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Info for people on “kontanthjælp”

If you go to Germany to shop without informing the municipality with at least two days' notice, you stand to lose a third of your cash...

Good news about gas price

Denmark’s gas reserves are 100% full, while in the rest of Europe the gas reserves are at 92,6% ahead of the winter. The goal of...

The lack of SOSU assistants / helpers

The lack of SOSU assistants / helpers is forcing municipalities to recruit from abroad. Lolland municipality has already recruited 16 people from Spain, Italy and Hungary...

Fewer places in gymnasiums

The trade union, Dansk Metal, proposed a cap on the number of places in gymnasiums so that more young people take vocational education. 

Good signal from the Danish industry

According to Dansk Industri, 50.000 more qualified people are needed in the Danish factories in the next 4 years. This year, 13.000 advertised positions have not...