.  Parents often make use of this flexibility to work early mornings or late evenings, so they can leave early enough to pick up their children from day care.

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