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Corona - holiday and earned time off

Ordered home and not working? You can expect to be charged time off. We walk you through the details.

Public-sector employees

During a recent statement, the prime minister announced that public-sector employees holding non-essential positions will continue to be asked to work at home until at least 14 April. At the same time, the prime minister made it clear that public-sector employees holding non-essential positions who are unable to work from home will be charged five days off.

In connection with the prime minister’s statement, representatives from employer organisations and labour organisations worked out the specifics of how employees would be charged the days off. Djøf’s position has all along been that as much flexibility as possible should be displayed, while also keeping in mind the need to meet staffing requirements once the situation is normalised.

The agreement states that employees who, at the order of their employer, are not performing work-related tasks during all or part of the period from 28 March-13 April, will be charged up to five days off.

How does the agreement apply to you?

Public-sector employees, who, at the order of their employer, are not performing work-related tasks during all or part of the period from 28 March-13 April, will be charged up to five days off. If you have been instructed to be prepared to be called in at short notice to work for at least one day, you are considered to be performing work-related tasks and the requirement does not apply to you.

The details of the agreement are as follows:

  • The five days off can be taken from your standard paid days off (feriedage), additional paid days off (6. ferieuge), earned time off (afspadsering) or flexible working hours (flextid). Your employer, in consultation with you, determines which type of time off will be used towards the five days off, and when it is to be taken.
  • The preferred time periods for the time to be taken off are: 6-8 April (three days) and any two-day period in the week ending 5 April (uge 14) or the week ending 19 April (uge 16).
  • If you were charged days off during the period 13-27 March, those days will be counted towards the five days.
  • You can be required to take the days off from one day to the next. If you had been approved to take days off during the period 14-30 April, you could be told from one day to the next to take the days off before 13 April instead.

You are not required to work on days you have been told to take time off.

Contact your shop steward or Djøf if you have any questions about your situation.

Private-sector employees

If you work in the private sector, you can be told to take time off with less than a month’s notice if your employer experiences a force majeure event. The current situation is considered a force majeure event. However, you can only be told to take time off if you have not taken all of your time off for the year, or if your employer has already approved a request to bank the days for use next year.

If you work in the private sector, your employer can ask you to use earned time off in certain situations, including a lack of work or if you have been told to work from home but, because of a child-care conflict, you have been unable to perform your duties.

Contact your shop steward or Djøf if you have any questions about your situation or need some advice. We are available weekdays between 9am and 4pm on 33 95 97 00, or by dk¤djoef¤djoef.