Collective agreement – also of great value to employees on individual contracts

As regards pay and employment terms, your rights as a contract employee appear from your individual contract combined with ordinary law, e.g. the Danish Salaried Employees Act (funktionærloven), the Danish Holiday Act (ferieloven) and the Danish Equal Opportunities Act (ligebehandlingsloven). 

Nevertheless, Finansforbundet's collective agreements are of great importance to employees on individual contracts.   

This is the result of a review of a vast number of individual contracts conducted by Finansforbundet. The contracts stem from both large and small financial services companies.
 
When companies hire candidates on the basis of individual contracts, they may choose not to let certain terms from the collective agreement apply to them or be included in their monthly pay. 

However, the review shows that a large number of the employees on individual contracts are in fact still entitled to some of the benefits negotiated by Finansforbundet in the collective agreements.  

This applies in particular to:  

• Employer’s pension contribution  
• The sixth week of holiday  
• Annual salary review 
• Increased holiday supplement, often of 3.25%  
• Extra (bank) holidays 
• Paid health, dental and group life insurance 
• Full pay in connection with child illness, maternity/paternity leave and leave to care for closely related persons. 

Therefore, you can also use the collective agreement in your salary negotiation.

See the list: Inspiration for your salary negotiation